Abyss JOAL Headphone Review - Has Abyss Won Me Over?

The JOAL was a loan from a friend of the channel. Thanks! Buy from Audio46 (affiliate link): https://audio46.com/products/abyss-jo... Buy from Abyss: https://abyss-headphones.com/collecti... 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... My other Abyss Reviews… AB-1266 Phi TC:    • JPS Labs Abyss 1266 TC Summit-Fi Headphone...   Diana Phi: https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/abys... Diana TC:    • Abyss Diana TC Headphone Review   Diana MR:    • Abyss Diana MR Headphone Review - Small St...   Test Gear… All music files were lossless/hi-res FLAC or DSD files played locally, or in the case of FLAC also streamed from Qobuz, through Roon. Chain 1… FiiO SR11 (   • Fiio SR11 Audio Streamer - The Breakthroug...  ) USB output into Schiit Mimir (   • Schiit Mimir DAC + Forkbeard Review - Has ...  ) or SMSL D200 (review soon!) into Schiit Jotunheim 3 (   • From The Realm of the Giants Comes This Im...  ) Chain 2… Cambridge Audio EXN100 Streamer & DAC (   • Cambridge EXN100 Streamer & DAC Review - C...  ) then XLR output into Niimbus HPA US5 Pro (   • Niimbus HPA US5 Pro Headphone Amp Review -...  ). Chain 3… Sonore opticalRendu Deluxe (review coming) into Berkeley Alpha USB (   • Weiss INT-204 DDC Review - With BLIND TEST...  ) into Berkeley Alpha S2 DAC (   • What Gear is My Gear? Part 1: New Series I...  ) into Niimbus HPA US5 Pro Chain 4… Roon into MacMini running HQPlayer (review coming!) resampling all to DSD128, then USB output through JDS Labs Synapse USB Isolator (   • JDS Labs Synapse USB Isolator Review - Scr...  ) then into Lampizator Baltic 3 DAC (   • What Gear is My Gear? Part 12 - LampizatOr...  ) then XLR output into LTA Z10e amplifier (   • Linear Tube Audio Z10e Review - WGiMG? 11 ...  ) My Enleum HPA-23RM Review:    • Enleum HPA-23RM Transportable Headphone Am...   Compared Headphones… DCA E3:    • Dan Clark Audio E3 Headphone Review - Cont...   HEDD HEDDphone Two GT:    • HEDDPhone 2 GT Headphone Review - Joining ...   HiFiMan HE1000se:    • What Gear is My Gear? Part 5: HiFiMan HE10...   Meze POET:    • Meze POET Headphone Review - What's My Opi...   Modhouse Tungsten DS:    • Modhouse Tungsten Single & Double Sided He...   Timestamps... 00:00 Intro, Pricing, Disclaimer 01:45 Shameless Self Promotion 02:12 Use Timestamps! & General Takeaways 04:54 My History with Abyss & Why That Matters 08:34 About the JOAL 11:22 Build, Pads, Stock Cable 18:10 Test Gear in Description! 18:31 Sound 28:59 Comparison with HEDDphone 2 GT 30:40 Comparison with DCA E3 31:54 Comparison with HiFiMan HE1000se 34:41 Wrap Up