Considering it pairs well with my Ares 12th-1 with Iris 12th, I am prone to think your Pontius II would be great.

I for one really appreciated Wave Theory's review. Was about to plan out for Susvara since I really love MJ3 with HE1000SE but I am not quite ready for swapping both headphone and amp yet. I will be quite happy with what I have and when it comes time for Sus, I will look at package upgrade I...

Not II but I have 12th-1 with IRIS 12th DDC combo and it is divine for me with HE1000SE. It really brought out the dynamics that I wanted to get from this phone while retaining sound staging of HE1000SE, while not going into so called Hifiman High getting out of control... But I am very...

I love it. In fact, I am now contemplating susvara thanks to this amp. Never heard Burson so I don't know... but based on wave theory review of magni pietous compare at end... it sounds like side grade?

I had different version of DT880 for very short time... and used DT1990 Pro for very long time (using Dekoni hybrid pad which did tame that 8k region a little) . I didn't find Hifiman Arya Organic, HE1000 Stealth, HE1000 SE any harsher than DT1990 Pro with Dekoni pad. It actually was less...

Well I just wanted another pros with MJ3 that I don't think was clearly mentioned. I have noticed more bass presence (not necessarily quantity, but more in line of impact and dynamic) with HE1000SE vs prior which really makes this headphone sing in my opinion. In the mean time it doesn't...

Just wondering how it would drive Susvara vs things like Soloist 3XGT.

It is strange feeling of having large sound stage when I am focusing on certain instrument, etc... but when I am just listening as whole, it feels like i am in much smaller room vs what I could pin point each sound. I still don't have word to describe this feeling and probably not everyone...

Haven't tried HE1000 V2... but tried all you mentioned with Ares 12th-1 and Aune S17 when I had it. I am not bothered by high of HEKSE myself... but out of the set (E3, Arya Organic, HE1000 Stealth, HE1000SE, Diana MR), it felt like Diana MR had least of the possible too bright issue. I...

Updated condition of unit and pricing. Now include shipping as well as replaced headband (brand new)

Possibly another option is to get double conversion online UPS. Of course... efficiency drops even lower but at least you won't have to worry about rest of circuits damaging your audio gear. Might be slightly cheaper than rewiring your home.

Well... if you guys are really into it... heatpipe is nice quiet solution... now.. custom bending one would be... well...

Talk about patience... I opened mine so quick never got a chance to take pic until I was done listening for about an hour.

I really hate to say this after multiple delays and lack of proper communication... but the wait was, WORTH IT. Unless I have quirky issue of some kind which I doubt... this is going to stay put, I think. With Diana MR, I already noticed better separation and staging (which this isn't the...

I would imagine it is in process. I just got my shipping notification this afternoon. (earlier in day I got notification from my bank the card has been charged... maybe check your card?) Hopefully I see it tomorrow or the day after. (I am only about 100 miles away from there).

Oh S17 was wonderful improvement over just using S9c with stealth. I think all the 3 Hifiman I tried was great match with S17. HE1000SE and HE1000 Stealth benefited more from it than Arya Organic in my opinion. Arya Organic was just fine in S9c and I wouldn't have spent the extra money in...

I've tried Arya Organic, HE1000Stealth, HE1000SE... between Arya Organic and He1000Stealth, I felt it was more of side grade as in not better or worse, but different characteristics. HE1000SE to me was bit of improvement over either for detail and staging but not huge one to be honest. At the...

Yup, that is the one of the option in back of my mind. Thanks :)

It would be nice if it was transparent on how estimated wait for each micro batch of order is or what backlog is. Some kickstarter projects would have batches and shipping schedules being transparently displayed when they start shipping so that you can manage expectation, etc. Proactive vs...

Didn't even realize they changed it. As I was getting too anxious, I stopped checking on it on a purpose. Today is the day,... I suppose., Nearing 2 months of waiting now for me.

I for one am one of the few I guess that doesn't feel comfortable with this. With the supply 3m backed extra padding, it is okay. I honestly felt more comfortable with various headphones over time. Bose/Sony Wireless, Beyerdynamics DT1770/1990, Hifiman HE1000SE, Sennheiser 6 series, ATH-A900...

Yup I wouldn't worry about delay on at least ARES 12th-1. I have it running with IRIS-12th which supposedly could introduce more delays but I don't notice any syncing issues with videos, etc. As for working with MJ3 on current setup... still waiting for MJ3 portion of story. I've had Aune...

Unfortunately, ditto here. After 2 e-mails that were rather abrupt and non specific (as in what are the issues and what the resolution is planned... this usually happens when people are 1) uncertain of actual resolution, 2) consider customers are not in decision loop.... I would like to think...

Lacking bass compared to rest of the unit. I think we are getting to super nit picky region here comparing it to $1k+ headphones. I feel that bass is the only part that is just "good" while rest of it is "excellent". This is probably going to be my other locations headphone for me :)

I am quite impressed by this headphone... It feels like this sounds like ones that cost easily double or triple the price and feels like one as well as build quality. I just received it today so it is early phase of listening, mind you.