Jabra sells replacement parts

It did/does. However with an exact-o knife and some patience its rather easy.

And you can 3D print pad "frames" so you can pop them on and off. I did some 3D printed frames on my X2HR as well so I can swap between the stock and some brainwavz pads on the fly.

This is so cursed. Never buy these headphones ever again.

the arcs don't mean anything LOL; it's like the rims on a car; it matters to a certain extent, but its not telling of a performance

I am very sorry for the timing.

Regarding SDD for your laptop, make sure to check if your model supports Sata or M2 or other connection fortmat

I used to do the same. A sort of white noise, and since youre studying you dont need perfect listening conditions

Bruh what I was asking about thoughts about headphones. Is that against the rules in this sub or something I’m relatively new to this sub

they didn't really make the headphones grip my head but they did 'fill' the space so that here is no more pressure on the top of the head/headband and the weight is alot more balanced

cookies and cream

Well put, I respect your dedication and ability to experiment overall. If I go solid state, I'll make sure to find a combo that has plenty of options to satisfy all the cable types I'd amass over the future. I imagine by the time I'm closer to done, I'll be needing 4-pin XLR, 4.4mm balanced, and 6.35mm ports (with adapter from 3.5mm), so the amp part of that combo having all of those would be greatly convenient in the long run.

I upgraded from LCD3 to LCD-4 due to the look. They are awesome looking headphones and sound great too.

It’s every factor you can think of.

Thanks a lot for this elaborative answer! It would be really helpful if you could give me some insight on those "arcs" or "curves" I mentioned.. Thanks again

Thanks for your answer... It would be great if you could give me some insight on the "arcs" I had mentioned...

Yeah ZMF is the other brand I was thinking of too. Did they increase the clamp force at all?

Thanks for your answer. Yes I understand that drivers can be different but what makes them different? Is it stronger magnets? Is it higher number of turns on the coil? Is it the vents? What is it?

im using ZMF lambskin for mine, really comfortable and sound good.

Can still be done, just have to know how and use the right stuff. There are others (Audeze if I recall correctly) that do glued pads.

Thanks to the power of placebo and self-delusion, I'm going to guess very few, sadly.

I’ve owned very good tube amps, including an Apex Teton, and very good solid state amps, like the Luxman P1-u.

I’ve been in this hobby for 18 years. My favorite setup out of maybe a dozen I’ve owned is the Apex Teton, an OTL tube amp built by Pete Millett, feeding the HD800. With the “right tubes”, that combo is both highly detailed and really emotionally involving - better than even the best Stax setups I’ve heard. In comparison, solid state is capable of providing jaw-dropping detail but a less involving listening experience.

But not all tube amps sound that good. They also are more prone to breaking down because they run hot. You also can go down an expensive rabbit hole of tube rolling (buying expensive tubes and seeing how they affect the sound signature of your setup.) And I personally feel that OTL amps as a general rule sound better than transformer-coupled tube amps, and OTL amps limit your headphone options. Solid state amps in comparison are trouble-free.

Unless you have a sizable budget, I’d stick with solid state and remember that the biggest determinant of sound quality is the pair of headphones you own, not your amp.

I mean I just buy a good set of headphones once, take care of them and then replace the pads every few years when they start to feel like they're going bad, but they never get THAT bad unless I completely abuse them for like 5 years or something...

I can't really put an accurate number on it - but you'll know after you hear a better setup and are able to compare for an extended time (one week+), and the devil is in the details. IMO, most of my entry-level/low-midrange IC-based DACs and amps (ie: Topping D30, Topping A90, Monolith '887) were bright/harsh/sharp in the treble while still missing details, had unnatural timbre, were lean in the bass, and had a shallow/flat soundstage with little depth.

Contrasted when listening to my midrange SMSL SU-9 DAC and mid-level and high-end discrete Class A or Class AB amps (ie: Emotiva BASX A-100, Schiit Magni 3+, Gustard H20) were: More detailed in the treble but not piercingly bright/harsh, more natural sounding voices and instruments with much better realism and trailing edges, fuller bass that's also much more textured (in an tactile, ASMR type of way), and soundstaging being not only wide and tall but also it's easy to hear a sense of depth/space.

I'm not going to say that these differences will always be night and day - that would be a lie - but these sometimes small-ish details can be the difference between just listening to some tunes vs an immersive and realistic listening experience. I tend to advocate for discrete Class A or Class AB amps over any of the IC/THX-based amps like the A90, THX-789, and the like for realistic timbre and less treble harshness (IDK about the SH9) - as the amp is more important than the DAC once you get past the entry-level DACs and into at least mid-range ones. Of course, all of this is IMO - and YMMV.......

eh, the monolith m1060 uses glued pads i think

I have the Blessing 2 Dusk and if there is any headphone in existence that even sounds just as good without any EQ let alone better I would be shocked.

Budget IEMs are better than TOTL headphones except for soundstage width.