@devilboy While I can't speak for others, I don't take issue with your experience. It's YOUR experience based on your equipment, so first, no guarantees that we're hearing the same things, and second, even if so, your tolerances for staging might be different from mine. Perhaps to your ears...

Okay, I've officially lost my Susvaras... While my wife has been "tolerant" of my getting them, she would sort of side-eye me whenever she saw them, probably thinking, "We could've done "X" with all that money!" Well last evening we watched a movie about Aretha Franklin (Her birthday month, we...

Waited for them to thermally-stabilize from this afternoon since it's so cold here in NJ. Struggled with myself for what my first listening experiences would be. (Classical? Jazz? Rock?) I finally settled on these to showcase all that these can do: https://tidal.com/browse/track/2844716...

Yes! And I thought that the unboxing experience of my HEDDPhone was over the top... I have to hide the book, or my wife will try to make it a "coffee-table book"! ;-) Also, the first headphone that I've ever had (Including HiFiMans) that has TWO serial numbers.

It has taken FOR-EVER, but at long last, I have finally joined the fraternity of Susvara owners!

Thank you for your response LarsMan. Yes, the Holo May KTE is the current front-runner in my mind after reading all the info I could find, but I'm open to other's opinions.

Okay mates... It's time. 3 things: 1 - Won't waste your time faffing-about. I'm buying a Susvara in Feb. (Allowing proper break/burn-in for DAC) 2 - I'm not going to get squeamish about costs. I'm 54, and I can't take it with me, so I'm looking for best performance, so I want to get my...

Shame about the Mangird Tea... I LOVE mine. If something happened to it, I'd replace it without a 2nd thought. I'd rather have it with me on my plane trips than a Monarch MK II, or U.M. Mest II because I'd not lose sleep over losing a WAY-sub $1K iem, but would be PISSED if I lost a $1K or...

At the tend there, you bring up a great point... I was trying to explain to my wife "why I have all these headphones", and I couldn't really articulate concisely WHY the he6se v2 wasn't a REPLACEMENT for my HEDDPhone. It's not so much a matter of "better", but more that they are just so...

Make it look good and you'll have to make a second because I'll be your first "Customer"! :-)

Well, for $100 USD you could get a WHOLE SET of used HE4xx, have it in as little time as it takes to get to you from Georgia, and then have "bonus" earcups to play with as well... Even with the $14.95 shipping this guy is asking, you're still coming in under the hybrid band cost... (If you...

Might serve you to just put a Sundara headband on it since the original is out of stock anyway and call it a day. :-)

@thefitz PLEASE don't read anything into any perceived "tone" of my message. Just asking the question. In no way implying responsibility of you to answer for the manufacturer's policy.

If the headphone is still within warranty, why would they charge you for a replacement headband? I could see "shipping charges" which would be annoying, but "reasonable", but the full cost of the replacement part that just anyone would buy coming in off the street seems a bit excessive...