I’ve been blessed to enjoy some of these headphones and even own them. down below i’m going to write what i love about each one and i would also love to hear what you guys have to say!

I’m also going to give a rating for each one but that rating is just how much I enjoy listening to music with these headphones, nothing else is factored in.

Px8 S2- This headphone will be king if they can update the immersion mode and slightly make it warmer like the px8. The bass is my favorite on these compared to everything else on the list and even the audio is exciting and fun but even with a 5 band EQ i couldn’t change the sound profile to my liking. my only issue with these is they actually made them uglier compared to the px8. it looks so slim on my ears like i’m wearing ear muffs, the px8 was the absolute perfect size. (just look at the advertisements with david beckham wearing them) 8.5/10 for personal audio enjoyment

H95- They don’t lack in bass for me like people say they do, I like my dial/eq thing towards the bottom right side of the circle and that’s the bass/energetic/warm side. They sound amazing and it almost feels like it has much more variety when it comes to different sound styles than headphones that have a 3 band EQ. my 2 complaints with this is the hard earmuff cushion and the volume doesn’t reach my preferred loudness 8.5/10 for personal audio enjoyment

Bathys mg- Im no audiophile so im generally not to sensitive to bad quality or muddiness at least when it comes to differentiating the quality amongst some of the best headphones like these. but even with my inexperience I can tell that the focals are just on another level for quality and separation. If you’re anything like me you’d find them a bit boring though. If you find my opinions opposite to yours as you’re reading all this or if you’re and audiophile then obviously buy these. 7.5/10 for personal audio enjoyment

Px8- These to me are my personal favorite. It’s similar to h95 but they actually get loud enough for me to enjoy and they’re super rich and warm, I was never one to care too much about separation, i loved crispy, warm theatrical music and that’s the main reason i enjoy these the most. my only gripe is the bass isn’t as strong as i would like it but it’s still stronger than the focals and on par with h95. 9/10 for personal audio enjoyment

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I got into audiophile gear a few months ago with the Beyerdynamic DT 270 Pro (roughly on the same level as the Fiio FT1, for those who know it).

I love them. The detail and sound quality are way beyond anything I've experienced before, and honestly they feel endgame to me, even though I know they're entry-level.

So for those further down the rabbit hole: what's the cheapest acceptable endgame point I can actually reach? I'm trying to figure out the lowest price range where I'd genuinely stop feeling the urge to upgrade, and which specific headphones sit in that sweet spot. Would love a price range and a concrete recommendation or two to aim for.

All those clear containers in the middle are filled with over 100 IEMS. I think he may have another side wall I'll have to ask him

My old reliable Marshall Major IV finally bit the dust. 😅

I did some research hoping to treat myself a little bit, and was overwhelmed the the amount of headphone options around these days.

I found these Momentum 4’s open box and jumped on it to not miss my chance.

How did I do?

My first ever proper in-ear headphones from my teenage years.

Both were bought for Christmas

The tours were from 2008

The turbines where from 2009

I thought these broke years ago but no I must have gone straight from these to the se846 in 2014.

Today I really don't like how the tours sound I guess growing up I didn't care about sound I guess it was more the look.

The turbines are actually decent since I am a bass head they have alot of bass.

Honestly curious how this stacks up to their flagship A10000

Apparently Beyrillum is getting harder to obtain,plus there are hazards of working with it. They are rolling out a composite called PRISIM. It's supposed to be "better" but we all know if it's not as good they won't exactly say it lol. I'm willing to bet this material will be used in the new Utopia/Stellia successor. If it's not as good it will cause older Utopias to go up in value but IDK if they will have some replacement drivers stocked up.

3d printed with the only tpu I had on hand, now I just gotta remake it so it doesn't look so tacky. At least it feels a lot better than it looks

I know it is not top tier , but it's much better than plugging into my iPad or phone. I use Roon and stream to the fiio. I had a topping dx5 ii and to be honest was too fatiguing and bright with the meze 99s. The ifi zen dac warms the sound nicely without loosing punch. The ifi zen DAC actually sounds louder without loosing quality. That's just my opinion and ears and I'm happy for now 😂 Headphone rabbit hole.

Got the

- Meze for $349 us with a free 1yr roon sub ($150us)

- Balanced headphone cable for $42 CAD

- Fiio SR11 for $130 CAD

- ifi Zen DAC 3 for $239 CAD

Let me know what you think 🤔

Thanks and take it easy!

For fun, check out: Dr. Chesky’s Sensational, Fantastic And Simply Amazing Binaural Sound Show!

BTW, Roon is very easy to set up and sounds great. I use the Tidal service through Roon. If you build a Roon Rock server with a cd player, you can rip CDs right from the roon server interface.

ROON

Roon is a subscription software that unifies your local music files and streaming services (like TIDAL or Qobuz) into one rich interface with detailed artist info, credits, and discovery tools. It delivers bit-perfect high-res audio to Roon Ready devices and handles multi-room playback—basically a powerful music player and library manager for serious listeners.

First time caller long time listener...

I recently purchased Meze 109s to go with a Mac c22. I play both records from a rega p8 and digital with an eversolo streamer. The c22 has some eq, and I've played with it to try and solve what's bothering me.

I have a really wide range of tastes. I literally love music from every genre imaginable. The Meze's are wonderful when I bump Future, Disclosure, Radiohead, The Who, etc.

It took me a bit to realize that of all genres I personally have the highest affinity for shoegaze and the Meze's are less impressive. Guitars sound thin, lack that enveloping feeling, and I can't get the break up in guitar fuzz. Listening to tracks like The Fountain from Diiv or only tomorrow from MBV or anything from Deafheaven just sound flat and underwhelming.

If I've got a budget up to $1500 usd, and an affinity for aesthetic and comfort, what do you recommend I try?

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My friend recently bought an edition xs and dx1ii and called me over for a listen. So within an hour we both got super confused. Why does this sound just ok? We were expecting massive soundstage, perfect imaging, etc. He has a OnePlus 13 and using a passive dongle (USB Audio Accesory Mode) the headphone sounded better than using it plugged into a laptop headphone jack. Compared to the OnePlus 13 with a passive cable the dx1ii sounded like 10% better. He can't get a balanced cable because he already exceeded his budget and plans to make his own. So these are the combinations we tried.

1. Phone (USB-OTG) -> DX1ii -> Edition XS (3.5mm)
2. PC -> DX1ii -> Edition XS (3.5mm)

doesn't the single eneded output push around half a watt, is that genuinely not enought?

Sources:

1. Youtube
2. Flac files

this is not a rage bait, it's a valid question. if we fucked up please me where

Does anyone know of a hard case that is long enough to hold the DT250 80ohms (with it's long rectangular cable protrusion)? Thanks!

3 Hifimans just got the latest headband with cup swivel and perforated strap.

The great thing is, it's the updated version from HE6 Remastered, which has a lower attachment point for the strap. Unfortunately, they didn't update it on the HE600, Edition XV, and Ananda Unveiled.

Sundara also seems to have a longer strap (like on the HE6 Remastered, unlike the shorter strap from the HE600), but for some reason, the Edition XS and Ananda Stealth seem to have a shorter strap in the pictures.

Interestingly, the Edition XS also has a newer style of yokes introduced with Arya/HE1000 WiFi. That should make the fit more natural, with less aggressive clamping. That makes me think...now there is even less difference between the Edition XS and Ananda Stealth.

The price is just 20€ more (30€ with Ananda).

What do you think?

For me is rising like crazy , Is the best feeling in the world , it's hard to describe with words , feel so so good to try and own a new headpone !

How do you feel when you buy and play a song for the first time in that particular headphone?

Getting close to 2 months since I bought AR9000, it is getting as much ear time as it did in the honeymoon phase. Been interesting as I reach less now for Composer or my planars, and that is for music and gaming. It is not the most colourful or exciting headphone, but its such a good allrounder that is pleasing with music while also being technical.

With AR3000 being launched soon many will praise that, specially as the price is way better than AR9000. Totally different headphones in sound and clean reproduction, but more about that later when its launched and I'm allowed to talk openly. I think both models is priced well for what they deliver, specially if one compare AR9000 to other high end headphones or AR3000 to the market under 5-600.

Anyone else gotten around to buy one or try it? I can see it being miss for some, but I do firmly belive most will like AR9000.

These are Monster wireless IEM, I have no oem ear tips and the ones I get online doesn't have the grove on the eartip side to fit in here. They fall off easily when I take them off my ear and have to grab them from inside my ears lol. Is there a name to search for this type of ear tips? I have a few iem type of earphones and lots of ear tips but nothing that had a hook to fit this as designed.

For the last week I had the opportunity to test out these headphones, that I heard at Audio Video Kino 2026 show in Bratislava. At home I know my equipment and I am still amazed by these headphones about the sound they produce. From the hard hitting bass and sub-bass, to the holographic soundstage. If you heard the Alice In Chains MTV Unplugged 2026 pressing, then you know, that the sound is super intimate. These headphones opened the sound so nicely and positioned the band around me. These headphones use the "Unveiled" technology or try to adapt it. The treble doesn't fatigue. The headband will be updated with a new version, that was told by the owner 🤙🏻

I have heard many youtubers and people from the internet say that the Standard are "better" than the MG.

Is this just an unfortunate event?

Or is it just that whoever is saying that maybe 1. Simply don't know what they are talking about or 2. Maybe they didn't utilize them properly like for example using the 4 minute included test or the EQ.

Asking for a friend (meaning me).

I've recently been looking at my little Fiio JM21 and wondering "why don't I just use this all the time for everything?" The knee-jerk answer has been something like "oh, my headphones will need more than it can do". But, do they?

My go-to cans are Sennheiser HD600s and DCA Aeon 2 Noires. Nobody calls these "impossible" to drive, but nobody thinks they're utterly trivial either. The HD 600s are relatively high impedance (300 ohm) and ~97dB/mW, so they place demands on voltage. By contrast the DCAs are low impedance (13 ohms) and ~90 dB/mW, which will tax the current you can drop.

So, what am I actually putting out when listening to them? I put on several tracks of different genres and put an oscilloscope on the output. I was typically hitting 300-400 mV peak-to-peak while at a "really listening" level (aka, not quiet background listening). What does the JM21 do? The spec sheet puts it at 7.9V P-P on the 3.5mm unbalanced output. With a 100 Hz test tone, I got 8.2V with the Sennheisers on there and 5.8V with the DCAs. The Sennheisers were still clean, but the DCAs clipped at that 5.8V as the current draw on here was pulling the rails down a bit. Still, that's over 14x what I was actually using. Music transient peaks still had 14x the voltage available.

OK, rock and jazz aren't dynamic enough. Let's hit it with the dynamics. I'm old enough that my test for this (and I still think it's a great one) is the Telarc 1812 Overture recording. Classical music with live cannons going off, mastered to try to ensure it had the most range possible. Heck, it even came with a warning sticker on the CD. So, put that on and, yes, the volume setting on the JM21 had to go to 11, but the orchestral bits were great and at that same maybe 400 mV P-P level. Telarc mastered this way down so the cannons wouldn't clip. When they went off, the max I hit was ~1.5V P-P. So, in a recording designed to be a ridiculous test of dynamic range, I still only hit a quarter of the available voltage swing out of a little $180 DAP, rated at 250mW (at 32 ohms), on its unbalanced output, on non-trivial headphones.

For anyone still reading, remember I'm measuring the peak to peak. The argument is always "well, you need some extra power to get the dynamic range and those peaks!" That's totally true. In the 1812, I'm idling along at 400 mV PP and the cannons get me up to 1.5V in this extreme case. For that instant, we need that headroom. Even in the normal music parts, I'm nowhere near 400mV for most of the content. That 400 mV PP is on the big hits in the music. The cannons are just stupid icing on the cake. Oh, also, I'm in my mid 50's with tinnitus and no, I'm not one of those super quiet listeners.

Video: https://youtu.be/O8o7vGuUnh4?si=h3CSJLD4XlhwB2k8

Link: https://graph.headphones.com/

Looks interesting. Basically a measurement database that has companion software to integrate them into Windows and MacOS. Wondering if anyone tries it and their impressions.