[wldcohso]

Awesome company by the way...

 

[dontfeedphils]

Well, after around 6 hours of listening I'm convinced. I'll have my pair of Elear at the show for sale @$500 (which includes the stock pads as well as the aftermarket pads and foam dampening mods). Wanted to throw it out there before the show in case anyone might be interested.

Always prefer selling locally.

 

[wldcohso]

Well, after around 6 hours of listening I'm convinced. I'll have my pair of Elear at the show for sale @$500 (which includes the stock pads as well as the aftermarket pads and foam dampening mods). Wanted to throw it out there before the show in case anyone might be interested.

Always prefer selling locally.

Only 6 hours? i think the burn in is at least 80 hours.

 

[dontfeedphils]

Only 6 hours? i think the burn in is at least 80 hours.

Not a big believer in "burn-in", and these are the store's demo pair, so I assume they have much more than 80 hours on them.

 

[koover]

Just outta curiosity, are they too thin sounding , poor SS, no detail, bass lite, bright, all of the above, etc.?

 

[dontfeedphils]

Just outta curiosity, are they too thin sounding , poor SS, no detail, bass lite, bright, all of the above, etc.?

To my ears, on my setup, almost none of the above. Very dynamic yet seem to present the music in a non-fatiguing way. The bass is beautiful to me, you can tell where it is and where it should be and there's enough quantity to make me very happy (compared to my Elear which are a bit more exaggerated in the bass). Possibly a little bright, but that's not the word that first comes to mind, some might hear "bright", I hear clear and crisp. Sound stage is nothing to really write home about, but no worse than the Elear, and I don't care much about the sound stage.

Everything is just so clear, so clean, so even. Everything I've listened to on them so far just sounds right, along with all the details I hadn't heard before. I think my favorite thing about these headphones after the resolution is the treble, it rides right below the line of sibilant for me and I love it.

 

[cskippy]

Utopia is one of the best headphones I've heard at any price point. It's too bad they are $4000. Warranty is also a concern as it's 2 years and I'm pretty sure you end up getting either a refurbished one or a new one, not your own repaired unit.

 

[13713]

Yeah with the Utopia I have heard they are new/refurbished replacements... I wonder if it is for faster turn around time.

 

[Selenium]

When I see the stuff some of the rest of you are bringing I feel like I may as well be bringing iPhone buds. lol

 

[cskippy]

I started with a DT880 Pro I bought from Guitar Center to use for mixing. I thought the price of $240 at the time was outrageous...look at me now lol!

 

[balderon]

When I see the stuff some of the rest of you are bringing I feel like I may as well be bringing iPhone buds. lol

Everyone has to start somewhere and always think about what your next upgrade will be!

 

[Selenium]

I'm also bringing the Fiio F9 if anyone wants to try it! And the Ruizu A50 DAP.

 

[funch]

Everyone has to start somewhere and always think about what your next upgrade will be!

Then you're afflicted with upgrade-itis. From that point on, you're doomed.

BTW, does the room have a name/number?

 

[Coolzo]

I don't believe the room has a particular number, but *in theory* there should be signs pointing to the correct place (generally, it is to the left side of the front desk). I'll send an email and ask about a specific room number. If all else fails, there will be a desk with a "Head-Fi" sign outside the door. Plus, the front desk people would be able to direct you.

 

[Barra]

I listed what I would bring, but that was a while back. I can bring my Feliks-Audio Euforia OTL and my HD800S. Virtually all of my listening is Tidal HD, but I don't have a laptop to bring, so right now I'm not planning on bringing a source. I may have a Gumby by then with Gen5 USB, but not sure how well it would work without adequate on-time at the meet, and again lack of laptop is a problem. Anyway, this will be my first meet so I'm looking forward ot it.

In Seattle, we hot transported the Ygg and the Gumby using a basic computer backup battery.