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Is there anyway to just buy the headband? It seems to come with the height adjustment bits but I already have those, I ain't spending £200 on it

I had the DEVA and while they sounded ok I had to get rid of them for being too ugly. Hifiman loves awful colors

Cool bro, sounds like you had fun 👍

Yes. With built-in accelerate decoder for your 1 and 0s.

Hmm, this is once again making me think about modding my SA1. I just keep telling myself it's not worth the risk

I’d very carefully cut it off with something very sharp, like a razor blade or x-acto knife. Your can try picking it off with your fingernail too. Anything chemical will likely ruin the pads.

Cutting them off will at least get you by until it’s time to replace the pads.

I guess ill just leave it then. Do you think misodiko pads would be a decent replacement?

The headband itself is only a bit lighter than the stock one but it's much better built and designed. To me, it's a lot more comfortable for long sessions and the weight seems to be distributed a lot better.

It's expensive but to me was well worth it.

Acetone would remove it but likely also ruins the foam. Unfortunately I think you'll just do more harm if you try to remove it unless you can shave it off with a razor or something like that but the risk of just causing more harm is very big.

Well that's what having a cumulative -15dB recess in the upper midrange (where most instruments, vocal and synth harmonics lie) can bring... It's dark and bright at the same time because its treble is present but there's a hole in the upper midrange so it makes for an uneven transfer from harmonics into air frequencies. Something the EQ manages to fix and luckily the drivers take EQ like a Champ

Exactly. You might hear stuff like piano pedals or a singer taking a breath and such, but it's not like a super high end headphone is the only thing that enables you to hear these sounds. If it's in the recording, well, then it's in there. That's it. I highly doubt that there's more to hear once you get whatever is described as "summit-fi".

yeah I also considered getting a spinfit

Foam tips. You squeeze them and they will adjust to your ear canals as they expand.

Indeed. They do sound super weird without EQ tho..

Oh ... I wear with side Pretty even when I put them on , it was like that just for the photo .

I dont think these have a carbon fiber headband, but I'll look into it, does it make them much lighter?

seems to be powder coated aluminum or smthn like that

Yes the EQ'd LCD-X is imo the most versatile headphones in the endgame region

So I have 6xx, sundara and recently focal clear OG. I also have access to hd598, and hd800.

The sundara are really an amazing pair of headphones for the price, and diminishing returns kick in quickly.

Comparing hd6xx to sundara, the sundara are crisper and cleaner, however the mids on sundara are not as full bodied, rich and smooth as they are on the 6xx. So for simple tracks with a mid focus, I usually prefer listening with 6xx. Guitar and vocal tracks like most on privateering by knopfler sound incredible on both, but shine more on 6xx.

I got the focal clear because to me they feel like a mix of the sundara and the 6xx. They are not as narrow as 6xx, and have in my opinion better richer, thicker mids than even the 6xx. Also they do not have the sennheiser veil which is apparent when going from sundara to 6xx. So a nice combination in my opinion.

Based, and double checked. Blues for the Red Sun for example sounds perfectly fine without the EQ, maybe a bit piercing if anything.

Watain’s debut doesn’t gain too much from the EQ either.

Pestilence’s Consuming Impulse I feel does benefit from the EQ, it becomes a lot meatier (IMO as it should).

Ahab’s The Call of the Wretched Seas also benefits more as it’s a more atmospheric album and uses that bass headroom quite well. Without the boost in the low end, it sounds a bit weak.

Again it all depends 😳 I also have a EQ profile where all the changes are 50% of what they originally are. So it’s kind of between that EQ profile and without EQ.

Absolutely worth the upgrade imo! Just pretty much take the Aryas and add warmth in the tonality, more treble control while being technically superior in every single category.

The differences in resolution between headphones are smaller when using budget DACs, too. Not having your ears clogged with wax also helps, you'd be surprised how many folks don't even notice.

Everyone's ears also have varying frequency responses and whatever else.

Thank you! Love the headphone a lot :) definitely the HE1000 is a headphone made for listening pleasure, I been listening nonstop this weekend, which is in the end what this hobby is all about. Hope you can trade in the Arya SE for something you like better hopefully!

I don't appreciate you all capping at me, first of all, homie.

Which terms used to differentiate headphones have a clear and precise definition?

Edit: Before you try to derail the conversation further, I mean in terms of sound.

Stuff like Caladan Brood, Dissection, Opeth, Vintersorg, Hamferð, Watain, some Stoner, Kyuss and such...