[Barone Birra]

Was worried when I checked the logo on my 1266 OG in depth :






While they were disassembled it was a great opportunity to clean them and check out this great tip Works pretty well if you know what you are doing!

Isn't the membrane wrinkled?

 

[ken6217]

We’re aware of it. Apparently some guy in China enjoys making knock off headphones of various manufactures. If he was smart he would use all that energy to make his own in his image with his own brand name; maybe one day.

I just came back from a local meet where the main attraction was WA33 + Dave and I must admit that I still have a jaw on the ground! My 1266 TC has never played like this before. Interestingly, I preferred the 1266 TC on my cable (Lazuli Ultra) than the SC, the SC clearly reduced the sound of the 1266 and added some treble.

That would make sense regarding those two cables.

I know you have a Dave mixed in there, but are you able detail the difference in sound between the WA 33 and your Nimbus?

 

[ra990]

Isn't the membrane wrinkled?

I guess the OG is pretty old by now. Not sure how long these drivers should stay properly tensioned given all the variance in temperatures, moisture, etc.

 

[Samatar10]

Yesterday hifiman susvara arrived and today 1266 tc.I think i like tc a lot more than susvara on my first day impression.Also it is way more comfortable than i thought it would be

 

[Ciggavelli]

Yesterday hifiman susvara arrived and today 1266 tc.I think i like tc a lot more than susvara on my first day impression.Also it is way more comfortable than i thought it would be

The Susvaras take a while to properly appreciate. It literally took me months to fully understand them. They’re just a complex pair of headphones.

Overall, I like the TCs better, but the the Susvaras are 2 or 3 in my book

 

[DJJEZ]

Yesterday hifiman susvara arrived and today 1266 tc.I think i like tc a lot more than susvara on my first day impression.Also it is way more comfortable than i thought it would be

Congrats. I adore both but you just cant beat the TC for bass but Both are insanely amazing and definetley worth owning both. Enjoy dude

 

[vonBaron]

That would make sense regarding those two cables.

I know you have a Dave mixed in there, but are you able detail the difference in sound between the WA 33 and your Nimbus?

Sadly no, but i will loan SC to try it out in my Niimbus. I tested Susvara too and vs 1266 they was only nice.
SC sound was really nice, 1266 have more balance sound on it.
WA33 is still not for me, big, bulky, heat and price

WA33 will give you more on specify headphone but Niimbus is more universall, for example my TH-900 sound like trash on WA33, D8000 Pro just litte better. WA33 was great with 1266. LCD-4z and Stealth.

 

[vonBaron]

And still WA33 have ALPS volume control and i heard hum.

 

[spacelion2077]

Did anyone go to CamJam SoCal this year?

 

[Hoegaardener70]

What do folks think of the audeze lcd-5 in comparison to the tc - a serious contender for the throne ?

 

[deuter]

What do folks think of the audeze lcd-5 in comparison to the tc - a serious contender for the throne ?

What throne ? There is no such thing as top headphone.

 

[MatW]

What throne ? There is no such thing as top headphone.

Sure there is. The one that is regarded by most to be the best, sits on the throne. Doesn't mean that it's the best for everyone. And I guess that's what you're alluding to.

 

[deuter]

Sure there is. The one that is regarded by most to be the best, sits on the throne. Doesn't mean that it's the best for everyone. And I guess that's what you're alluding to.

I do agree to some extend but at this level all the flagships differ by what they believe is the house sound for that brand. None the better.

 

[spacelion2077]

Sure there is. The one that is regarded by most to be the best, sits on the throne. Doesn't mean that it's the best for everyone. And I guess that's what you're alluding to.

Sennheiser He 1 or Hifiman shangri-la ?

 

[eee1111]

What do folks think of the audeze lcd-5 in comparison to the tc - a serious contender for the throne ?

Imo there are 2 on the planar throne

Susvara and TC

I think from all the reading I’ve done audeze have a susvara competitor in the lcd5

so there might be 3 planar kings if LCD5 is worthy