Lelouch25 t1_ixximj1 wrote on November 27, 2022 at 3:43 AM

lol 😂 damn dude when Meze Empyreans don’t even wow you anymore. What are you listening to at home?

Were the HEDDphone attached to the new Fiio K7?

Fc-Construct OP t1_ixxkkch wrote on November 27, 2022 at 4:00 AM

Nah it's more like I've demo'd the Empyreans and Liric before at a local shop and it wouldn't be too hard for me to revisit them. I didn't want to spend too much time on them since the listening conditions were really not ideal at the show and would be much better at the shop. The 109 Pro I haven't heard before and it's been pretty hyped so I wanted to try that. But to be honest, I wasn't a big fan of the Empyreans when I heard them, though the Liric is quite a bit better IIRC.

The HEDDPhone was actually attached to FiiO's flagship K9 Pro DAC/amp.

yakism t1_iybaoeq wrote on November 30, 2022 at 2:57 AM

>I've demo'd the Empyreans and Liric before at a local shop

Do you mind sharing the name of the shop or any other audio shop(s) in Toronto where one could demo headphones? Thanks!

Fc-Construct OP t1_iybr682 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 5:21 AM

Try Bay Bloor Radio right downtown.

yakism t1_iyfanbm wrote on November 30, 2022 at 11:29 PM

Thank you for the response! I'll check out the store when I'm town in a few weeks. :)

The_D0lph1n t1_ixxqo2n wrote on November 27, 2022 at 4:57 AM

I think after a while nothing really wows you anymore. I've heard a number of summit-fi headphones (Meze Elite, Focal Utopia pre-2022, Focal Stellia, HEDDphone, Audeze CRBN and LCD-3, HD800S, HE1000se, Fostex TH-900mk2 Anniversary, Verite Closed, and my personal Shangri-La Jr), and all of them sound good in various forms, but nothing produces the "wow" sensation. Possibly this is because my first summit-fi experience was the SGL Jr, and I only got to demo the others after already owning it, so the bar was very high already. Plus, demo conditions are never good for "wow" moments as the stuff that would impress me is hard to hear in noisy show floors.