Nope, first exposure to it...

Nice metalwork on that amp there...

I'll be sure to give it a listen next time I see Jack!

A late reply but yes. :-)

Generally when imbalance occurs it's the driver assembly not the connectors or cabling. We did see a higher percentage of failures for a month that were due to manufacturing of a component that was in spec but had a secondary issue that is now being inspected and tested for with greater care...

Yes it’s not cheap elastic should last years. And yes… we have a lot of printers these days. :-)

Totally fine, but be sure to use the pad spacers. The aluminum titanium won’t be bothered by it at all.

What about a portable DAC/Amp like the iDSD Black label? It's not quite a pocket device but... Another option our team likes is a Poly/Mojo 2 as you get lossless on WiFi...

If you find it too sharp in the highs pull the headphone down then forward so your ears touch the upper rear of the pad vs being centered, this adjusts the tone of the headphone to soften the upper mids and lower highs. AMTS makes it possible to predict relative changes in response regardless...

Yeah, it's a lovely performance...

Thanks for sharing that! I have a recording I use to assess emotional impact, the Budapest Festival Orchestra's Mahler's 4th Symphony, 3rd movement. When things are right with the tuning this piece never fails to make the eyes tear up... That's a big general question... I generally suggest...

…so that’s why we call it Expanse! 😎

You can reduce clamp by reducing the tension on the strap… less tension on band = less clamp

I think Expanse has a huge soundstage. That said, it presents differently from the HD800 in a couple of ways. Expanse places the first row closer to you, so vocals etc are more "intimate," but it also places the furthest objects pretty far back, so front to back depth on Expanse is very large...

Not really, no. I don't think we've had anyone complain it's too clampy but I also don't see all customer communications... You could try moving the position of the strap forward or back on your head, you may find there's less pressure in some positions for the strap than others. Nothing says...