How often is everyone buying replacement pads? I’m 2+ years in, hours everyday of use, and the hybrid pads are honestly seeming fine.

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Wow, did not see this coming personally "Sony Playstation division is aquiring headphone maker Audeze" https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/24/23844430/sony-playstation-division-acquiring-headphone-maker-audeze

Yes, the Cambridge CXN v2, blue sound node 2021 and my dap fiio m11 pro. The most noteworthy was the CXN, which against the 430 dac, it’s warm, pretty rich but too smooth in the highs for my taste, the warmth isn’t the best pairing for the 430 either. I also feel the technicalities aren’t on...

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I am finally getting through my honeymoon phase of the new angled alcantera, and I'm very glad the elites come with both pads now, because it was all hybrids when I got these a year and a half ago, now I turn to both pads at different times. The angled alcantera (AA) has been for critical...

i wanted to post this somewhere, but I compared the 430 to the Lina stack from dcs. The Lina has proven to be polarizing, specifically with the amp itself. And I can see why. Compared to the 430,The low end was more forward than I wanted at times. In Up The Mountain by Regina Spektor, the bass...

Just noticed that both the full sized briefcase and the stock cable are no more with purchasing Elites at least. Now it’s the travel case and your choice between copper and silver upgrade cables.

I too have been hesitant to get the angled Alcantara, primarily because it seems to attract those who haven’t been that happy with the hybrids nor the og Alcantara, and who simply feel there’s a veil in the elites, even with an upgrade cable. I personally do not fall in that camp. Is there...

None for me, over a year and a half and majority of it on a room stand

of the many things I value of the 430had, this is one of them. I feel many daps and AIOs that have filters force you to choose between a greater soundstage but thinner, brighter and fatiguing. Or fuller more intimate engagement presentation, however a more closed in, overly soft presentation...

I didn’t know there was more than one model of the fiio m11 pro, how would I find this information? Streaming, was storage but wiped the cache and storage of the app, worked like normal for half a day, then went back to sluggish and crashing once so far

Is anybody’s Qobuz very sluggish suddenly?

I only compared the TT2 to the 230had. Which I personally picked the 230 over it regardless of price. Just using the TT2 alone was very, very frustrating. That being said, I picked the 430 over the 230 almost immediately. Chord and Sim Audio are definitely different sounds, and the chord sound...

Can’t say I enjoyed the 800S much, if at all. They have little to no low end in my listening (primarily since I listen very quietly), the highs were rather fatiguing for me, nearly no engagement or body to the sound and the problem with a wide soundstage like this is I get distracted by all the...

Looks like Tungsten finish is official now.

Nothing supersonic about it, I listen quieter than everyone I’ve met. My place is 32 without anything going on, so 40-50, 50-60 is audible to me. You seem to live in a very loud environment. There are people that can listen quieter than you, and that’s okay. Many audiophiles at conventions joke...

And? I listen 50-60 myself on elites. Lower on closed backs

So I’m honestly curious, why did you comment? Someone asked a question about owning both, I answered it open minded, addressed the seal being difficult and other possible pitfalls.

I haven’t seen anyone own both the stellia and 820, but for what you are looking for, I would suggest giving 820s a shot. Because jazz, orchestra, choir etc is in my opinion where they shine for me. A grand sound with very well done separation and imaging of instruments, but above all the air...

1.21 bought in early 2021.

How enforced is this in Europe in general?

This interests me a lot, because the copper upgrade cable was quite the upgrade over the stock, haven’t experienced a veil on it. But coming from being a non cable believer before this, it’s been interesting. I felt the stock cable boggled down on my home setup when it was handling 8 watts, but...