im definitely not an expert in this or any field, basically i just watched some youtube videos about them being good for music making and thought eh why not? then was very happy with my semi-impulsive decision, although i didn't really test any others out. but these seem to be great. i will say i just recently had an issue with them lol, user error mostly i think, sorta. maybe this is just how planars work with amps from topping but i plugged them in and out with the power on and afterwords they were distorted as hell. so i returned them through amazon and got another pair coming tomorrow. with a 3 year warranty. it seems crazy that doing that would break them so maybe there is an overall QC problem with them, or i just fucked them up somehow or got unlucky. im not sure what happened tbh but they broke.

still well worth the upgrade from the hd600s in terms of everything, i can see what you're saying about another pair being as good/better for media consumption. im loving the hd600s for movies and videogames and stuff but yeah not for the music i make. like missing a third of the picture not having the ananda's now.

im just using oratory1990's eq settings btw, this one i think

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/x8gu....pdf?rlkey=1ktv3frohbxcxnsikryr9iylp&e=1&dl=0

 

Here are the measurements https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...c-compared-to-topping-d30-and-fiio-e10k.2097/

 

True, but I knew of that test, and for that money it's ok he comes in at third place.
I would have to listen on the level of an atomic bomb exploding next to me to hear these 'problems' anyways.
Like that thing with a -90db sine wave (in 16 bit).
Somehow I would expect a converter to produce quantisation noise if I fed it -90db at 16 bit.
Or those jitter spikes, these sit at -100db.
My personal guess is that I hate most modern DACs and Headphone amps because nowadays it's all measure over everything else.
An then they use way to steep reconstruction filters with pre ringing and what not.

 

The reviewer said it sounds great and he couldn't believe the price