Hello Head Fiers!
Making my first post right here as I have just purchased these headphones and cannot wait to hear these before and after burn in to compare! I've read these forums on and off since about 2009, always drooling about the headphones typically praised here. Never actually took the dive to buy any of them until now, 8 years later! Thank you to all of you in this epic community. without your reviews and many awesome threads I'd be a lot less informed and well guided.
I had Bose QC25 before this but the left driver gave out after 2 years of heavy use and some abuse. they served their purpose well even though I had to EQ the **** out of them. I also used and still will use my A&H Xone 53 for mixing. Mostly because they are tough as hell. I also use Bragi Dash as my on the go, going to the gym buds. I've only had the Bragi for about a month, and am actually very happy with them after the firmware updates and making sure I get a new pair with good connectivity. I haven't tried many high end headphones, as they arent typically seen in Best Buys, Sorces and stuff like that. The most "high end" headphone I owned were the Beats Studio. Haha! I paid full price too... Oh God. That was about eleventh grade high school though. I've grown since. B-) (however I do still believe they have good soundstage and separation even with the whacky way they are tuned... maybe that will change soon hehe)
Well having said that, it was finally time to buy a big boy headphone, a real set of cans. So i just spent a good chunk of my paycheque on...
Oppo PM-3
Oppo HA-2SE
Fiio X1ii
128GB SD card
and... of course,
Audeze EL-8O (v2 confimed y storeowner)
I get home on Sunday, and get to unbox all this!
So freakin excited. I'll listen to the EL-8 first, then set a playlist of pink noise tracks with some music from various genres mixed in between. Think I'll then listen to the Oppos mainly, long as I can resist touching the Audezes too much before they're ready.
About the amp, from what I've been reading the HA-2SE should be a decent match with both the Audeze and the PM-3. People don't complain at least.
Yeah I guess I'm just here to brag. I have no real questions. The forum search function has answered them all for years. It's nice to "meet" yall though. Wooh!