Drop + Grell OAE1 Signature Headphones

There’s a spot on the lower mids where the OAE1 seems (for my ears) to have less volume than the HD 6xx/650, not enough to be a problem and it doesn’t have weird timbre either IMO. The HD 800 upper mids (~6 kHz) and treble is louder/more forward than the OAE1’s, but I actually feel the OAE1 is easier to listen to longer due to that, and there is more “air” in the OAE1 than the HD 6xx/650. I think detail is closely related to how well you can separate multiple instruments playing simultaneously (and the tiny cues that make soundstage and imaging more believable), the HD 800 may have a slight edge here but it might be hard to tell without comparing side to side; they both have a trait of allowing me to focus on something without straining to concentrate, while HD 650/6xx sounds more busy. it’s absolutely amazing how much the price has dropped on the Arya. I couldn’t tell what year vintage it was, but I saw an Amazon return up for bid two weeks ago for a stupid cheap price… I impulse bid on it for a bit, but because I didn’t know if a driver had failed or if QC had missed a short, I didn’t bid much, and I let it go once it was past my “impulse buy” range… it sold for $84 (local pickup). Thus, I still haven’t heard an Arya 😅 I have an HD 599 too, it’s great for meditative yoga background sound and I’ve pretty much donated it to my mom for that purpose, but by comparison the OAE1 will seem like someone (Axel Grell) washed away all the mud and brought the soundstage into clearer focus.

any one got any word on the actual drop? ORDER STATUS Product Run Successful ESTIMATED SHIP DATE June 28, 2024 PT should we expect them in a couple weeks? (no hurries here, I'd actually rather not rush the process)

Thanks for the reply along with comparisons to the HD800s. My main pursuit has always been wide immersive soundstage/imaging alongside great separation/layering without breaking the bank with an HD800s since my main use is gaming. I'm coming from an HD599 and have tried Hifiman Arya V2 which had been very impressive for soundstage and separation but seemed to be very soft and a downgrade over the HD599 in every other aspect. High hopes on this one as I'm one of the pre orders, from your review it seems to be roughly a combination of HD800s soundstage and treble but with more ability to be close as well as HD6xx mids but with good bass quantity which would be completely ideal for me if it's the case. Additionally if you have the time, how's its detail and clarity compared to Edition X/HD800s?