An incredibly suitable question for
@mvvRAZ who have just gotten his brand new shiny Ara!
Probably he should be able to answer you in a week or 2. Both of us have the same preference to listen to stock prior going through cable swapping. Makes for a more accurate judgement, we believe
The question is - Have you gotten your Ara yet bro? Or are you eyeing the Ara/Iliad combo?
Heyy buddy, Im glad that you love the Fortitude as much as we do! Man, the fact that you've owned a pair of EE makes you an audiophile already! I remembered i only started my audiophile journey with the UE SuperFi 5 Pros and the Westones =/
With that said, I hope you continue to enjoy the "Fortitude" as it burns in and opens up further!