🔶 Mysphere 3

[M0N]

@lrjshabaz

The Raals were the really striking ones. Gave speaker-like presentation (overused) with tippy-top separation/staging AND with great dynamics. Like… really speaker-like performance

@lrjshabaz

The fit of the circumaural was super-agreeable, not just by-comparison to the flagship.

Good to see

@lrjshabaz

I think there was a furthering of spatial elements with the SR1a, broader stage and image accuracy - the fit was simply distracting and SURELY I was not fully dialed in. Dynamics in that open feeling environment were really impressive, but perhaps the circumaural had more consistent or perhaps overall higher bass output/tuning.

Gotcha, would you say that otherwise the circumaural offered a similar ish level of technical performance outside of spatial recreation and potentially dynamics? Or was the sr1a ahead there as well

@lrjshabaz

Also, I didn’t even get the top-flight experience because I believe both were auditioned through the PDA-1a using a TI-1a interface. Someone more deserving had the full-on mega tube daddy-o.

Interesting demo choice, wonder why they didn’t just use the hsa-1b instead. Also that tube one seems intesting, I know they made a tube version for both normal headphones and the raal, would be curious about both.

@lrjshabaz

If I was smart, I’d order a pair of CA-1a with that interface, see if I already have an amp that makes them happy or procure one and just be happy and done. LOL. I even loved the look, simple, rugged, metal stones. The weight was polite.

Well I guess you have the plan set out lol

@lrjshabaz

When you get to them, I’d love to hear YOUR impressions of the new one - way more useful.

I’ll have to see, admittedly I’m not too interested in trying out the new raals but if they happen to land in my lap or I get a convenient demo I’ll check them out (hopefully along with the new amps)

Thanks for the info on the regular raal, hadn’t really looked at much about them until now

[lrjshabaz]

@M0N

Interesting demo choice, wonder why they didn’t just use the hsa-1b instead. Also that tube one seems intesting, I know they made a tube version for both normal headphones and the raal, would be curious about both.

I think they were trying to pimp the flexibility of this new Cirum package, and have the PDA-1a there to tote its testability with other cans. They may have actually had a HSA-1b on-hand as well, but I was busy being gobsmacked by sounds that I didn’t think to protest.

@lrjshabaz

If I was smart

@M0N

Well I guess you have the plan set out lol

You missed the first part!

[M0N]

@lrjshabaz

You missed the first part!

Just cause you didn’t go for it right there and then doesn’t mean you can’t do it now lol

[lrjshabaz]

And miss out on 1700 more sidegrades and missteps? I wouldn’t know what to do with myself.