Yeah - These are by far far far - the best headphones I have ever heard now. By a long long way.
Wait till I start comparing to my HD600, MDR1A / 1000XM3.
The driver technology is just so much better than most of the others out there. With the right cups and pads they really do sound spectacular. Plenty of width, depth, punch and sparkle - all in the right balance… Im just blown away by it to be honest!
The famous Sony MDR-R10 had Biodynamic drivers and are collectors items today. (and they were woodies too)
Only 2000 were made and they still sell for upto $7kUS second hand.
sony-mdr-r10 by Hilton, on Flickr
The Biodynamics share more incommon with speaker technology than they do with headphones, which is maybe why they are so dynamic, fast, clean and punchy sounding.
Listening to the Flame Marble Walnuts as I type this and they defintely have a lot more warmth, maybe too muddy for me compared to the Wild Chechens.