If your headphones are correlated to how much joy you derive from them you may be okay! Sometimes I vacillate between feeling I have an addiction and praising myself for having such a highly refined and rewarding hobby lol. Most of the time it’s praising myself, life is too short not to enjoy :)...

Awesome! Thanks so much, this is very helpful. So where do you place the caldera ultra perforated suede pads as far as your overall preference? For example, is it your “all rounder” preferred choice of pad? Also, when you say vocals are worse compared to HD 600, do you mean worse because vocals...

Thanks! Interesting. Could you compare to BE2 suede perf, Auteur or any other pads? No worries if not.

I love it. You’re in love with a headphone you have never tried. Absolutely don’t blame you after viewing some of these Atrium posts among other glowing Atrium reviews.

No. I was using another 3rd party cable that has no issues. I think the problem is too much definition and clarity within the treble region quickly causing me fatigue. It's like too much of a good thing for me as I generally enjoy more detail and clarity but this seems to be overwhelming. For...

Unfortunately, I’ve decided to return my 109 Pro after only having briefly. There’s clearly some irritating and grading texture in the high frequencies, to my ears, that I personally do not enjoy. I can understand this being a non-issue or even beneficial to others but for me it’s a dealbreaker...

Thanks. Settled on the BE2 perf suede pads after trying a few other pads, not only the most comfortable but best sounding to my ears and within my audio chain. Curiously, I do not find the BE2 particularly bright but simply more focused in the treble and taming a lot of that treble energy with...

Would also love to see some impressions of the new Ultra Perforated Suede Caldera pads and how they compare with the BE2 if possible. Really like the BE2 and curious as to how similar these may be?

Absolutely! I’m also doing some pretty critical listening. For example, I just rolled some new Burson V7 op amps (vivid/volume stage, and classic/buffer stage) into my Burson Soloist 3X Performance during our chat : ) I’ve seen some naysayers regarding op amps as well, but I’m happy to report my...

Got it. I’m always a bit dismayed when I hear of people who are unable to detect sound differences in cables. To me it’s no different than hearing subtle, or not so subtle, differences in headphones or ear pads! Although, I am assuming if you’re introducing harmonic distortion from an OTL amp...

Have not tried solid mesh yet. In my case, I think the stock XLR cable can be frustratingly unwieldy and has bothersome treble peaks. Seems like a pretty generic cable to me. I also really enjoy the frequency balance of the stock pads. From what I seem to be hearing, I will not use the stock XLR...

I’m a new Atrium owner too, and I’ve been working on dialing in the sound to my preference. One thing that was bothering me were the highs. I eventually tried another cable which immediately stopped the problem. I also read some other users having issues with the highs. I’m wondering if the...

Definitely not Fiios fault, but a heads up to some iPhone users who may not want to also purchase a power bank for mobile use.

Brief listening impressions can be tricky (especially with new gear, not broken in) but my first thoughts about the KA17 is that it’s a hell of a bargain. I’m assuming the technology around these dongles is just getting perfected at this point a good bit beyond what’s been achieved in the past...

Thanks. I'm using portably on the go mainly with my iPhone. Attempting to contact Fiio now as I'm still having issues. In my case, it also seems battery drainage is extensive and lack of Apple MFi certification is problematic. Unlike the M12i/15i now available for example. Disappointing because...

I spoke prematurely, I have my volume turned down on my phone and it’s not working again? Desktop mode is off.

Worked once, but unable to connect now.

What do you think about those deviations in the mids--possibly a plus or minus based on your listening impressions? I'm set to receive my 109's today.

Ops. I see the measurements tab now. My bad.

Unfortunately I've had many more misses than hits with third party pads, and also have had past issues with returning pads to Dekoni. Although graphs don't tell the full story, I'm interested in what the fenestrated pads might bring to the table with all the treble horror stories I've heard...

The new Dekoni earpads are now available. Anybody going to buy for their 109. Which ones? I don’t see any graphs or measurements of these pads though and normally I do see them provided?

Thanks, but it’s the FiiO KA17 and has no battery. I’m thinking I’ll need to return it because I want to use it with my phone mostly. Although I really enjoy its sound and performance, I would say it seems to lean pretty strongly on the side of coloring the sound of my headphones— at least from...

Sometimes my iPhone 13 Pro recognizes the FiiO when I plug it in and sometimes it does not. Any ideas how to fix this?

It's definitely expensive. I've used Cardas cables with other headphones and mostly enjoyed significant sound quality improvements but not always. Would love to hear from anyone on this or other recommended cables. I'm a fan of wavetheory reviews and he definitely gave the stock cable a big...