You are 100% correct - this is the way!!! @Tchoupitoulas, the hopes and dreams of an entire herd of nerds fall to you. Are you up for it?!?

Speaking objectively, if you lack experience with one or all of your choices then this seems like a great time to enter "wait and see" mode until a bit more information is available. You have new world-beating ribbons, a "new" version of what many consider the best HP on earth, and an old guard...

I agree. This is largely a non-issue that some folks seem intent on driving into the ground. I personally don't think tone will change nearly as much as timbre, impact, texture, etc., which can change dramatically based on the chain. This is either a massive strength or annoying weakness...

in other news https://darko.audio/2024/05/raal-1995-magna-immanis-review/

This thread just got interesting. HERE COME THE NERD FIGHTS!!! 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿

This is a shockingly accurate take and I agree completely. The Immanis sound the closest to a 2-channel speaker system in a circumaural form factor I have heard, which is why they work so well with live music. They are just different.... Seems clear the Immanis are going to be divisive and piss...

This is just fascinating. I can't wait to find out what is causing such wildly different takes: reviewer, rig, economics, physiology or psychology.

Agree 100%. I contacted Hifiman support to replace the remote for an EF1000. The damage was completely my fault and they still replaced it for free.

Question for those with both an Envy and Hifiman Susvara. On a scale of 1 to 10, is there a (relative) consensus as to how good of a pairing is this? I tried the Envy with another headphone, but I'm specifically interested in the performance with Susvara as it is hard to find an amp that can...

Something else to note for CA/SR owners: the 3.5mm connectors have been moved forward on the driver housing/ear cups (see attached). A subtle improvement, but a welcome one to me personally as I spend most of my listening time in a recliner. The connector placement on the CA/SRs annoyed me...

Understood, my bad. What is the "proper" term then? Quantity? I agree. I had the exact same experience. My demo was quite soft and left me a bit disappointed. I got them home and it was a very different story. If I had a nickel for every time I've seen hype-driven glory posts I'd have a...

Nice chain! How do you find Sus with the Envy? They seem like a reasonable match in theory. There is probably room for both in your stable. In my experience, Sus tend to stay fairly consistent to their signature regardless of the chain (it then becomes a question of quality and/or specific...

The Immanis go beyond basic reproduction of sound at a specific frequency and add more/better/different performance within it (I presume this is due to the three-driver system?!?). This seems to result in more linear performance across a larger portion of the spectrum compared to Susvara. Hence...

I also disagree. Vehemently. I A/B'd Susvaras directly against the Immanis and impact wasn't particularly close. I can't speak to Susvaras paired with a Felix Envy, though I will say impact with the Immanis is noticeably weaker compared to the VM-1a, along with most of my solid-state speaker...

In addition, here is the rest of the chain: DAC - T+A 200 Source - Custom Server/Streamer Software - Roon + Foobar2000 Playback mode - Native DSD Files - locally stored DSD256 .diff/.dsf