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New Head-Fier
My cascades spent most of the week on a stand getting pink noise pumped thru them. Probably have about 150 hours. I'm done formally burning them in. I'm tired of not having them to listen to in the evenings. Frankly I don't notice much (any?) improvement after another 4 days of burn in. They have become my favorite set of HP's by a wide margin.
One drawback to these is they have made my office setup Tidal -> PC -> Etymotics completely inadequate. I've always appreciated the clarity and transparency of the Ety's, but I find the cascades have just as much detail but with way more mids and base. And the quality of the mids and bass is simply superb to my ears.
I've finally found my first annoyance with them, the case doesn't easily carry them with the cable in. I'd rather not have to put the cable in and out all the time if I'm transporting these. Maybe I could force them but I'm reluctant to bend them.
Otherwise I'm delighted with these. At first I was concerned the bass and mids were too much, but they've tightened up perfectly, and/or I've grown to love the additional presence and physicality brought out by these headsets. I'm really temped to try out the vega's if they have a similar sound stage...
Best hi-fi purchase I've made in years.
One drawback to these is they have made my office setup Tidal -> PC -> Etymotics completely inadequate. I've always appreciated the clarity and transparency of the Ety's, but I find the cascades have just as much detail but with way more mids and base. And the quality of the mids and bass is simply superb to my ears.
I've finally found my first annoyance with them, the case doesn't easily carry them with the cable in. I'd rather not have to put the cable in and out all the time if I'm transporting these. Maybe I could force them but I'm reluctant to bend them.
Otherwise I'm delighted with these. At first I was concerned the bass and mids were too much, but they've tightened up perfectly, and/or I've grown to love the additional presence and physicality brought out by these headsets. I'm really temped to try out the vega's if they have a similar sound stage...
Best hi-fi purchase I've made in years.