You forget 3.5 balanced connector.

They are god awful

Honestly, the hd800s is my preferred choice, but only after eq. Even stock, it’s very neutral sounding, a little peaky at 6k but it’s nowhere near as bad as people make it out to be. With proper eq (that sounds good to you), I personally think they’re the better listen. Not as engaging as the Arya, but amazing for relaxing and listening, since everything is nicely diffused and never close/intimate to your ears.

The Arya aren’t as wide (they’re pretty close, but you’ll likely notice it if you compare them) their presentation is ever so slightly more engaging. Bass is better, but it’s also really nice on the hd800s (just don’t expect the same level of quantity without eq, although I’m satisfied with the warmth as is). The Arya is a bit taller/bigger sounding, but it’s difficult to pick up on after A/Bing them. They’re very similar sounding headphones, but the hd800s are technically better and more resolving overall. They’re also slightly bigger sounding of the two, if soundstage king is the mantra you want to have in your rig. You can’t go wrong with either though

How is the single ended 6.35 rated higher than 4pin XLR?! My guy, we need to talk

Now you’re making more sense than your previous generalizations. Almost everyone in the hobby gets a lemon, but to generalize that a brand is “going downhill” is like me saying that Sennheisers are poorly built because my previous HD800 headphone had a cracked headband (true occurrence) is the same thing. Cheers!

that what i was thinking with my fiio fh5s. the soundstage for being an IEM is insane!

How do they compare to the Aryas for music? I've had a couple of pairs of Aryas (V2s and V3s).

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Some recordings do though 😂, I listen to indian music and some recordings the singer is literally behind me singing to my neck or behind me to the right side , keep in mind that some of these songs are from 80s and i usually experience is with my Fidelio X2HR ( in my experience they feel like they have literally been tuned to sound like a 5 channel system and in some songs it's clearly evident )

Sony NC earphones in early 2010s, like mdr-nc33

6.35, it reminds me my DJing days

That's a headphone, not what you plug headphones into.

I think Mr speakers used Hi-rose

Click click CLUNK

Tyll, the guy who basically adopted that connector, said that he regretted using it for his early headroom devices.

No non-headphone devices use the Lemo connector, iirc.

IIRC, only iBasso used the hirose connector for their devices. Most balanced devices from the late 2000s/early 2010s used the RSA connector for balanced.

Ahahahah:) Yes, but tactility is also important for me, hence, my other hobbies are mechanical keyboards, fountain pens, and woodworking

You forgot 2x 3-pin XLR that Tyll basically adopted during the early 2000s, and the RSA balanced jack that was somewhat "popular" (as far as the head-fi community went) back in the late 2000s. Might be a few more obscure ones that I'm forgetting - Sony's 2x 3.5mm connector, and the 2x 6.3mm connector.

Anyways, I'd also make the 3.5mm connector A-tier, 6.3mm B-tier, and 4-pin C-tier.

Stereo has no "behind you" information.

That is a unique feature of surround sound. You can get that with a 5.1 or 7.1 speaker system and appropriate tracks or you can try binaural recordings on headphones like this one:

https://youtu.be/IUDTlvagjJA

Most of my cables terminate into a metal 6.3mm. Just love it.

Not for the centre image , i mean the coming from behind you channel , most of basic headphones arent capable of reproducing it ( they just reproduce left and right and centre image aka inside your head)

Moondrop Springtips or foams.

Mine works perfectly fine without an amp on phone or pc etc.

They are easy to find in Indonesia. I bought them for $8.

And remember....always have safe sax