Are those the pokemon grados?

That looks sensational, mate. Don't undersell your efforts - if there are imperfections, they're hard to spot, and don't detract from the effect at all. If I were you, I'd be basking in the satisfaction of a job well done.

Thank you. That's a good advice to hang the Audeze

Looks awesome! Maybe find a way to hang the Audezes just by the metal band instead of the leather strap so it doesn't stretch (unless you don't care) just a recommendation. I might have to replicate what you made though it looks amazing!

Nice, look like art pieces in a museum.

After getting into this hobby, the first headphone I actually felt comfortable replacing my old "Gaming" headset daily driver with was the Mod House Audio T60RP Argon.

It is insanely comfortable (including pretty deep pads), has a soundstage that is fairly big, especially for a semi-closed back (but it's also conventionally wide, easily beating for example the Sundara), imaging that stretches a bit to the width of the soundstage but remains precise, and a sound signature that is a lot of fun, with a tastefully executed v-shape.

These make anything sound good, which is why I like them for things like YouTube where cheap productions and compression could otherwise be a problem. With that said, they do have a somewhat artificial timbre, and they lack a bit of clarity as well as bass "speed" compared to what I would hope for with a planar at this price point - they do come in at "upwards of $400" with a price of $479 once you add the pads and strap - which you absolutely want to.

While I personally really enjoy the Argon, you could also check out other less severe (and thus cheaper) T50RP/T60RP mods, or maybe just a T60RP with custom pads or something (you could even get the Argon's pads on their own).

looks very modern

=D

That's neat!! I use a bookcase with glass doors, an not creative enough to make anything on my own :)

I used 4 Ikea Eket shelves with their wall mounts and installed some puck lights I found on Amazon. The wires are routed behind the Eket as each unit has an opened area behind them. It was my first time putting something on the wall so there are still a lot of imperfections. 😁

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Almost every Focal I've seen eventually breaks the exact same way. Headband snapping. Doesn't matter if it's a Elear or a Utopia, all have the same issue

Maybe I'm more understanding because I work in manufacturing, but failure is nearly unavoidable, so extremely low rates (fractions of a percent in this case) on the first batch and quick responce means it's not realy worth worrying about imo. It's becomes far different when its something constant on a very mature process such as susvara and nothing seems to have been done imo

For some reason i can find sensitivity but not impedance figure for the oracle.

Moondrop variations seem easier to drive based on figures.

H6Pro open back headset just arrived. I have another 3 hours before I get to use them. Hopefully they are the ones I've been hunting for.

A quick word of caution: I think the Oracles and Clairvoyance *do* require a decent amount of power to sound their best. So if you're going to allocate all of your budget towards just the IEMs themselves, I'd pick something more efficient.

Then get the Qudelix 5K rather to go with your Timeless AE u/Schweppes1783

Nope

You're right :) thanks!

Do you already have the BTR7?

Ooor you could just get the Apple dongle and spend the extra 200 $ (insert here the equivalent for your currency) on better iems. This actually brings you to the thieaudio oracle / clairvoyance territory.

Just my 2 cents here, buy whatever makes you happy.

I just got the 7HZ Timeless AE last week! While it is fairly power-hungry compared to most other relatively cheap IEMs I've tried, I've been able to run it right off of my phone using the Apple Dongle with no problem (volume around 70-80%). When I paired the Timeless with a variety of delta-sigma sources, the Apple Dongle, my M1 MacBook Air, DD HiFi TC44C, and Ferrum Erco, I really didn't find that much of a difference in bass response.

At the end of the day, you should do what you enjoy most. If you want the BlueTooth capabilities of the BTR7, go for it! But if you're just going to use it as a phone dongle, you may want to reconsider.

It kinda is. BTR5 is more than enough for those. Or you can get utws5 if you want wireless experience.

Soundstage is going to be smaller on an IEM. I will say sound stage doesn't matter nearly as much as imaging with gaming. If you want to try a good, cheap IEM with great imaging, they the truth ear hexa. Really good for music if you like hearing details. Bass is a little lacking but it helps with hearing everything so if works well for gaming

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