Sweet write-up!
What do the asterisks (*) mean?
I think I mentioned it in the problems section, but if I didnāt do that it means I had limited time demos of it vs more experience with it
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Yeah, the asterisks and the (O) are in the problems section, but I didnāt see it at first either since itās folded away by default. But hey, even if youāve only had a limited demo with it, I still appreciate you adding an entry for my newest amp. 
So are forum friends mostly using the bass frames? (Or I guess since theyāre attatched magnetically, it might be possible to frame-roll depending on what youāre listening to?)
Depends on how Iām feeling and what amp Iām using tbh, typically I rotate around all three. So Iād say it comes down to final pairing (actually thatās a good thing to add into those charts of what frames I like). I will say that the bass and the standard frames can sound somewhat similar if itās all the way out, so sometimes I just use bass frames instead of standard when they are all out
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The maker recommends generally that people get the bass pads when they buy the mysphere, and thatās what I did, but thereās nothing keeping you from from rolling them. Iāll probably end up getting the transparent ones eventually since the mysphere is a keeper for me. Also, the maker refers to the swappable pads as ācushionsā and not frames, so I think the word āpad rollingā still applies here. Frame rolling would be more like switching out the 3.1 frames for the 3.2 and vice versa.
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Honestly the bass frames have just been the most reliably good with the 3.2 with most pairings, but for the 3.1 it tends to vary more
I only have the Bass frames, and I will probably pick up the standard or transparent ones, because I do think on the 3.1ās the Bass with the Bass frames can overshadow the mids a bit.
Of course there is a lot of personal preference in this.
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Following up on this, Iāve had a couple of email exchanges, and what theyāre offering me is a 1-week at-home demo of the 3.1 and the bass frames. (They asked some follow-up questions about my amp and music preferences and recommended the 3.1/bass combo.) As for money changing hands, the deal is that I pay a 50% deposit, they send me the headphone, and after a week, I can either pay the other half to keep it or send it back and get my deposit back.
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Very very reasonable deal. Most places tend to ask a % of rrp fee remain with them after you return the demo (and often donāt give you that much time either)
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Apologies if I missed it, but how do the 3.1 and 3.2 compare sonically? I saw above it was mentioned that the 3.1 can be a bit more resolving, but how do they compare in tonality, stage, etc?
I realize that may be a bit of a complex question to answer due to them generally liking different sources and also being responsive to the source used, but maybe a general comparison would be helpful.
Because after heading the 3.2, if the 3.1 is a bit of a different animal, then it may be very worthwhile for me to pick one up if I can acquire an amp that will pair with it well.
The 3.1 is overall technically superior compared to the 3.2 but is more in your face about things if I had to sum it up.
Tonality wise the 3.1 is more overall just neutral whereas the 3.2 is a bit more mid centric with a bit more body. Spatially they present similar but the 3.1 has more accuracy in itās placement (overall better stage) with a bit more forward push as well. In terms of smoothness the 3.2 is a bit more smooth and less hard edged, but I do think the 3.1 has better liquidity without being as smooth. Resolution wise the 3.1 does pull more low level information. Dynamically the 3.1 is more energetic and capable. Tonal density wise the 3.2 does have a bit more meat on the bone at times. Timbre wise the 3.1 is more accurate. Speed and separation wise the 3.1 is quicker and more separated. Extension wise it feels a bit better extended in the treble although not much different extension in the bass imo. Impact wise I think the 3.2 hits a slight bit harder. For overall control and grip the 3.1 can really show off here.
But again thatās all really dependent on the source, the 3.1 can actually sound like ass and a lot of itās positives become negatives with the wrong source gear, so the above comparison is assuming you are using an amp that can handle both of them well
Itās only worthwhile if you have a decent amp for it, otherwise it will just sound bad. It very well can be a different animal, but that animal may be desirable or it may not, depends on what itās paired with
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thanks that is a very helpful comparison
sounds like 3.1 is actually more up my alley in general (assuming I have a chain that it plays well with). Iāll keep an eye out for one but I canāt recall having seen one for sale, the couple I have seen were 3.2 (and I proceeded to buy them quickly 
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Any chance you have tried either/or on current drive sources? I know it isnāt a normal dynamic driver but Iām currious how that changes things.
Both kinda shit the bed, somewhat in the way the utopia does lol
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Not surprising at all. Good to know though
Random notes for those looking to take their mysphere semi portable, the mass kobo 424/428 on high gain with the 3.2 and bass frames or the woo wa8 on 3 tube with the 3.1 and standard frames attached to a nice dap (such as a p6 pro) is really quite awesome for around the house usage, best Iāve heard portable for those two headphones. The only thing that Iāve personally heard that might come close for transportable would be the xi broadway, but Iād really rather have the mass kobo instead tbh unless I really wanted something a bit warmer and relaxed but sacrificing some technical ability
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Day 1 impressions! Iām not going to have a bunch of time to edit this so please forgive random typos and rambling and junk.
Okay, so when the MYSPHEREs arrived, I literally just took the headphones out of the case, plugged in the cable, and started listening to it just to see what would happen. Be prepared: the MYSPHERE is super-underwhelming if you donāt have it adjusted correctly. Youāll also probably be listening to something while you make your adjustments, so yeah, I wouldnāt go in expecting a great first impression: itāll take some futzing with it before the headphone starts sounding like its price tag.
The way you actually wear the MYSPHERE is not across the top of your head like normal headphones, but you wear it kinda like a hairband, so the top of the band is further forward than the bottom. The floating mini-speakers near your ears can adjust to raise and lower, and they can angle in and outāthe manual recommends to adjust the height so the speaker centers where your ear is (which seems to be good advice), and they claim that adjusting the angle will affect bass and soundstage. When I read that last part, I assumed that oh, for hip-hop, Iāll fold them all the way in and for orchestral, Iāll fold them all the way out, but itās not quite that simple.
Just like thereās a sweet spot for the height adjustment, there also seems to be a sweet spot (or sweet range?) in terms of the speaker angle. I found that moving the speakers too far in sounded kind of bad to me and I also didnāt love them all the way out: I ended up liking the MYSPHERE from about 2/3 open to a little less than 1/2 open, so at least for me, there wasnāt /that/ large of a range where I could adjust the bass/stage balance while still having the headphone sound the way I wanted.
Which yeah, I should actually talk about how it sounds. To be honest, I feel a bit awkward because the most detailed headphone Iāve owned is a Focal Clear, and then I borrowed an AWKT and wrote about it, and now Iām borrowing a MYSPHERE and writing about it, and soā¦ like, the MYSPHERE is the best, most detailed headphone Iāve ever heard, but saying that kind of doesnāt mean anything, lol. Iāve never gotten to hear a Utopia or a Susvara or anything anywhere near reasonably comparable in price.
The MYSPHERE has a ton of detail, I got to hear so many little things in songs that Iāve never heard before today, though interestingly, for some songs, it doesnāt feel quite as detailed/textured specifically in the bass as the AWKT was.
The staging is so interesting; like when you listen to headphones, you can describe them as having a wide stage or a narrow stage or whatever, but the MYSPHERE is kind of hard to compare in those terms, the way it presents sound is so different, but the way it presents space is genuinely wonderful. Thereās so much space, and yet the MYSPHERE also manages to sound somewhat forward with itās detail.
I had heard that the bass wasnāt great on the MYSPHERE prior to trying it myself, and Iām not really finding that to be the case. Itās not as punchy as a Focal headphone for sure, but the bass is reasonably impactful and most songs donāt feel like theyāre lacking. For what itās worth, Iām not really someone who indexes very strongly for extension in either the lows or the highs (unless itās like the Dunu Zen or something that is very noticeably rolled off), so Iām not really the best person to ask about how deep into the sub-bass the MYSPHERE goes. So yeah, the bass isnāt nearly as full of texture as the mids, but the bass didnāt detract for me, and unlike the AWKT, more modern songs that wanted a more energetic presentation sounded great.
Iām pretty sure this is the headphone with the widest dynamic range Iāve ever heard. Loud things are loud, quiet things are quiet, and there were some moments where a song would have maybe a hand clap or a finger snap in it and Iād be surprised by how much those sounds jumped out. It also feels like this headphone can just soak up gain. I mean, first off, I listened to the Focal Clears at like 9-oā-clock on my amp and these are past 12, but also, I feel like I can just crank the volume crazy high and the MYSPHERE just keeps going and going without distorting or sounding bad.
My girlfriend Ellen has a small head (not just my opinion, she has trouble buying hats and stuff), so I had her try the MYSPHERE and the fit was an immediate no-go. In general, there isnāt really a great way to accommodate the MYSPHERE for larger or smaller or weirdly-shaped heads, so if you already know that your head is particularly small or whatever, I donāt know if thereās a lot you can do to make the MYSPHERE work for you?
Even for me, my head is much closer to the size thatās intended, and I donāt even have especially long hair, but my hair is kind of thick and smooth (I use conditioner :P) and so I can set the MYSPHERE on my head and adjust everything just fine, but if I tilt my head to look down at my phone one too many times, I can feel the headphone getting ready to start sliding itās way down the front of my head.
I kid you not, partway through the day, I went upstairs to grab a baseball cap so I would have something with a little more friction, and the bill of the cap also helped with keeping the MYSPHERE in place. So like, it worked great, but also, Iām wearing a baseball cap to shore up the inadequacies in the fit of a $4k+ headphone, which seems ridiculous? o.o
The MYSPHERE is also maybe the worst headphone Iāve tried in terms of how nicely it plays with eyeglasses. Like, itās not actively physically painful, but itās not great, and I spent most of my listening time with my glasses off. (But that also means itās not great for simultaneously listening and doing work.)
Blah, this headphone is so weird. Thereās so much I donāt like about it and the sound is just so addictive, I kept wanting to just sit and listen to it more and more.
All right, Iām posting this and Iām going to bed and maybe Iāll have more impressions tomorrow or the next day, but yeah, this is a strange one.
P.S. For those who havenāt read my other stuff, Iām running a MYSPHERE 3.1 with bass frames off of an Allnic HPA-3000 GT amp/Exogal Comet Plus DAC/Singxer SU-2 KTE DDC.
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Quick update for Day 2: Iām getting more used to how to wear these. Itās still not great, but itās better. The way it fits is growing on me just a little bit. Also, I found some songs where the lack of bass extension really does seriously detract from the song, so while itās comparatively rare in my library, there are definitely songs where it matters.
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