Everything still has miles to go. The headband shows no signs of wear and the pads are intact and quite comfortable. I've got a number of headphones I keep for different reasons, so I've not used these as often as I would if they were my only pair. Nonetheless, I've spent thousands of hours with them. These sound especially great when listening to a cd through my yamaha receiver or through my little fiio k5 headphone amp. They really sing with well-mastered music, like anything by Frank Sinatra or Pink Floyd. My son swears they're the best gaming headphones he's ever used.

They also sound great wired to my fiio btr5 streaming flacs through my phone.

The detachable cable and replaceable earpads make this one a bargain for the audiophile on a budget (in the usa, at least.)

Is anyone aware is this is also a issue on the Magni 3+ I just bought one?

Yeah you hit the nail on the head. I like the health/fitness tracking features, I also like being able to see notifications at a glance and the vibration motor as a subtle alarm rather than sound, but having to charge yet another piece of tech daily started to become cumbersome.

That and the aesthetics of a regular watch are something I love quite a lot more than a smartwatch (though the galaxy watch 4 classic really looks great)

If you would use measurements you wouldn't say things like

>the bass is incredibly neutral and flat

Because it clearly, objectively is not!

https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/fosi-audio-k5-pro-gaming-dac-amp-review.40047/

That's why "subjective" reviews so quickly devolve into audiophile voodoo. You might hear them as "flat", and I'm not saying that you're lying or anything, there are many reasons why you might think that. But at the same time it should be clear that there is no reason why this review should reflect some sort of "so I can talk about most peole would hear as well.". It's not flat and you talk about being flat.

And that's just one example.

>However, if these are different masterings as others are suggesting, then this test is moot.

No, because you can still hear the net difference between the two. So if one has "wider soundstage" you should be able to hear that in the result. If they are actually mastered completely differently, then you will get a net difference. But it would be interesting to find out what that difference actually is.

You won’t need an amp for them even tho I personally would go for a combo unit (dac and amp in one) because it’s more convenient and is a bit more future proof if you want to upgrade one day.

The XLR is only on the headphone side and the others already stated and 3.5mm in the other side

Ah someone did a teardown, good. By any chance you still have the url? I would like to read see it

No. Put both files into an audio editor, flip the polarity on one of them, and if they're the same they should cancel out into silence. If they don't, what you're hearing is the difference between the two files.

It is literally the most scientific way of finding out if there's a difference between two bits of audio.

I'm pretty sure it has something to do with the variance in FR he was seeing IIRC

Forgot about those, the DX3 and DX3+ are beasts.

What about Topping? I'm aware they used to have an issue with a batch of L30 amps blowing headphones, but that's been long rectified.

Good is not always reliable. JDS Labs and Fiio are IMO the reference for budget/midrange. Ifi Zen is good too but you need to purchase the power supply separately for high impedance headphones.

Doesn't help that DSD tends to be 6dB softer so you need to compensate in volume.

As long as he's consistent you know what to expect from a product based on his opinion. If you know what he likes and you know what you like you should still be able to make an educated guess based on those.

Fiio K5 is a beast too!

When I was looking for a New DAC/AMP I noticed that only Schiit had complaints about the AMP killing the headphones themselves. Yuck.

It's the dog from the old doge meme! She's had a lot of health issues recently which is sad, but she's really old for a shiba inu so it's to be expected.

I see thanks so much!

gotcha! i really appreciate it <3

thanks so much for your help i seriously appreciate it <3

I don't know. That's why I'm asking if there's any real benefit and not just placebo

Fair point

he has a schweet iPod!

Because "better mastering" doesn't equal "sound that you like better".

Do they?