“When I switched to Electronic Dance Music (EDM) tracks during evaluation, the low frequencies stood out with even boldness that made me think that the HD3 sound way bigger than they should. Their tiny two-way face-print promises point source soundstage and imaging (SS&I) performance. Once those sounds were flowing and they were spaced and aimed, the size of the soundstage was surprising, with a centered kick drum that managed to give a decent thump against the solar plexus. They are versatile and will reward the listener with performance way beyond their class. I almost think I ended up enjoying the HD3 even more than I did the HD6. A quick headphone check turned into several hours of listening, always a pretty good sign that the device under test is doing a stellar job of delivering clean, true sound. I ran through seven models of headphones on the HD3 headphone output. There is plenty of drive power, even for my 250-ohm Beyerdynamic DT 880 Premiuim favorites. The Sennheiser HD 600, the AKG K 702, the Oppo PM-1, all were good matches with the HD3, all driven with ease and all sounding excellent. The HD3 are highly recommended.” —— hometheatershack.com