Got new, official pads now 😅

Already have the 3070, so probably no upgrade in the near future

Have them since mid October, so barely 3 months. The paint is in pristine condition, but just today I noticed the right bud sounding quieter than the left. Will try swapping the filter and praying.

Update: No idea what it was, but I tried switching to the stock cable, the issue disappeared, then went back to my Altea and the issue is still gone. Maybe it was a weird connection, but I already replugged the buds - now hoping that it doesn't come back.

Update 2: It came back, swapped the filter, everything's great again now.

Good point, gotta get one matching my Arias.

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When there is no difference anymore, I'd always go for wireless. If battery life is no longer an inconvenience, that's the point.

Thanks for the tip and it's a deal :P

Oh nice, have my eyes on the Blessing 2. My poor wallet.

Yeah, I'm considering going wireless keyboard and mouse in the future as technology has gotten to a point where those are actually usable. Might wait until one of them stops working because I'm pretty satisfied with them in general.

Had one before that I didn't like as it was a pain in the ass to have them be the same height and adjusting the horizontal tilt. I'll probably stick with the stands until I feel like really spending on a proper mount. Wall would've been easier, but height-adjustable desk.

Sorry for the late response. Wanted to wait for the optical cable I ordered to see whether that works better than USB. However, when I went to try it, I couldn't reproduce the problem xD

I would say it depends on your use case. If you need/want LDAC, it's completely worth it. If it's just aptx (HD/LL/Adaptive), there might be better and/or cheaper options in the form of some dongles (see comment from another user regarding dongles).

Lmao, you got me there. I (also) have a height-adjustable desk, so wallmount isn't an option, unfortunately xD

I'll look into a proper wallmount

The Moondrop Aria Elven Maiden Edition

Haha, we've all been there. But like mentioned in another post, they all have different color representation - still want to one day fix that somewhat ^^

I got them as a bargain for 150€ or so from someone who had them in their attic for a few years.

Why?

They are definitely very different. I can mostly give you a comparison considereing both are EQ'd to the Harman target. What persists is the 600 being the neutral king with an intimate soundstage, i.e., narrow. Bass is obviously still rather lacking, but that doesn't bother me too much. The Sundara on the other hand feel more energetic, have much better instrumental separation due to the planar technology and a small to medium wider soundstage compared to the 600. To my ears, the Sundara have an artificial feel to them in their sound which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it can feel fatiguing after a while. I switch between them pretty frequently but usually end up sticking with the 600 for longer periods of time, in part due to the more comfortable fit but also they are the better "allrounder" for me and generally feel better suited for daily use. The Sundara work really well for some intense listening sessions, especially with more energetic/electronic music, orchestral music and the like.

Haha, thanks. There simply wasn't a good way to get a decent picture without including my PC setup as well

Haha, that's why I bought most of my set-up after getting into a relationship

Thanks for the indepth comment, back down the rabbit hole, I suppose.

They seem pretty fine to me still

Yes, too much contrast

I guess wallmounting isn't such a bad idea. I'll look into it. Already got a pretty big mousepad just removed it for the picture. Thanks for the comment.

Edit: I'm an idiot considering that I have a height adjustable desk, so wallmounting isn't an option xD

I had that before and didn't really like it - probably because it wasn't a particularly high quality mount. Out of the question now as I have cable organisers mounted under the desk, so I can't attach clamps there anymore - was also a mistake not to have them a bit more inward to allow for clamps at the back, but since I don't really need them, I'm fine like this.

I have a deskmat, just removed it because the picture looks better without it ^^'

Thanks for elaborating. I assume you mean the 600 pads.Yeah, they've seen some years of use, but I haven't found official pads and I don't like the 3rd party pads I've ordered a while ago, so I went back to the original ones.

What do you mean?

Thought I replied to you already, but seems someone else asked the same question. Please see my response to their comment.