Get angled earpads. At first they were crushing down on my ears beacus the cups were not deep enough at the back so I whent to Mrspeakers website and got angeld pads from the ether flow.
From everything I have researched and have been told. Yes they are some of the most neutral you can get, to the best of my understanding.
That being said I am running my set with the THX 887 amp from Monolith/Monoprice on the SMSL M300 Mk2 DAC. The extra umph from the balanced out on the amp balanced signal in from the dac seems to help a bit. If utterly neutral is yer goal, as far as I personally know these are the cans you should get.
And now that I notice that this is quite an old question, if you have yet to purchase them yourself and are still yet on the fence. Get them while they are on sale for 750usd, as of March 6th, 2020.
Does the headband say Dan Clark Audio or Mr. Speakers? I see photos of both. I'm aware that Mr. Speakers changed the company name to Dan Clark.
If I order in 2021, which logo will be printed?
Mine are over 15 months old & say Dan Clark Audio on them so I would think that they'd all say that at this point. I'm pretty sure that I was one of the first to get the "Drop + Dan Clark Audio headband as I wasn't expecting it.
If you do get these, I would also strongly suggest that you order the carrying case directly from DCA. They're relatively inexpensive & a must accessory. It's a mystery as to why Drop doesn't offer them here.