May 22, 201511 yr I have a pair of these in my possession currently, I still cannot make my mind up on them. I use them with the Oppo HA-2 paired with my iPod Classic. As a commuting headphone they are superb, good resolution and also excellent isolation, but they lack a little speed (odd I know) and to me sound a little thick and warm. But to be fair I haven't spent enough time to thoroughly test them, I will try them with the iDAC + iCan see how that work with that system. I have to say they are very well built, comfort for me is good, but I don't have huge ears, and they look good. I passed them round the office today, and people were very impressed with how clear they sound. For a portable planar magnetic headphone, Oppo have done a superb job.
May 25, 201511 yr I suppose I should do the trial / money back thing, as I am looking for a good post-surgery closed headphone to run out of my Audiolab 8200 CDQ, which actually sports a Class A headphone amp... If there was someone that was interested in letting me borrow a pair that would be cool as well. I have lots of music to listen to for a month in bed, so good on that front
May 28, 201511 yr Got the Oppo finally (they were supposed to be here yesterday, damn Fedex or weather). I like the packaging, very Apple-like. They feel very solid and are very comfortable on my head (although I have a smaller than average guy size head and my ears are pretty tiny). They are really light compared to the last two pairs of orthos I owned (LCD-2 and Thunderpants). Also, so far, they don't suck like most closed headphones (listening with Tidal + ECP DAC + DSHA-1). Edited May 28, 201511 yr by shellylh
May 28, 201511 yr ECP as in ECP audio dac? Shelly has a DAC that was originally built as a one-off complement to one of the acrylic Black Diamonds, but has been subsequently separated from its pair. It uses a WM8741 DAC with DSHA style buffers and 1:1 nickel core output transformers. Edited May 28, 201511 yr by dsavitsk
May 29, 201511 yr Initial impressions: not my favorite headphone I bought this year. For more details, subscribe to Postjack's newsletter and leave me alone.
May 29, 201511 yr I thought you only measured headphones anyway. Blame Aardvark Baguette. As it turns out, so can Jude measure headphones, so it's not cool anymore.
June 3, 201511 yr is it worth building a balanced cable for these? doesn't really need a head amp...so balancing may be useless, too?
June 4, 201511 yr So far, worst combination is PM3 and Oxy. Pretty boring and made me fall asleep a couple times.
June 5, 201511 yr why OMG, why? Takes out the harshness and lubricates the electrons for a smoother euphonic and mellifluous sound presentation.
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