Which Flamenco?

Picked up an Asus XG17! It’s a bit (very?) overkill, but I figure I’ll get enough use out of it.

Downsized from 10.3L to 9.5L! (Portable monitor should be arriving soon)

Jomo Audio has been around for a while though...? Unless your concerns are with MMR specifically.

My setup is kinda(?) similar to yours, and I also think you should stick with the e30. If it ain’t broke...

Well, you asked for a slightly warm sound signature.

It doesn’t mean you can’t still try out different gear. If you’re in the US for example, you can reach out to headphones.com where they have a year-long return policy and let them know about your situation (or other distributors that’ll let you borrow gear for a fee/deposit). Personal...

EDM? Z1R, CE-5, and Legend X are all pretty good for that.

$5000? Audition the hell out of everything and figure out what you really want unless you want buyer’s remorse.

Just goes to show how important personal preferences are - Atticus should be right up your alley

I personally like the Atticus for this. It’s less neutral than the VC and mid-bassier than the Eikon.

I omitted the HD580/600/650/660s because of the clamp. Not something I'd want to use if I still wore glasses - the 5xx/7xx/8xx are all more comfortable IMO.

Just spend an amount you're comfortable with and buy gear that you like at/below that price point. There isn't too much to it - personal preferences should be dominating purchasing decisions over all else. (For example, I think the HD820 is hot garbage even before factoring in the $2400 price...

The SQ leaves a lot to be desired, but HD700 is worth a look at that price range - specifically for gaming & long-term comfort.

Have: Sennheiser HD800s Sony WH-1000XM3 Stax SR-L300 Limited ZMF Atticus ZMF Auteur Want to try: Rosson RAD-0 Want: ZMF Verite Closed (Stabilized)

I also went for the cocobolo. I know some people prefer harder/softer woods, but differences are pretty negligible - imo to the point where once you’ve picked out the specific headphone model you want, aesthetics should come before sonic differences.

Yeah the Blackwood/brushed aluminum looks nice. I had the opportunity to get a Blackwood/black one before, but that was a bit too dark imo.

Ironwood's a much harder material than monkeypod. From his website, it looks like denser woods have increased speed and impact, while sofer ones have longer decay and natural resonance. Aesthetically? Between the two, I think I prefer ironwood, though given the choice, I'd want something else...

Of the three? M9

Of the headphones I currently have (8/21/20), 1. ZMF Auteur 2. Sennheiser HD800S 3. Stax SR-L300L 4. ZMF Atticus 5. Sony WH-1000XM3 I also recently got to try the Elex (solid for the $400ish I paid for it), Utopia (again, solid for the $1500ish I paid for it, though way overrated), and Verite...

Might be worth trying a lighter wood and/or mag chassis. Personally, I wasn’t too impressed by most of the higher-end closed backs available - the ZMF dynamics being the exception.

I saw someone using the Focal Utopia on the subway a couple weeks ago (Korea). It was pretty obnoxious tbh... I could hear his music over my TWS.

Fixed :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: Don't all start asking me "which Korea" now though