I watched ep01 a few days ago. I don't remember the pacing being this chaotic? Oh well time to rewatch S1
I don't think it's just you, that wasn't what I'd call a well directed episode. I'm hoping it's just a case of them worrying a long gap between seasons required they introduce as many characters as they could at the cost of coherence. According to MAL it looks like the staff is mostly the same but we don't have a script credit yet for S2, fingers crossed things settle in.
Top to bottom: new vs old
Like a glove
The headphone has a full coverage foam baffle
If I had measuring equipment I'd play around with the baffle
Excellent release date
Those look more like senn HD series drivers than AKG. The new ones also have the spiral/slits in the WRONG direction! Your SQs are all lost D: