May 22, 201511 yr comment_686502 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. Report
May 25, 201511 yr comment_686990 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 Report
May 28, 201511 yr comment_687575 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 Report
May 28, 201511 yr comment_687599 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 Report
May 29, 201511 yr comment_687619 I like the DAC output ideas, but I also like those cases sell me all of them plox Report
May 29, 201511 yr comment_687634 Initial impressions: not my favorite headphone I bought this year. For more details, subscribe to Postjack's newsletter and leave me alone. Report
May 29, 201511 yr comment_687751 Yes, but I am not on any headphone forums anymore to discuss them. Report
May 29, 201511 yr comment_687765 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. Report
May 29, 201511 yr comment_687774 you're still cool in my book even if my book is more akin to a pamphlet Report
June 3, 201511 yr comment_688559 is it worth building a balanced cable for these? doesn't really need a head amp...so balancing may be useless, too? Report
June 4, 201511 yr comment_688704 So far, worst combination is PM3 and Oxy. Pretty boring and made me fall asleep a couple times. Report
June 4, 201511 yr comment_688728 Morphine and the headphone behind door number two is much better combination. Report
June 5, 201511 yr comment_688819 why OMG, why? Takes out the harshness and lubricates the electrons for a smoother euphonic and mellifluous sound presentation. Report
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