Heavily agree.

Interesting, I haven't heard about that yet. Too much on my wallet's radar these days... Immanis... X8000... new Hifiman flagship...

I'm still heavily considering a VM-1a for my incoming Immanis...

I'm glad to see the ES-1a being shown off. It is a headphone that is seriously slept on.

Listening to the Warwick Aperio tonight.

I've been excited to see more about the Final Audio X8000. That and the Immanis are probably the only recent headphones that interest me at all.

I agree with some of the thoughts above. X9000 has QC concerns but is IMO slightly more impressive than Corina. If it weren't for these concerns, I'd prefer the X9000. Corina is a very pleasant listen, but still technically excellent. Hard to go wrong, unless you get unlucky with channel...

You're tempting me to pick up a VM-1a to pair with my future Immanis.

Money well spent... Lots of channel imbalance out there.

This is probably answered elsewhere in the thread. Can I run Immanis off of a VM-1a? How does it do? Considering grabbing tubes of some sort to compare against my AHB2, LA90D, etc. I've also considered the WA33.

No judgment by any means! Your ears will probably last for longer than mine.

Haha, this is where my brain went, too... Feels like I average 75-85dB depending on my mood. Still have well above-average hearing for my age.

A great review. For my tuning preferences and head shape, the Aperio has been my endgame. I've owned a vast majority of the TOTL and Halo products on the market today and can't find a better all-rounder. I'll be curious to see if my future Immanis challenges it or ends up being a complementary...

Martin is a class act when it comes to post-sales support.

I share this concern with you.