It wonāt cause damage but now you really need to be dust conscious Iāve talked about this on sendi Aiva thread that dust really fucks with the driver and make it sound like itās just wrong / wonky a V E R Y gentle use of an air duster will keep the dust off the driver.
Is there a way to mod a comfort strap to these in anyway??
So Iām sitting here listening to my fully modded Phantoms after following the amazing guides on here and the other forum. They are plugged into M11 and BA300s mostly listening to jazz/laid back music. Iām a Sax player so appreciate good sound having played in big bands and covers bands
These GL2000ās have got my interest again given the hype and Iāve been looking at the other options too.
How much better will sound be vs fully modded Phantoms?
Working from home now open back is no longer an issue vs working in the office and Iām loving the open Planar sound.
A friend who also bought the Phantoms recently got some Kennerton Magniās he loves, I still need to hear those. But I donāt know how sound could get better than the Phantoms. Please help.
Cheers
Mark
I havenāt heard modded phantoms but I honestly canāt imagine theyāre better. The staging is absolutely astounding. I ruined iron man for myself last night because all I could hear was the sound of bass string bouncing off the studio wall 6 feet to the left and itās so separated that itās almost impossible to ignore.
Thanks for the response Pokrog!
I listened to Zoeās sound test of the GU2000ās where he said about the annoyance of the Sax player breathing on the phantoms. I just couldnāt hear that on my setup! So I guess there is even more detail to be had from headphones!!! Wow!
I hear the gu2000ās are warm sounding too which is good to hear.
Lastly do you think m11 and Ba300s would run the gu2000ās well?
Cheers
Sanduās review is up:
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I have a fully modded phantom as well, it was my favorite until GL2000 came along. It is definitely an upgrade over the phantom.
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By that review it appears Daps will be fine to run the GL2000ās. I do t see many phantoms on eBay. Maybe a few will appear soon. AliExpress has a good price on the GL2000ās UK Ā£480.
That appears to be the case given all the reviews including the ones I am reading on the other forum. Guess Iāll buy the GL2000ās soon and eventually sell all the other headphones I have lying around. I need to sell some stuff!!! 
3 kids makes it hard getting round to anything other than looking after them. Thankfully I have music during work hours
I think someone asked somewhere in this 1.5k thread 
but anyone gamed with these? Not necessarily competitive, but just casual and emersive? @Falenkor ?? If I do end up getting mine from drop and listening to them Iāll be doing so with all different genres of music and definitely gaming. Iām thinking Cyberpunk for sure since itās a superb audio produced gameā¦among others. Hunt would be interesting too.
Iāve seen people mention gaming. Wouldnāt surround speakers be better for that? Many years ago I bought a dongle that faked 5.1 which worked really well with headphones. Would you use the same kind of thing now to get the surround experience?
I just got mine yesterday, and the headphone has good bass presence and no sibilance and imaging is good, not to mention large sound stage. I played some valorant on them. Of course need more extensive testing, but its tuning so far makes it a good choice for gaming
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Iām talking PC gamingā¦and no a dongle to simulate 5.1 is just not the same imo. I used to use Soundblaster cards for years with the software EQ for surround. Then I got into hifi headphones on a Schiit Stack and listened in plain ole stereo. Changed my world with gaming sound. Canāt fake that sound.
Back to the speakers though - I much prefer headphones since I have a family and game at my desk when I can.
I mentioned gaming because with the soundstage I hear these having and imagingā¦it kinda seems like it would be a great gaming headphone as long as you can tolerate the heftiness of them physically on your head.
Eh? Ohā¦ yea I have. Outside of the Weight in gaming they are pretty great. Imaging isnāt where Iād want for competitive but casual is quite immersive if you like that big open world feeling. The heft kills it for me personally and I rely on my aeons but Iād love to be able to tolerate these a bit moreā¦ hell for all I know I may buy them again laterā¦ maybe if dekoni releases a choice hybrid pad
After eq these currently are actually my favorite planar if that helps btw
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Sorry I tagged you because your gaming reviews and advice are always damn good. Good to hear for immersive though.
Ah donāt be sorry lol. Iām half asleep over here is allā¦ long day.
These headphones are one of those your either going to love to death or want to burn to the ground. Not a fan of the weight, the pad are trash imo, and the sound needs extensive eq to fix all the issues I see. If you can get past that they are definitely worthwhile. I just wouldnāt use them over say tygrs for competitive is all
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Hence why Iām desperately trying to cancel my Drop order for them lol. I may end up liking them though since I donāt have anything to compare them to yet other than my TYGRās and Zeus.
By the way - I know they are on your list - I think you would really dig the Zeus. I know I do. I just want to get my GLās cancelled and figure out where else to put that 600 toā¦
These have been great for gaming so far. I donāt have a problem with the weight. But, if you do, you can always do some neck exercises. Great for casual gaming pretty good for competitive gaming.
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Lol wouldnāt say neck issues just that heft gets to me personally after a whileā¦
Agreed
Iāve been dieing to try Zeus man but havenāt found a way to do so outside of ordering from linsoul and potentially resell
Do you by chance own or tried Hifiman Aryaās? Would like to know your take on them.