Great review, thanks so much for sharing, especially the comparison with the EA500LM.

Its tough on air ea 1000 best my timsok ts-316. But for longer listening more detailed smoother sound is better timsok.

Great write-up, as always! Based on everything I'm reading, I'm certain these will be a very popular model.

Outstanding. My VC are my favorite headphones and while I also love the CO I’ve been dreaming of a CC for the isolation alone. Can’t wait until my pair arrives.

Lean deep bass, accentuated midbass, spiky treble? I'll pass, thank you very much.

Either you're a massive basshead or you didn't have tips with a good seal. The stock tips aren't very good.

The MagicOne is very seal-dependent. If you get the seal, it has adequate bass. It never will crush your eardrums with thump, but to say there's no "real bass" is ludicrous.

Narrow-bore tips will accentuate the bass. Final Audio Type E tips work great with the MagicOne.

Ya it's definitely worth it just for the modular cable. If only it was regular 2 pin and not QDC.

Just ordered these on AE for about 25$... eartips are expensive on Amazon! I hope they sound decent... I'm on a little sidequest to find the best great cheap single DD earbud. Just for fun.

I doubt you will be disappointed . I'd love to hear your thoughts when you get to have a listen.

Crimson is

not a fan of open backs, but these look beautiful and designed well.

To me, these sound VERY interesting.

Even though I've really been into Head-Fi for about 4yrs, I've seen more than enough gushing over the HD 6XX / 650. There was things that interested me about them, like the legendary (for where it's sits in the market at a minimum) soundstage, but also the repairability built into it too.

But this grell, this seems to just interest me more right from the start. I like the little touches like the headband adjustment, we'll have to wait and see on any possible hotspot issues with it though.

But the thing it looks like it will do well is help you just enjoy the music, and what are you doing here if that isn't your ultimate goal?

@SeanHasAPairOfDuals I personally felt the AKGs did soundstage/headstage better than the Sennheiser’s at this price point… but the grell sounds clearly better to me in that aspect.

The HD 6XX (I have a 650) is indeed venerable and well loved… I used to visit a discord server where every “what headphones should I buy?” question was answered with HD 650, first batch if possible (mine is a later silver mesh baffle model). I have more to say about that headphone (and the HD 660S, which I ended up using more) when I edit in some comparisons, but like I said in my conclusion the grell has more of a “Wow!” factor for me while still being fun for long sessions.

When I pick headphones apart, I enjoy them less, but when I let go of the analysis and just let music/games/movies play, the fun comes back!