First hour/2h of listening here. I was expecting more from them. To me they sound too dark, slightly unclear mids which seem to be opening up quite a bit the more I listen. Upsampling to 768 18 bits (E30) with HQplayer on pcm does them a huge favor especially with some filters (but ymmv and it's a bit of a hassle to set-up). These seem to be especially a fitting pair for crappy mastered rock, hip hop, electronic music with no or little vocals (just because it seems like if you've heard a headphone do awesome vocals these are a little disappointing). They show signs of getting better with burn in. I've bought a meze balanced cable for them to run them on the qudelix 5k. I'm gonna come back after some more burn-in with updates.
The fact that my daily is a Q701 might have had something to do with them sounding so dark and unclear to me.
The second pair of pads is useless, you'll maybe test them and throw them back in the box. They do some good, clearing up the midrange and treble a good amount, but they kill the bass almost completely. I have pad swapped a bit (brainwavz xl pads are too big, brainwavz hm5 pads are too small and not round obv) and they are a nightmare to get pads on. There's a little notch at the top of the cup which I guess is supposed to help with that but still a considerable chore.
On the upside, the build is absolutely worth the money and they're easy to drive.
I think the sundara is a better buy on paper, but not for the L30
@Bboy500. The L30 is underpowered for planars. Not in terms of getting loud but the voltage output.
