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rdodev
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Sep 24, 2018
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This looks super promising. Hoping delivery date won't be too far out. Glad I bailed from the Koss electro stat to leave budget for something like this.
Dalailalama
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Sep 24, 2018
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rdodevI bailed there, also, holding out for something else. Happy I did to jump on these!
Massdoodles
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Sep 24, 2018
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npc2If it’s any consolation, AFCs include real leather ear pads all at $100 less. Plus they were one of the last recommended headphones by Tyll before he retired.
*edit: same protein leather ear pad material. But this drop is for the non-flow Ether.
*edit: same protein leather ear pad material. But this drop is for the non-flow Ether.
npc2
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Sep 24, 2018
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rdodevyeah true. I need something for work and realized getting another open back for home wasnt worth it however tempting. Having something six months or so sooner is worth it in that respect. Plus i guess some people even switched to the AFC from the Ether Closed when it was released anyway.
npc2
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Sep 24, 2018
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MassdoodlesAll true as well though I went with SE for convenience instead because I would be more likely to have balanced on my home setup (someday) than work setup where i would use it mostly. This drop having the balanced to SE adapter included would be more versatile though.
rdodev
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Sep 24, 2018
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Kyo9999watch the price here: https://camelcamelcamel.com/Stax-SRS-3100-Ear-speaker-system/product/B01DK2NUA6
Kyo9999
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Sep 24, 2018
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rdodevThank you but i'm not sure that Stax would be better than the Koss...
rdodev
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Sep 24, 2018
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Kyo9999In my research all reviewers seemed to agree the energizer the Koss come bundled with is rather lackluster and you'll have to upgrade it to take full advantage of them (i.e. but a STAX energizer). Since you have to spend on that, might as well get on the STAX and skip over the Koss.
npc2
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Sep 25, 2018
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rdodevI have read some opinions of those who really liked the tonality of the ESP 950 over the cheaper STAX (e.g. the L300 or even higher in some opinions though they admit the technicalities might be less) but the price of cabling and a new energizer (especially with so much sunk cost in dynamics) held me back and also given that it is unclear it could outperform my dynamics rather than just be different
jeffri
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Sep 25, 2018
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MassdoodlesPretty sure AFC pads is protein leather, so I think they are about the same as this, material-wise.
Massdoodles
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Sep 25, 2018
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jeffriyep you're right. I suppose the only difference would be the "flow" tech that MrSpeakers added to the latest line-up which would be missing from this version.
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