Grell OAE2 Headphone Review - Does Axel Grell Strike Again?

Thanks to Jackrabbit Media for facilitating Grell sending the OAE2! Buy from Audio46 (affiliate link): https://audio46.com/products/grell-au... Buy from Grell: https://grellaudio.com/products/oae2 Want to support the channel? Consider becoming a member! Or you can join my Patreon here:   / wavetheory1   Or make a 1-time donation through PayPal here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted... Follow me on… Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wavetheoryso... Instagram:   / wavetheorysound   Test Gear… All music was lossless or hi-rez FLAC or DSD files either played locally, or in the case of FLAC files, streamed from Qobuz, all through Roon. Chain 1… Chord 2Go + 2Yu (   • Chord 2Go Streamer + 2Yu DDC Review - Cut ...  ) streamer USB output into Ferrum WANDLA GSE (   • Ferrum WANDLA GSE DAC Review - Are the New...  ) XLR output into Ferrum Oor amp (review 1:    • Ferrum Oor Headphone Amp + Hypsos Power Su...  ; review 2:    • Oor Else! Ferrum Oor Headphone Amp RE-Revi...  ). Chain 2… Sonore opticalRendu (review coming!) USB output into Berkeley Alpha USB (   • Weiss INT-204 DDC Review - With BLIND TEST...  ) then AES into Berkeley Alpha Series 2 DAC (   • What Gear is My Gear? Part 1: New Series I...  ) then into either LTA Z10e ((   • Linear Tube Audio Z10e Review - WGiMG? 11 ...  ) or Niimbus HPA US5 Pro (   • Niimbus HPA US5 Pro Headphone Amp Review -...  ) amplifiers. Chain 3… MacMini running HQPlayer (review coming!) USB output into Lampizator Baltic 3 DAC (   • What Gear is My Gear? Part 12 - LampizatOr...  ) then XLR output into either the Z10e or US5 Pro from Chain 2. Compared Headphones… HiFiMan Ananda Unveiled:    • HiFiMan Ananda Unveiled Headphone Review -...   Massdrop + Sennheiser HD6XX:    • What Gear Is My Gear Part 8: Massdrop + Se...   Timestamps… 00:00 Intro, Pricing, Disclaimer 01:47 Shameless Self Promotion 02:19 Pricing Snafu 03:56 Use Timestamps! & About OAE2 08:11 Build & Cabling 15:40 Test Gear in Description! 16:09 Sound 24:09 Comparisons w/ HD6XX & Ananda Unveiled 26:58 Final Thoughts