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+1 for mezzanine by massive attack

It's extremely comfortable to me and I didn't get on well with the elegia because of clamp, I don't know why they've listed it as so strong.

What is that

are those razer orca looking AKGs lol?

In other article it was 357$.

Some amps can have different implementations in their balanced circuits so it could be a difference within the amp itself.

I don't think this really looks bad but It'd probably look way better without the weird fan looking piece over the grill lol

They are saying that over time, compression of the foam in the pads slowly changes the sound. Which is true, however it's incredibly slow, incremental and undetectable while it's occuring. Almost certainly, a well worn 5 year old pad is going to sound different from a new pad to the trained ear. But that's just pad wear, not burn in. Of course, brain burn in is simply the brain getting accustomed to the dynamic profile of a set of cans. OP is simply trying to rename pad wear and is suggesting that this is what people experience when they experience headphone "burn in" of the drivers.

Oof, definitely a bit of a price difference there. I also own the OG version though, and personally think they're the better of the two anyways

I use Tidal. I tried Amazon HD and it just sounds kinda cold and lifeless compared to Tidal. I rather pay more for what sounds good to my ears. Try them both and compare for yourself. There is a noticeable difference.

The wait from auspost was an excruciating three days 😂

OG, MGs were at full price at $2200

MG or OG?

That's what they're saying, that pad wear could be mistaken for brain burn in

edit: Nvm no idea what theyre actually saying.

Brain "burn-in".

Pad burn in is too slow and you would not notice it happening on your head over thousands of hours.

It's very different from what some people and manufacturers claim, that running white noise on your headphones for a hundred hours will change the sound.

If you thought the 2.8N pressure of the beyer was much, this thing is a vice compared to that.

Price is $299, it's in the article.

I wasn't referring to sound changing with pad wear as a theory, instead I was referring to the link between pad wear and burn-in. To rephrase and make what I meant clearer, I was trying to find why burn-in exist and presented my opinion as a "theory".

I like FiiO stuff, so I'm interested.

I'm really looking forward to more info (price, FR, tonality, reviews, etc.) becoming available.

Looks nice, I like the alloy rim style of the cup. Decent price too, could be a good entry in the mid-fi field.

Oh I agree pad wear can contribute to FR alteration

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I think OP is suggesting pad wear is possibly the main factor in sound changes that some people attribute to burn in, which I think is probably correct. People often severely underestimate how much of an impact pads have.

It's not a "theory" why do you think third parties sell different types of pads? It's well known and measurable.