Sounds like a job for the adrenaline junkies.

My review of the Elysian Pilgrim is published now for those interested: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/elysian-acoustic-labs-pilgrim-in-ear-monitors/

^He's right, the two sound tangibly different to my ears. A lot of this has to do with the drivers and the pads, although I will say the MM-500 is way more clampy to me than the LCD-5 was and this discomfort + extra pressure also makes a difference. I'm going to slowly play around with the...

MM-500 in the house:

I don't have the DaVinci, but my process for putting on ear tips is the same as how I show it below on the Mirai. Simply unfurl the flange, push the bore over the nozzle using the flange as additional grip which also opens up the bore slightly, rotate inward to get it all the way in, and then...

Yet.

It's not published yet, but I figured I'll share this here for a timely preview anyway: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/elysian-acoustic-labs-pilgrim-in-ear-monitors/

Speaking of ADV, I just picked these up earlier today: The M5-TWS CIEMs. Quite a departure from the usual TWS user experience, especially when it comes to charging, but it's truly novel as a result. Edit: lol just as someone mentioned these very IEMs while I was writing this post.

Took longer than I'd like (emergency travel + health issues beyond my control) but my PMG Apx review is finally published as well: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/pmg-audio-apx-in-ear-monitors/

What a great combination:

Those headphone stands are great, but have been discontinued for a while now sadly. I do have eyes on maybe a stabilized Salire, or a mega Salire (or both) depending on what ZMF brings to CanJam London though. In the meantime, you could also just use the case as a makeshift stand lol:

The BOKEH case and the 4.4 mm cable feel almost like must-have accessories:

Pentaconn Ear:

Ahhh yeah, so perhaps there is Lambskin Thin? I hope the standardized Caldera pad names will help remove such confusion sooner than later.

I assume those would be the Cowhide Thin pads, you can see my thoughts about those pads and the ultraperforated pads here: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/zmf-caldera-open-back-planar-magnetic-headphones/5.html (I don't have the Caldera Thick pads though).