[mscott58]

   
That is what I was afraid of, from the picture. I wonder how well they isolate, with the kind of fit? I'd still like to try them out though.

Yep, that's why I went ahead and ordered them as Audeze now has a 30-day trial period on all of their HP's (except the LCD-4 I think as it's special order). I'm perfectly happy to risk having to pay return shipping in order to trial them. Cheers

 

[UNOE]

Why would they drop 3.5mm if they just patented a smaller 3.5mm.  You should be able to simple sand down a 3.5mm on its side or buy a adapter.  
 
http://9to5mac.com/2015/09/22/apple-patents-half-height-3-5mm-headphone-jack-ready-for-slimmer-future-iphones/
 

 

[Makiah S]

  Why would they drop 3.5mm if they just patented a smaller 3.5mm.  You should be able to simple sand down a 3.5mm on its side or buy a adapter.  
 
http://9to5mac.com/2015/09/22/apple-patents-half-height-3-5mm-headphone-jack-ready-for-slimmer-future-iphones/
 

 
Honestly, given Apple customers I think it's a smart move for them to force every one to Digital Out only why even waste money manufactoring a decent dac into the phone, when you can simply supply something good enough to power the speaker an some blue tooth stuff, other wise let a decent headphone manufactor make a product for your customer base 
 
Your already spending $700 on a phone, here now spend another $500 for a headphone with a Built in Dac Oh an it's a portable planar! 
#longliveandroid
 
but no seriously, it's nice to see a smaller an easier to drive Planar 

 

[bavinck]

Long live android indeed!!

 

[nokialover]

I gave the Sine a listen at CES and thought they sounded pretty decent.  The bass had a pretty solid kick, they had a dynamic feel and pretty similar to the Audeze LCD-2, with better isolation just that the soundstage was obviously not as large.  Comparing to my m-100's I thought that sounded better than them, and I liked the sound better from these than from the 1770 pros that I heard at beyerdynamic. 

 

[YtseJamer]

  I gave the Sine a listen at CES and thought they sounded pretty decent.  The bass had a pretty solid kick, they had a dynamic feel and pretty similar to the Audeze LCD-2, with better isolation just that the soundstage was obviously not as large.  Comparing to my m-100's I thought that sounded better than them, and I liked the sound better from these than from the 1770 pros that I heard at beyerdynamic. 

 
How would you compare them versus the HE-400i ?

 

[xanlamin]

That's interesting! To me, DT1770 is already very good. In what way is the Sine better? Less bassy?

 

[Maelob]

  I gave the Sine a listen at CES and thought they sounded pretty decent.  The bass had a pretty solid kick, they had a dynamic feel and pretty similar to the Audeze LCD-2, with better isolation just that the soundstage was obviously not as large.  Comparing to my m-100's I thought that sounded better than them, and I liked the sound better from these than from the 1770 pros that I heard at beyerdynamic. 

Did they have some of the oomph in the bass as the M-100? Will a closet bass head love them? LOL  Wonder how they compare to the PM-3s

 

[crazydeep]

Hi - since the Audeze SINE connects directly to the iPhone via the lightning port (using the lightning port option), I would be curious to know how does the in-built DAC/amp sounds compared to dedicated DAC/amp combos.

 

[Allanmarcus]

Hi - since the Audeze SINE connects directly to the iPhone via the lightning port (using the lightning port option), I would be curious to know how does the in-built DAC/amp sounds compared to dedicated DAC/amp combos.

I think you are thinking of the EL8, which has a lightning cable option. The sine comes with a standard, but very long, cable. At least this the case according to the Audeze web site.

 

[alchemical]

SINE comes with a standard (inexplicably long) cable, but is also compatible with the Cypher lightning cable, sold separately.

 

[jodgey4]

It's hopefully at or near the Schiit Fulla, just looking at price. I really wonder what the DSP is inside, is it EQ? Or more than that?
 
Forgot to quote: "I would be curious to know how does the in-built DAC/amp sounds compared to dedicated DAC/amp combos."

 

[YtseJamer]

Stevie Wonder with the Sine 

 

 

[YtseJamer]

http://audio-head.com/audeze-sine-headphone-and-cipher-lightning-cable-ces-2016/

 

[dizzid]

  http://audio-head.com/audeze-sine-headphone-and-cipher-lightning-cable-ces-2016/

 
From the article, speaking to comparison with EL-8 Titanium Cipher cable:
"The cable is also an option for the new Audeze headphone called the Sine ($499) as an $100 add on. The termination on the headphone side is different than the EL-8’s but operates in the same manner everywhere else."
 
I gotta say, I really dislike the design choice here.  The Cipher cable seems like a nice option for portable use, however, Audeze decided to use totally unique terminations on both the EL-8 and Sine.  Not only are they unique to the Audeze brand, they're even unique WITHIN the Audeze lineup.  Have multiple portable headphones and want to use a Cipher cable?  Sorry, you're gonna have to pay another $100 for a different version.