When I wrote Audio-Technica to get replacement parts for the headband, I was able to order those from them.

It seems like they would sell you earpads, too, but that impression could be wrong.

Yeah, the Marriage rabbit hole is not worth it.
Eventually you'll have to sell your wife to buy new headphones..

Except if you're in EU you're not getting the same power as within US..

Enjoy your cans, and don't worry about upgrades! The 560S can compete with stuff that's priced a tier or two higher, IMO.

DAC and amp don't matter much either, they're pretty easy to drive.

No difference what so ever, forget about it.

Nope its Kato Matte, Hexa is not perfect but personally i think its really really GOOD value vs performance, along side s12 pro Kato hardly worth the price anymore but still has its place for some people.

ignorance is bliss*

You're welcome! I was pretty surprised that they offered support for such unpopular headphones. Before this, I thought I would have to order directly from Japan.

I love my Aryas to bits, Haven't heard the HE1000V2, but I'm pretty content with the Arya SE. As for the LCD-XC, I purchased it to complement my open back aryas, And yes, I use them for the passive noise isolation. I love their sound signature, but I recently sold them as they were just too heavy for me and I preferred my Aryas for listening to music.

Before the Monarch MKII, I have tried the Arias, 7hz Dioko, and Blessing 2 Dusk. Love the sound signature of the Monarch, but funnily enough, I also sold the Monarchs recently as well. I tried for a while to find the right tips to fit the monarchs in my ear, and using Sedna eartips got me really close, but still after an hour or two, my ears would not be very comfortable. So yeah, unfortunately found the nozzles were just too big to fit in my ears and decided to let them go.

I don't know about sound or build quality, but I like the look of the new X9000 much better than older Stax models.

Nice collection, fellow Moondrop enjoyer. I agree that this year's releases have been lukewarm at best. Besides the Chu the line-up was middling.

Are those the Dunu Kima's near the back? Was curious about them but and how they compare to the Hexa's. Yhe latter seems like a new champ in the sub-$100 range from what I read.

BTW I also like your Yoshino figure!

I just use my iPhone 11 pro

I got the 560s a fee months ago and love them. I am driving them with a denon amp and they can take a bunch of power with no distortion to me. What are you going to drive them with?

Thanks for the info! I initially returned my R70xs, even though I liked them, because I couldn’t find the pads or other parts to buy on the web and I doubted the longevity that way, but it’s good to know that there are ways.

Modern games mix their audio at 48,000Hz. Additionally, a program like OBS will record at the rate your device is set to. I recommend 24-bit 48,000Hz for everything in Windows unless you have a particular reason to use something different.

The only major exception is that if you listen mainly to music from CDs, that will be at 16-bit 44,100Hz. Setting 24-bit won't hurt anything and will actually make volume changes better quality, and these days resampling 44,100 to 48,000 is transparent, but if you really want to ensure the best quality, setting your device to 24-bit 44,100 will technically be best if all you do is listen to music.

Made in Abyss’ OST is one of my go to recommendations for people trying out my 800s. It’s also my go to anime for people looking for cutesy stories of a couple kids going on a charming adventure.

I tried some SR-L300s at a cafe once and if that’s the entry level, I’m avoiding the entire brand. It was one of the most pleasant listening experiences I’ve ever had

The Nectar Hive X's have good bass as well.

It does not really matter beyond 16bit 44100hz. I am pretty sure you also cannot tell the difference.

I had a cup of herbal tea called "野草樹麗茶" from Jurakuen, Fukushima. Not bad, not amazing, yet not bad to chill with.

Yeah sounds like a good price for them. Honestly I am really skeptic about spending over like 100$ when there are some cheap stuff that sounds really good 🤣

I'd suggest you spend that on a different headphone to have a different sound. It's not really necessary with those.

wtf, that makes it even worst for me. Where are you from ? What is your eye and hair colour ? I thought its suppose to be the other way around where the guy have to give gift to you.

Rogue RH-5 is 3.5W into 32, despite having more powerful amps the Rogue is my preferred pairing with the HE6se. A bit overkill unless you are also using it as a preamp but for dual use systems it's been a wonderful addition.

Haha, no im the girl and he is the guy :)