Letting go of my beloved Hifiman Aryas. Why, you ask? Well, I met someone else, so to speak. Not one to kiss and tell, but I will divulge that they are German and are not a new kid on the block, but do still indeed rule the stage IMHO. (My signature does tell all.) Anyway, I am fastidious with...

I have these and they are incredible. If you love HD800 S for clarity, detail, reference and stage, these will impress, but in a closed can package. Built beautifully as TOTL monitors, but not marketed properly by Pioneer. Not sure what pads these are. I use ZMF cowhide.

Yes, much thinner. Here is the info:

Mine are solid lambskin. Sweet pads. :)

Ahould have mentioned that I am also running ZMF lambskin pads on my HD800S, and love them. :)

I have a low serial number HD800S Made in Germany, which I run with RME ADI-2 DAC FS. Took a while to get the EQ right, but once I did there was no going back. Here is what I use: BB 10 at 87 with 0.7 B1 12 at 68 with 1.4 B2 2 at 900 with 0.5 B3 8 at 3200 with 0.5 B4 -7.5 at 4600 with 0.8 B5...

Are these sold?

Hmm. eBay shipping calculator somehow calculated that to ship the headphones to this buyer (from ME to NC) by Priority Mail would cost less than 9 dollars. I reached out to eBay to find out what happened. It seems there is some glitch and eBay calculator seems to think that this item's normal...

3.5mm

Bump (still available)

Ah, thank you. Much appreciated. :)

I am not sure I understand, msing539. Are you expressing interest or (very kindly) helping me to bump the ad? :)

I never thought this day would come, but the Devil whispered in my ear to try Arya, and as much as I love the Era-1’s for their smoothness, resolution and slam, the Arya turned out to be even more to my liking for their clarity and soundstage, especially for classical music and jazz, which I...

Of course one can do whatever one wants to experiment. I beleve that what Sonic Defender is trying to say is this. If you would like to see how a pair of headphones will sound to you in the long run, let your brain adjust to their dynamics without frequent can hopping. He is right that it is the...

You may be right, but to make sure that you are right (and to avoid being kicked out of the house for spending a bundle on the Arya's), I would like to sell them first. :)

I have tried various options, and eventually found a way to make the Arya's sound smooth, without losing detail and soundstage, but it took some doing. My account of this little adventure is posted here...

Well, that may be, but since these work perfectly, and have done so for me all along, no issues with this particular pair. The Aryas came to life for me after I got the EQ right (for my taste) and made a Frankenstein pair of sheepskin pads. I described that journey in a post in the Arya’s...

I don't know how one finds such info. Of course the ERA-1's were introduced only about 4 years ago. (Also, I definitely do not ship to Mordor. Selling in the US of A only.)

I will find out if you are right, when someone buys mine. :)

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO (Fortunately these are definitely out of my reach!)

LOL

Blame phthora!!!!!!!!!

In case anybody here is interested, I am selling my Era-1's in the Classifieds. :)

I never thought this day would come, but a Devil whispered in my ear to try Arya v2’s, and as much as I love the Era-1’s for their smoothness, resolution and slam, the Aryas turned out to be even more to my liking for their clarity and soundstage, especially for classical music and jazz, which I...