I own both. I bought them together thinking they would be similar, but I would determine which I liked more and return/sell the other. Well, they're more different than I thought. The actual sound comparison is so subjective and there are so many confounding variables that it's really hard to...

I think it's a good call out that there's no "right" or "wrong" here. Especially talking about two great pieces of equipment. It's a preference matter. However, there is merit in discussing it so that people eyes may be opened to a new way of listening/looking at it; appreciating different...

Just rolled my worn Elegia pads onto the Clears (OG) and boy does this sound interesting. Not sure if it's just confirmation bias though, so I'ma head to the gym and clear my mind and come back and see the impressions again. For now though, this may be it for me...The upper clarity of the...

I'll check out that thread, but can you give a TL;DR about those pads? Would they 'tame' the highs and accentuate the lows as I suspect?

So far I've also noticed the the Clears more amp dependent, which again leads to the impression that they are pulling more detail as opposed to sort of "smoothing everything over". However, I wouldn't necessarily call that a good thing. I don't want this to sound like a shot at the Clears...

I would agree with you for the most part, except I wouldn't classify the Clears as "boring". They are certainly more sterile sounding, I agree there, and especially when you first put them on. After ~10 to 15 minutes, though, as the pads warm up and you become accustom to their sound, I find...

Just received the Clear (Originals) and the MGs. For reference, also have the Elegia, in addition: OPPO PM3, Audeze Sine (sold), Senn 6xx, AKG K7xx, Hifi 4xx, ATH M50x (getting pretty far down the line here..). Clear Originals = "Clears"; MGs = "MGs" going forward. Been doing extensive...

Hello all, I've owned the elegia for a few weeks now and it's safe to say they have ruined my other headphones. I bought them in conjunction with an ibasso dx160 and the combination is detailed, accurate, but musical and engaging (maybe a tad too engaging). The provided cable is just too stiff...

@Paul - iBasso Paul and crowd, I am having serious trouble getting my DX160's bluetooth to work properly. Connection strength aside, I can not get it to use LDAC coming from my phone. I suspect it may have something to do with the fact that my phone recognized the dx160 as a tablet and...

Well I guess I have to chime in here as well. I was hesitant on buying these because well, I'm not made of money and these days aren't exactly peachy. I am pretty glad I did though. It has changed, and perhaps ruined, the way I listen to music. I can definitely see why some people would be...

I'm like 80% of the way to buying an r5. I have the tapes. Do you like the pairing? Anything to note about the r5 on its own? I don't want to deviate too much from the Tape discussion, so any thoughts on them together and also maybe a little on the r5 functionality in general? Worth it? I have...

So miles Davis- kind of blue, the whole album sounds great. As for the classical, try the 3rd movement of Beethoven's 9th, karajan. Between those two you can really hear the excellent placement and separation of everything... Should note I mostly go for Tidal hifi, smsl su8 and the loxjie p20...

Yeah so my thoughts on the symbios' in general are that when first put in (especially because I'm in cold new hampshire) they feel a little stiff and I think it negatively impacts sq. After like 10 minutes though they warm up, become softer and morecomfortable, and sound better (or ingest...

I thought I might pop back on the thread since I've now had the Tape's for ~30 days, using them almost exclusively alongside FLC 8n. The 8n's I am using almost completely stock, though adjusted tuning to high mids, high treble (meaning high sub bass, medium mid bass, high, high). The 8ns are...

The Tapes definitely show more detail and separation. More than most I've heard in my limited (and budgeted) journey. The only one I've heard from my list that has better separation are the DM6, but those have their own tonal issues as well. For the price, I would get the Tapes and be happy...

When I get home tonight I will be able to do a more detailed comparison, but for now I'll say I originally purchased the FiiO F9pro and the Ibasso IT01 at the same time and my initial impressions of both of those were the FiiO had slightly more detail, but at he expense of a strange timbre in...

Just got mine last night. Haven't really put them through their paces yet, but so far I love them. I run them through on my chifi silver plated 2.5mm balanced cable and have run them out of an EarStudio 1000 with 2x voltage (no EQ or anything, LDAC 96/24, Tidal HiFi/Master). The Balanced out...

Friends of Cayin, does anybody know how to contact support in English? Their website is not helpful. My 2.5mm Balanced jack has stopped working (well, works when the plug is held in a particular direction, you know what I mean) and this is very frustrating as I mostly use balanced for my IEM's...

Does anybody have any insight/comparisons of the BGVP DM6 vs Simgot em3? I have heard the em2 and I liked it, but was wondering if it is worth is to double the price for the em3. I just got a DM6 but I'm not sure about it. Something in the flavor just seems off. I love the detail, but the timbre...

I had a chance to audition the EM2 and really liked the way the bass was represented, albeit rolled off, it was punchy and fun without being too over done. I've been thinking of buying a pair of simgots, but I'm not sure if I'd like em2 or em3 more. I haven't had a chance to hear the later, so I...

Do you still feel the same way now? I just got a pair and I feel exactly how you feel. Like they have a cold or something...the detail is there but it just sounds so weird. I don't exactly want to spend a ton more money on cables or tips. I have plenty laying around so i can mix and match with...

I definitely agree that they best the DMG. If I had to restart my audiophile journey, they would be a great place to start because I feel the build quality and ergonomics are great for the price and the sound is V'd enough that somebody used to a "typical consumer" signature will feel right at...

Yeah i've seen that. never actually purchased from aliexpress, are all the vendors out of the US? How does paying import duties work? Also the long delivery times have always turned me off. I will look into it though. Have you heard them before? do they live up to the hype?

Personally I'm interested in the dm6, but they're impossible to find.

Yeah I'm not sure it would be worth it, but like I had said, they were for a long time my go to recommendation. I have been listening to the Simgot EM2 a lot lately (along with the cca c10 and c16). I would recommend, especially if you have amazon prime, ordering a kz zs7 and and cca c10. They...