BKJarvis
100+ Head-Fier
Did you listen to the H40 before purchasing these?Took a quick listen to the EST50s after they've been burning in for ~30 hours. To my ear, they still sound like ***. In my experience, it is very rare (though not unprecedented), for something that sounds this bad to improve to the point of being a keeper simply through burn-in.
I am hoping to be proven wrong, but there may be a pair of those nice pretty orange/wood ones (4.4mm termination) up for sale soon.