Yeah, unfortunately I can't do that because I produce too much earwax.

The spring tips were amazing for me in terms of fit, but they were too wide and the filter would just fall out, so now I'm stuck with the mis-tips.

Our here looking like King of All Cosmos

In 2000 I had upgraded to a Minidisc, which didn't skip, and had a TOSlink input so I could rip CDs digitally to MD. Also upgraded my PortaPros to Grado SR60s.

you can play the bongos on those things

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Do you hear the difference between single end and balanced connection of that Stack? I suppose activating TrueBass and XBass together isn't a good idea because Zen Dac is designed to work in fixed mode when connected to AMP as Dac only. In that case the Zen Dac works as not the greatest pre-amp what distort the sound.

I kind of think iiWi Reviews says about laid back of midrange and relaxed sound overall. Equal opinion I heard from another guys. I am afraid the relaxed sound isn't good for the mostly neutral Sundara (and Ananda as a big brother).

I like "Blade Runner 2049" soundtrack and movie as well. Sundara does rumble too.

u/blorg I agree with you 100000%. I own a Focal Clear OG, Arya Stealth, and I received the LCDX a couple days ago. When I first put them on I was so frustrated because it sounded so unbelievably muffled when compared to the Arya Stealth. I couldn't believe the hype for these things.

Then I added Oratory's EQ which raised the 4k frequency by a ton and it opened up the headphone a LOT. I think now it definitely compares to the Arya. I still think the Arya does everything the LCDX does and includes extra soundstage so I'm not sure I'll keep these. I'm still comparing the bass between the two so we'll see.

I had the Edition XS before the Arya and it felt cheap to me and also was so easy to fall off the head. Sound was great though.

This only addresses sound coming through your ears. You gotta block all those pesky sub-sonic frequencies from bouncing around your frontal lobe and destroying the perfect resonance. I am thinking a forehead sound dampener of a similar wood type to complete the look.

Actually I am happy, I WFH most of the time and instead of having a portable rig on the bus something else at my desk at work I have my real hifi and I sit between my speakers and work so its not just about the headphones 100% I enjoy them when the mood strikes and I rotate through what I have, I enjoy the differences. I really like my Audeze LCD-2C with Questyle CMA800 its a synergy thing (was my at work desk rig) , I enjoy my HD800S with my Manhattan II, I do a lot of Roon streaming and I get to listen to my turntable when I want, I mainly listen to my Custom IEM's and AK100 when I go in the office on occasion, I think the variety is refreshing, I enjoy my headphones for what they are in terms of signature if that makes sense, I could keep buying stuff forever, but I spent enough, my equipment sounds really good. Head-fi is a one hobby, for me. It was a gateway back into my love of stereo from my youth. I started with a Fiio X3 and IEMs and realized you could pretty much have hi-fi in your pocket with hi-res files. The equipment is fun, but it's about listening to the music and enjoying it.

>But aren't the drivers on a cheap headphones and drivers on a costly headphones the same?

Does that mean that 2 cars with the same engine perform the same?
The driver material/type doesn't tell you anything about how a headphone would sound (with certainty).

>What determines the "Attack Speed" of the drivers?

this is a myth that can easily be debunked by looking at impulse response measurements of different headphones; those headphones who are said to be "fast" have similar results as those with "slow" drivers.

Azla Xelactec I think you can definitely fit even with filters, they are very soft and easy to stretch and also produce great sound and fit

Wait till you get audiophile jumper blocks/connectors...

Moondrop Venus. It's like an Edition XS hit the gym, showered, saw a therapist and took a spa day.

Similar characteristics but Venus are just cleaner. Better with vocals too, much more 'honest' sounding. Every track seems to bring out slightly different aspects of them, whereas I feel like the XS apply their sound to everything.

Electronic, Hip Hop, Ambient, Female vocals and a bit of Ghostemane ;)

The Zen Can's XBass is a little more subtle than the TrueBass button on the Zen DAC. I listen to Rock music mostly and I dig the punchy drums and thicker vocals, so I like to double it up! I do not think the Zen Stack sounds thin at all, very much the opposite actually. Which reviewer said that, do you remember? I pretty much never run the Zen Stack without some measure of extra bass, but it really is about four levels you can get with that setup. 1. No extra bass. 2. XBass Zen Can 3. TrueBass Zen DAC and 4. Both TrueBass and XBass together. I have different headphones that tolerate different levels of extra bass, so I like that Stack for all kinds of different uses and genres, and it's so easy to quickly reach over and dial it in when the tracks change and you want more or less without having to fiddle with an EQ. There's are some tracks with the Ananda that rumble so cleanly and deeply that I can feel them vibrate on my head! The track "2049" from the "Blade Runner 2049" soundtrack is my favorite deep rumble demo track. Give it a try with the Sundara and TrueBass activated. It's like a subwoofer! It's a fun way to watch movies, for sure. I do run the Zen Stack balanced as well. The Ananda doesn't need a lot of power, but it really opens up when you give it a lot.

It's possible if you super careful putting them on but IMO not worth it, I gave up on this 2 years ago and just leave them off. No issues.

Jesus the amount of bullshit. Now we have:
Audiophile network switch which is just a re-branded switch(the scam company poured a lot of resin inside and scratched the markings off components, oh and added steel weights so it feels "quality").
Audiophile M.2 SSD with and external power connector and a big clock for no fucking reason.
Audiophile network audio streamer pc which is just a passively cooled bog standard pc with a big fuck off linear power supply and lots of capacitors(digital audio wont change with fancy spancy linear supply).
And now the audiophool sata cable.

LCD-6XX 😂

What's your taste in music?

Music

No but it depends on the internal resonance of the housing, and the the "friction/resistance" of the rubber used etc etc. But a better driver is not necessarily visibly different from a worse one, buy the material and construction affects the behaviour at different frequencies

The Sundara isn't sibilance or harsh, I like more how it shines with SH8s. Honestly, I'd bought the warmth Zen Dac especially for the harsh BD 770 Pro before found out about Sundara)

Curiosity leads to audiophilia..

Well theoretically you can, but it depends on your skill and luck, when you would put tips on the nozzle, it definitely can be possible

I’m not saying I don’t think it’s the worst on this list but I don’t get how people seemingly regularly break them. I have only managed to break one ever and that was by dropping an amp on it so totally my fault not the connector.

What on gods green flat earth did you do. My poor neck.

When I listen something else for example low end IEM's from collection, I always cry a lot how bad they sound compared Sundara. I would buy a second pair of headphones in order to cry at the bank account as well. Do I have to buy something equal Sundara or ought to get limited by cheap Senns? Any recommendations for IEMs if I already have TRN VX?