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They make a few great sounding headphones and a lot of weird sounding ones. I've had two pairs of 4XXs break on me, and I'm crossing fingers with this HE-400SE. The HE-1000 Unveiled might be my favorite sounding open planar out right now, but I don't know if I'd feel comfortable spending that...

It's funny to think they were doing this to themselves over stuff that would be outclassed by bluetooth speakers and spotify nowadays.

I never made a bad choice because I was always budget minded, lol. Amps went from the O2 -> JDS Atom -> Topping A90. Dacs were ODAC -> Loxji D10 -> Topping D30. Never went out of my way to buy "fun" or "magic" sources, and I don't mind how my cheapo headphones or speakers measures if I like the...

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The details were in the review, I think most people just didn't bother reading it past seeing the blue bar in the SINAD chart and subconsciously labeling it "great".

Gonna say personally, after trying this one, it's much more comfortable than the original Blue. It's probably the only reason I'd consider sidegrading at all.

A fun thing about guys like you (no offense, you carry this hobby on your backs ) is that the used market is flooded with great speakers, so if you're a tiny bit less discerning you can get great gear for a steal. Of course, this is just the first step on the path to transforming into a monster...

On my own, never. Same with headphones. The only thing that gives me the itch is listening to something better, or thinking of a novel setup.

I think 95% of people who follow Amir's reviews just look at the Pink Panther figure and the SINAD chart, lol. I gotta hand it to Amir though, "yeah it's mid but you want mid so it's fine I guess" is an incredible moment of growth for a guy who kept measuring tube amps over and over.

I really love the Noire X. Really love it. Maybe more than the Stealth. I'll have to try them more tomorrow.

Shure still has the benefit of making really comfy IEMs.

Gonna give him the slightest benefit of the doubt after looking at both of these response graphs, getting back all that bass would feel like a cold glass of water in the Atacama Desert. Thanks for the review by the way, Amir. I have a ton of patience for """fun""" designs and sound signatures...

I'm of two minds here; I like to see really overengineered pointless DACs like the ones Topping and SMSL make in the high-end, but I wish these reviews focused more on features nowadays. Features sell a DAC way more than sound quality nowadays; it's one of the reasons manufacturers are even...

Having tried both, the Stealth is way more comfortable, and while sound is subjective I think it sounds better out of the box without EQ. Whether that's worth the eye-watering price is up to the buyer.

If these are anything like the 598s I had in college, the tightness of the fit eases up with time. I put mine around some textbooks before bed to break the fit in and it works wonders.

I'm tired so I might be speaking out of my butt for this, but I feel like people have a tendency to get caught up in the hype/hype-backlash cycle with products like this, instead of just sitting back and appreciating them for what they are. These WiiM amps don't have to be literally perfect to...

Things used to be worse. Way worse. Headset makers are trying a bit harder now than they were in the old days when "don't buy a gaming headset" became common knowledge, though, so you can use your discretion.

Depends on what the IEM is going for; diminishing returns on single-driver IEMs kick in almost immediately, maybe even down to $15 with how the Chinese brands are moving nowadays. It's not to say expensive IEMs are all ripoffs (I stand by my feverish meatriding of the 64 Audio U12t), or that...

I got these on a whim for $15 and they're really fun. I'd love to see more brands experiment with the idea; Harman-tuned IEMs with a tweeter and a woofer you can turn on/off at will seem obvious in hindsight.

The Zero Twos were a real eye-opener for me, where the measurements shined through on tracks that were slow or simple, but the sound completely fell apart for stuff that was fast and complex. I'm not a true believer in measurements anymore when it comes to IEMs. The small drivers just aren't as...