I tried fenestrated dekoni on a couple of other headphones - super clean and spacious sound but the bass becomes s bit underwhelming.

I'm a big fan of CanOpener myself, it's the best binaural software I've tried - subtle yet notable difference in soundstage perception without loss of details. Didn't like Midside though - vocals feel too distant with it and the little details are gone. The only gripe I have is that CanOpener...

Worth every sacrifice I made to get mine :) BTW some nice photos you have on your IG channel. And great cat! ;)

My ADX5000s are late 2018 production - no creaking.

I still like w3000s for their sweet vocals, but overall ADX5000 are just more technically capable headphones - more air, even tighter bass and loads of details. W3000s are more forgivable to the record though.

Not that they are bad, just not good enough (for me personally). The same sound as 800s, I don't understand those who found closed version more "fun" than open model.

To my ears HD820s have superb soundstage for closed-backs. Overall that doesn't "save" them though :ksc75smile:

Fair points,sir! I also mentioned in my review for Russian forum that Audio-Technica is known mostly for their closed-backs with "cool" and "fun" sound but lacking that last bit of technical ability. Also Japanese brands are very conservative in their marketing strategies, that's true too.

Sooo... Audio-Technica sells it on domestic market but not globally? OMG... Anyway, thanks for the information?

Wow! I'm quite shocked there's no new posts since mine here. This headphone is a beast, did so few notice that? I got my Forza Noir MK2 cable and this is such an improvement in ergonomics versus the stock one! Pretty much perfect headphone for me now. Versatile, EXTREMELY technical and still...

Of course, use it as you like! As for the Viva, this is pre production unit of Numerico dac/cd player

Got my Noir HPC MK2 for Audio-Technica ADX5000 yesterday. There were some delays in e-mail interaction, but eventually all went well and the end result is glorious! Definitely an improvement over crappy stock cable both in terms of sound quality and especially ergonomics, very lightweight and...

Gosh, that's a LONG period of time! I have my cable ordered at 12th of Decemmer and he told me the last Friday that it's ready and should be sent the same day but no change of status of order and still no confirmation e-mail with some tracking information despite my 2 emails asking that. I...

Yes, I got your answer, thanks! I hope for the best :)

Matt, seems like I have to rotate between this thread and e-mail for you to answer my messages :) , aren't any updates (I wrote to you on 20th)? Merry forthcoming Christmas, BTW! :)

I can't fully agree with you. I actually tried both Alpha Pads and three different Dekoni pads on W3000. Alphas are fun, but make ATs a bass beast, not what you expect from them. Fenestrated Dekonis are another extreme - superb detail extraction, but lose a lot of bass, as you say. "Normal"...

My W3000ANVs are not quite in stock form now (dekoni hybrid pads and furutech cable), but I’m hearing both w3000anv and adx5000 (which I own too) as “just right”, not overly bright or dark. But everyone hears differently :) I don’t hear th900 or hd800 as bright too. I haven’t heard other ATs so...

I didn't find TH600/TH900 bright, but I listened to Fostex with my home gear and Denons with shop's Cayin stack. I guess my gear is just much smoother by itself.

W3000ANV is the best closed-back I have ever heard, to my taste it’s better than D7200/TH900. Not sure about D9200, they are superb technically, but too bright sounding even for me. LCD-XC are interesting too, but way too heavy.

I know it’s hard to calculate, but what are the current approximate waiting times for new orders? Can I expect my order listed on 9th of December (#005035) to be sent before 2020? :)

Thanks for all the answers, guys! Very useful information.

Ok,thanks! Here's what I've got - (on the right) Doesn't look like A2DC to me, the outer contact is different

I have no idea, so I’m asking here

Does anyone use some custom cable for these headphones? Looks like these connectors are so unpopular that even big cable makers doesn’t provide an option on their sites... I tried to order some a2dc connectors on aliexpress but the connectors I got don’t fit, looks like they sent me something...

Hello fellow HD540 owners! I'm sorry if this topic was already discussed earlier here, but does anyone have some information about compatibility of different custom cables? I heard that non-Sennheiser made cables for HD600/650 may have problems with fitting headphone connectors into cups of...