Pre-Order on the Drop + Sennheiser HD 8XX is up. It's currently priced at $1100 and you get $200 in Drop credits which you can use to purchase other things. They only start shipping in November and do not ship to all countries at the moment. Also does not come with the balanced cable which is...

There's a holiday special sale at Drop (Massdrop) Drop + JVC HA-FDX1 @ $200 Massdrop Plus @ $150 Massdrop x Sennheiser PC37X @ $90 Drop + Hifiman HE-35X $75 < https://drop.com/all-communities/drops/holiday-specials >

SIVGA, the guys that made planar magnetic headphones such as the SendyAudio Aiva and Sivga P-II are comming out with the SIVGA Phoenix, a new Dynamic Driver headphone.

I spotted some measurements from MusicTeck's website for the SendyAudio Aiva which I've manually drawn over with a white line for better clarity: <https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0888/2348/files/A_Comparison_Between_AIVA_and_P-II_by_SIVGA-2.pdf?1502> Inpsired by these measurements, I...

SendyAudio Aiva EQ Preamp: -8.39 dB Filter: ON PK Fc 20 Hz Gain 3 dB Q 1 Filter: ON PK Fc 50 Hz Gain -0.7 dB Q 2 Filter: OFF LSC 9 dB Fc 105 Hz Gain 5.5 dB Filter: ON PK Fc 470 Hz Gain -1.9 dB Q 3 Filter: ON PK Fc 535 Hz Gain 2 dB Q 7 Filter: ON PK Fc 760 Hz Gain -2 dB Q 4 Filter: ON PK Fc 830...

SendyAudio Aiva Measurements: (MiniDSP EARS. 500Hz 84dB normalized. No Smoothing.) SendyAudio Aiva <Raw Measurements> SendyAudio Aiva <Purr1n's Compensation> SendyAudio Aiva (green) vs Sennheiser HD6XX/650 (red) vs Focal Elex (blue) <Purr1n's Compensation>

I can't tell if they are original or not but the pads were flaking off lightly by the time I purchased them a year ago. I got the pads just today from AliExpress, they should be able to ship worldwide: <https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32825979635.html> was trying to find the seller on Taobao...

Hi guys, I'm back with new measurements! I recently replaced my old pads with new ones from AliExpress and it's improved the frequency response dramatically. Sony MDR-SA5000 (New Pads from AliExpress): (MiniDSP EARS. Purr1n's compensation. 500Hz 84dB normalized. 1/12 smoothing. All Right side...

Wow how did no-one at all post about the PHONON SMB-01L? The kickstarter was a success and closed in May 2020 with a total funding of around USD65,000. The headphones are expected to ship in October 2020. Unfortunately I wasn't able to order a pair...

Whoa what did you do here? Connect the ground on the 3.5mm slot and then connecting to the L+ L- R+ R- of the 2.5mm slot?

Allen Ribbon Headphones - R330 - Ribbon Goldplanar - GL1200 - Ribbon Goldplanar - GL850 - AMT *I'm not related to the manufacturers in any way. I just found out about these today and have ordered the Allen Ribbon Headphones. The GL1200 (Ribbon) is available in October 2020 and I've also...

Sure here it is. You really shouldn't be comparing Open Back VS Close Back through measurements though. 1) The resonance frequencies are different so it is hard to compare the peakiness of treble <https://ocharaku.jp/sound/technology_english/> 2) We prefer more bass in closed back headphones...

PHONON SMB-02 DS-DAC Edition Measurements (MiniDSP EARS. Uncompensated. 500Hz 84dB normalized. 1/12 smoothing) Below is the Harman IE 2019 Target. For your reference when judging uncompensated measurements. Do note that the effect of resonance frequency is not accurate for my MiniDSP EARS rig...

The PHONON SMB-02 has a really great frequency response for a closed back. I wouldn't say the signature is dark. I feel the bass is tastefully boosted but unfortunately is just lacking the sub-bass, which makes it sound just like studio monitors without subs. Comparing it to a Harman target unit...

Detail wise they are actually very similar as I don’t hear a big difference in the decay. The cavity (shell) probably has more effect here (Brass vs Zn/Al) than the diaphragm used in shifting the resonances treble peaks. KXXS and Kanas Pro is more punchy and mids sound strong compared to the...

Drop + JVC HA-FDX1 Green FIlter Measurements (MiniDSP EARS. Raw compensation. 1/12 smoothing. 500Hz 94dB normalized) Drop + JVC HA-FDX1 Green Filter Stock Spiral Dot (Green) VS Drop x Empire Ears Zeus Stock Final E (Blue) VS Campfire Andromeda S Final E (Grey) VS Astell&Kern T8iE MkII Stock...

Moondrop Starfield Measurements (MiniDSP EARS. Raw compensation. 1/12 smoothing. 500Hz 94dB normalized) Starfield Spiral Dot++ (Blue) VS KXXS Spiral Dot++ (Grey) VS Blessing Final E (Red) VS Etymotic ER4SR Default 3-Flange (Black) Moondrop Starfield Spiral Dot++ (Blue) VS LZ A6mini Black...

I'm so sorry for your loss, Aumkar. Please accept my condolences and may my prayers help comfort you.

Moondrop KXXS hype guy here. I've just ordered the Moondrop Starfield and can't wait to receive them! Magico speakers use carbon-nanotube layered transducers so it'll be interesting to know the acoustic properties of the carbon nanotubes.

For those of you that have QQ Music, there's an DTS EQ profile for Sony EX1000 that removes the peaky treble overall makes it just so much smoother and fuller sounding. The DTS EQ also works somewhat with the 7550/EX800ST but the treble is not as pronounced. I've tried the DTS EQ on the...

I’ve had the RR1 for two months now and it sounds just amazing. In terms of sound quality, there’s no reason to go back to my Planar headphones since the RR1 has the same clean bass & dark sound signature. The soundstage on the RR1 is more focused as there are no bar magnets in the way (even...

Geshelli Labs Archel2.5 PRO is available for $179. It features XLR balanced inputs that “will perform noise rejection in hardware” though output is still SE. The output is increased to 1W@16Ω and the Op-amp has been upgraded from the TI OPA1652 to OPA1656. I just purchased one to support the...

GU.Craftsman on Aliexpress made an 4.4mm to A2DC cable for my ADX5000. Upon ordering, he asked me what model the cable was for and it came out perfect on the first go. https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/sgkJUnrE https://www.aliexpress.com/store/3879013

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