Kaldas INOX

Pros

• The build quality is a solid 10, no question. It has an unmistakable industrial design and looks deliberately handmade and high-end. ... In many ways, this headphone runs circles around the build quality of manufacturers like Hifiman and...
• The comfort is an 8/10: It is a heavy unit, but not unreasonably so and the ergonomics are excellent which makes up for its weight on your head.
• While I don't have a TOTL E-Stat on hand, I can say it comfortably goes toe-to-toe with the 007A and edges out the Hifiman HE1000SE purely in resolution.
• The build quality is a solid 10, no question. It is one of those things that wouldn't immediately catch someone's eye when they enter your room, but they would definitely ask about it once they get to hold it in their hands. It has an un...
• In many ways, this headphone runs circles around the build quality of manufacturers like Hifiman and STAX. I believe Aumkar fully when he says, "No manufacturer is crazy enough to do this at a price point that is feasible".

Cons

• With open ports, the INOX sounds decidedly V-shaped with emphasis on sub-bass and around 3khz. ... I personally outgrew this type of tuning with age to prefer warmer tilted and midrange neutral tunings not only for vocals but for all kin...
• The bass has very good extension but is more heard than felt. It outlines the starting and stopping of bass notes in a way that only an E-Stat can manage. The bass conveys excellent rhythm and speed, but true to the E-Stat format it lack...
• Coming from The Stax SR-007A, I found the upper midrange emphasis a bit jarring at first but got used to it over a few hours. ... With open ports, the INOX sounds decidedly V-shaped with emphasis on sub-bass and around 3khz.
• I can't think of a time I wish I had a $1500 power-hungry closed estat