[phthora]

Thank you! This is insightful and it confirms my suspicions. Sometimes I do long for a more neutral, analytical and airy cousin to Era-1, but with the same lovely boostable base extension. DCA Stealth may be that, but is out of reach. My beloved SE-Monitor5's are half-way there, but could use a bit more base extension and more width/depth in the soundstage.

If you want the soundstage, clarity, and general tuning of the 800S, but with better bass, more resolution, and far less distortion when EQ'd, then I'd recommend the HiFiMan Arya. The v2 at least is an excellent headphone to complement the ERA-1 in the ways you mentioned.

 

[Pendel]

If you want the soundstage, clarity, and general tuning of the 800S, but with better bass, more resolution, and far less distortion when EQ'd, then I'd recommend the HiFiMan Arya. The v2 at least is an excellent headphone to complement the ERA-1 in the ways you mentioned.

Interesting. I thought Aryas v2 were very close to Era-1's. Will have to re-evaluate and see what they go for these days. Thank you, again.

 

[WorksUnit]

Easily the best portable headphone I’ve listened to, and seems to pair really well with the Mojo2 (which doesnt seem to be able to produce the full complete range of the Era1 goodness out of those cans, for some reason)

I generally prefer my OG Mojo with Era-1.
Having said that, a quick swap out to the velour pads and some subtle EQ with Mojo2 takes me on new directions with live and acoustic music.

 

[ChrisGB]

I found the ERA-1 / Mojo 2 combination very appealing with +2db on the 20Hz EQ band and nothing more.

 

[ops V]

In my opinion, the Quad ERA-1 headphones need a neutral and quite powerful source. I listen to Quad ERA-1 in conjunction with CEntrance HiFi-M8 V2 (1.6 W/75 Ohm), cable Art-Cables RLS-55.

 

[SKOTNIK9000]

Hello everyone Friends, please tell me, has anyone encountered the problem of stretching the membranes and as a result rattling \ rustling when listening? If so, was it related to the first batches of Quad era-1, and did the manufacturer fix this problem?

I bought a used one and they started rattling, when opened by the master it turned out that the membranes were stretched like rags and fluttering about magnets ((

 

[bagwell359]

I also think they sound fine even off a good USB dongle. I can't really tell the difference between my thx onyx and K5 pro despite the x6 difference of output power. They sound really sharp either way. I just don't recommend to drive planars straight out of a smartphone.

HEX v2 and 4XX sound pretty good through my LG v40. But my HE-500 and HE-6SE - no way.

 

[WorksUnit]

Hello everyone Friends, please tell me, has anyone encountered the problem of stretching the membranes and as a result rattling \ rustling when listening? If so, was it related to the first batches of Quad era-1, and did the manufacturer fix this problem?

I bought a used one and they started rattling, when opened by the master it turned out that the membranes were stretched like rags and fluttering about magnets ((

Yes ...there were Quality Control issues with early examples.
My early demo pair had the rattle which lead to an eventual driver failure.
Mine were returned to IAG ( The group that owns Quad) not far from where I live, and have been fine ever since.
I am not sure if yours are fixed, but if not, PM me and happy to try to help.

 

[dc999]

I just bought a brand new ERA-1 for about 300 dollars. I like its sound very much.

 

[ChrisGB]

I just bought a brand new ERA-1 for about 300 dollars. I like its sound very much.

That a proper bargain!

 

[SKOTNIK9000]

I just bought a brand new ERA-1 for about 300 dollars. I like its sound very much.

Where?)

 

[dc999]

在哪里？

中国

 

[SKOTNIK9000]

中国

aliexp?

 

[DenverW]

中国

Glad you got a deal on these, they're great headphones. I'm not sure why you're making a mystery out of where you got them, though, especially since you brought it up. I don't know if "China" is a courteous reply to his question.

 

[dc999]

Glad you got a deal on these, they're great headphones. I'm not sure why you're making a mystery out of where you got them, though, especially since you brought it up. I don't know if "China" is a courteous reply to his question.

Maybe because of the different language expression. I am a Chinese, I use machine translation. My ERA-1 was bought on China's online trading platform.