Exactly, that's the pressure they build up, and one negative review of yours and you'll never get a Penon again. (If that would happen to me, I'd take all the money I get from selling the other free stuff and buy with my own money every Penon model available ...and miraculously, they all won't...

It's actually a sad catch 22 situation. You begin to review things because you like the stuff or topic and you -better have- the expertise and needed writing/video skills to publish your content. As you said @ToneDeafMonk you put a lot of sweat and time into that and nowadays high level due to...

Hi, anyone here who uses the E3 with an iBasso DX260 (which has impressive 1W on PO)... but would that be "just" enough if I want to use the E3 on the go? Please allow another question, since the Munich Hi-End was so recent: Any new "reasonably priced" headphome amps in the region around 1K (or...

In general I get your point, and everyone's free here to post opinions on audio gear, as well as individual subjective listening experiences. We all love that, no doubt. But this one quote of yours made me want to reply once again. He wasn't comparing the pizza girls with reviewers, he meant...

And now for something truly different, even off topic, but since I appreciate all of you so much, and your opinions obviously, I'd wanna have your input on a poissible buying option: I just listened for a good 1.5 hours to the Dan Clark E3 circumaural closed back headphone... I can get it here...

Hey Thieme, even though I chose to quote you, that wasn't solely addressed towards you as an individual. I wanted to make the point that we can freely choose where to buy (okok, neuroscientists might not agree with that :laughing:). When a reviewer posts a link to a vendor, does that...

And? As I said before, I don't see this as a sole purpose. And yes, Ali is sometimes cheaper, but can we expect that some homework can be done by the readers? It's not like "aah, there's the shopping link, I now feel forced to buy it there", no, I always look for the cheap option, but if I can...

A) nearly all reviewers here state that they got a free sample from xyz for review, and they even write more specific things into... what's called a disclaimer. So there's that. B) Did I ever see a deliberate emphasis of any reviewer here stating something like " oh please if you consider to...

Jepp exactly it happened to me, too... with the AZLA Clear and with the Liqueur's on the SA6 MkII, they produced negative pressure in my ear canals. It's when the IEM shell isn't vented enough and you use predominantly "sticky" tips I think

I'm definitely not a treblehead, but I found the highs a bit too safely tuned (in respect and synergy to the amount of good bass) until I put some Coreir Brass on. I understand Akros, the DaVinci is a phenomenal set for that price, but to think there are EST-like highs? This time, I didn't get...

the potential holes are marked with the arrows, the glue is highlighted with the ellipse. But nevertheless, maybe @ToneDeafMonk can check with a thin needle whether they are holes or not?

Had a closer look at TDM's Medusa pics: If these are accidental holes due to bad quality, they may affect sound, and the gluing process, hmm, I have my doubts, sorry.

Sure, we all hear a bit differently and have different ideas what sounds good or bad, but we are not the average Joe you ask on the street, we know audio, we have tons of gear to compare with... and if that's the case, and we hear two totally different opinions on one and the same set, might it...

Yeah! I'm soooo curious what you gonna say about them :beerchug: ... they are my momentary #1 on my short list. I just can say I hear what I hear, and the SL41 are not only worth their money, they perform better... but I truly cannot understand that someone would "crap over them", this would...

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