[Maelob]

1 year transferable

 

[goldendarko]

What kind of changes are people noticing with break-in? Just curious because I am finding the sub-bass a bit lacking for my tastes. Vocals sound great and there's great clarity and separation though, certainly the best I've heard in a closed back, but the sub-bass is just not enough for me yet. I've only got about 5 hours on them so far, so just wondering what kind of changes I can expect. Might need to give the felt pads a try soon too to see if that helps.

 

[RKML0007]

Hang in there, they will absolutely change! I'm just past 100 hours and the bottom end has filled out significantly.

 

[buke9]

  What kind of changes are people noticing with break-in? Just curious because I am finding the sub-bass a bit lacking for my tastes. Vocals sound great and there's great clarity and separation though, certainly the best I've heard in a closed back, but the sub-bass is just not enough for me yet. I've only got about 5 hours on them so far, so just wondering what kind of changes I can expect. Might need to give the felt pads a try soon too to see if that helps.

As per Dan they need almost 200 hrs of loud bass heavy burn in. 

 

[Makiah S]

  @Mshenay the Ether C's are out in the wild as full production models... no pro-production needed.

well I'm hoping to grab a demo from Dan, I've asked in the past before an he's never got any spares lying around! Lol 
 

Hang in there, they will absolutely change! I'm just past 100 hours and the bottom end has filled out significantly.

My DT 880 was like that to, first like month it was really bass light for my tastes, it got better over time, 

 

[czy6412]

  Have you seen the new echobox dap yet?
 
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/echobox-the-evolution-of-personal-audio#/

Just see this post and want to ask about the performance of Ether C with echobox dap if you have ever heard of it.

 

[Makiah S]

  Have you seen the new echobox dap yet?
 
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/echobox-the-evolution-of-personal-audio#/

Oh that's smart! build a device for streaming in High Res, are they using it as a WiFi Device though? It would seem LTE might be the better way to go, as a DAP is well portable an hunting for Wifi doesn't make a DAP worth owning imo 
 
but how much noise does LTE implimentation introduce I wonder :/ 
 
also on to the Ether C, I kinda like when people throw out the "not enough BASS" moniker, I've recently been told my beloved HE 4 lacks in "weight" an slam, so chances are I'll most likely enjoy the Ether C right out the box if it's also suffering from a lack of bass. As I'm really look at the Ether C to replace my HE 4, an frankly I think mine has some great Sub Bass -.- I happen to like it's slam to mind you
 
either way, really hoping I can get out to CanJam SoCal this year an hear these! 

 

[mrspeakers]

1 year transferable

Our Mad Dog and Alpha Dogs are 1 year, but ETHERs are 2.  
 
BTW, we are super happy with the reliability with ETHER.  Our failure rate is incredibly low.  To date we've had two minor non-driver mechanical issues, a set of sliders that got stripped, and one wiring problem on a driver in-total for ETHER and ETHER C.  Other than that there've just been a few cable problems.

 

[mrspeakers]

  Is there still a wait time for these? Or did production already met the initial demand?
I'm still jumping at the idea of getting them... or not... LOL. Just curious...

 
We are still around 2-3 weeks.  We've been ramping up but we can't keep up with either ETHER right now.  We're adding 50% more burn in capacity this week.

 

[Makiah S]

 
Our Mad Dog and Alpha Dogs are 1 year, but ETHERs are 2.  
 
BTW, we are super happy with the reliability with ETHER.  Our failure rate is incredibly low.  To date we've had two minor non-driver mechanical issues, a set of sliders that got stripped, and one wiring problem on a driver in-total for ETHER and ETHER C.  Other than that there've just been a few cable problems.

 
Oh boy Cable problems, lovely lol it must be a trend 
 
well you guys are a US Based company, so for me living in the States sending them off for service wouldn't be an issue, as much as I love... the customer service of another company I really like [outside the us] the time needed to ship something off is sometimes a little bit much, even more so if it's a product I'm using on a daily basis 

   
We are still around 2-3 weeks.  We've been ramping up but we can't keep up with either ETHER right now.  We're adding 50% more burn in capacity this week.

 

[sunneebear]

Dan,
Seen quite a few reports of lack of bass.  Bass on my C was fine but it sounded quite warm.  The treble improved after burn in.  Am I hearing wrong or is that a thing.

 

[headwhacker]

If you ever want to sell it. PM me.

 
C is still the best portable headphone I have. I don't think I would let it go so soon 

. The cable however, is too thick for mobile use. I am going to get a pair of hirose connectors and make a cable from a spare iem cable I have. 

 

[Imusicman]

This headphone is not like other headphones because of the v-planar driver processing, it does improve as it burns in and it takes 100-200 hours. By design.

That said, will it ever outdo the soundstage of the open headphone that is generally perceived as having the biggest soundstage? Probably not for most people! But it obviously does other things an open can't. The fact that one can compare it to the soundstage of open TOTL cans at all is what I was shooting for in the design.

+1

 

[rmoody]

   
C is still the best portable headphone I have. I don't think I would let it go so soon 

. The cable however, is too thick for mobile use. I am going to get a pair of hirose connectors and make a cable from a spare iem cable I have. 

Have fun with the crimp thing
By far the most difficult part of the Hirose connector for me. The next time I do one, I'm planning to build up some heat shrink to the point that the crimp actually makes a strong mechanical connection. The cable I just made just sort of snags on the para-cord. That said, it seems that's the same way as the DUM cables are done, but the sleeving Dan uses is thicker. I'll be interested to hear how you managed that part of your cable build.
 
I'd love Dan's advice if he has any.
I'd also like to know where to source a crimper for the Hirose connectors.
I also think it would be cool if Dan sold the crimpers and carried the HR10A-7J-4S(73) connector (which is the female jack version of what's used on his cables). But I digress, Dan is not an electronics supply house.
 
I'd like the HR10A-7J-4S(73) to terminate the cable with to make a modular system. I've ordered one, it's the version with the collet on it. Now I just have to decide what I want from a cable with that termination length wise, if I'll use a 4 pole mic cable unstripped or remove the outer insulation and shielding in favor of flexibility and cover with para-cord. Decisions decisions.

 

[Imusicman]

 Ether C is the ultimate portable already

Are they really portable? They look to big to be truly portable IMHO They will be my next purchase for sure but for home use. I can't imagine using them on the go even though they can be driven by my iPhone or QP1R
Using my PM-3's for portable option