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Ezees t1_j9hsklo wrote

Reply to My End Game, but I'm not sure I'm happy Any questions? by mghazik

If you don't totally like your setup - then you haven't actually reached your "endgame". When I first tried planars (the he4xx), I was really impressed with them - but after awhile I started to hear their shortcomings. I started looking for other planar options for a "reasonable price".

I then bought the Sundara, then the Ananda, and finally the Arya V2 - and now the Arya Stealth. After treading water in the mid-priced, mid-fi lines - I didn't start to really hear "endgame" until I got the Aryas. Before that point I was just spending money on "side-grades", and before long I had spent more on them than if I would have just bought a high-end setup. In the end, that's what I did - went ahead a got a mostly high-end setup - some of them from the used markets. I wound up with a mid-level SMSL SU-9 DAC, then a used Gustard H20 discrete Class A BAL amp, and the Aryas - plus, better interconnects, cables, Hi-Rez streaming like Tidal, and media players like Audirvana. Now I actually hear "endgame" and have really stopped looking for "better" - because now my setup is wholly immersive and it'd cost me at least another ~$1.5K to even try.....

My guess is that now you're hearing the shortcomings of your setup - both of the headphones and of your sources - all of which are really solidly in the mid-fi categories, not having the performance or sound qualities of better, more revealing setups - that are also more expensive unless bought used.

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hyde0000 t1_j9hmiwx wrote

Reply to My End Game, but I'm not sure I'm happy Any questions? by mghazik

Hmmmmm what do you not like or wish to improve upon the Sundara?

What type of music do you listen to and kind of sound do you like?

Also in this hobby it's common to buy and sell gear, if you're not happy with it then sell your current gear and buy a different gear. Though before we go with this you might have to explain what kind of sound you want.

Also the other 3 headphone you listed are all cheaper than the Sundara so it kind of make sense it's lower tier....?

But yeah if there is a store where you can try all the headphones it helps a lot.

For example I don't like neutral sound so 80% of the audiophile suggestions doesn't apply to me LOL. But I know I don't like neutral so I look for non-neutral sound. I feel like if we know what you're looking for then we can steer you to the right direction.

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GHOSTVIPERZ28 OP t1_j9hmcrm wrote

Reply to I turned my 6XX into a weighted blanket by GHOSTVIPERZ28

The wooden earcups have 3D printed waveguide cups, which make the listener's ears the focal point.

Im not super technically inclined, but I think that making them closed-back made the bass more prominent while not sacrificing soundstage as much as a traditional closed back would.

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