I agree with that too. The soundstage presentation is so realistic. It starts closer to you but extends way further. When the recording calls for it, you can hear things really far.
Compare that to he1000se for example, the soundstage is epically large, but feels exaggerated, especially for a trained ear. That’s nice (and addictive) for epic music, but it’s not real or accurate.
I feel a lot of people are used to distortion and exaggerated presentations that when they hear extremely low distortion with realistic presentation, it does not sound as magical. And IMO it shouldn’t.
The expanse soundstage is so cohesive and beautiful, beyond any other headphone I ever tried. So is the Stealth and the E3. It’s incredible (and an engineering feat) that closed backs sound this large.
@mrspeakers - Thanks for these great headphones!