Right, it seems I have done a small injustice to the Superlux!

Let me explain.  To use with streaming Spotify premium on my phone I bought a tiny £30 Chinese DAC / headamp dongle and used this with the Philips straightaway.  I was blown away - it is absolutely different class to the Superlux plugged straight into the phone.  The dongle does a quite superb job of boosting output, clarity, bass and dynamics - I can recommend it unreservedly.  But last night I plugged it into the Superlux and the results were most surprising and confirms that the Superlux are actually amazing value for money at £40. They are very dynamic with pop and dance etc but a little more 'aggressive' than the Philips which make instruments slightly more realistic, especially on classical music; they also have the edge on vocals, just that bit more natural and easier on the ear.  Certainly for a longer session you would want to be listening to the Philips.

Where the Philips win out conclusively is on build quality and comfort.  I find them very pleasing aesthetically - love the microphone style mesh on the drivers. Yes there is plastic on the surrounds but not a problem at all for me at this price point. Someone has really thought about the design and they feel wonderful when you put them on - the combination of thick velour memory foam earpads and snug headband is just right. So comfortable in fact, they feel almost luxurious and opulent in a way I haven't come across before with headphones. Will have to see how they fare with use.

For a fun headphone work-out I love this Lady Gaga track and also the recent Haim EP sounds wonderful throughout.

Happy Daze.

www.aliexpress.com/item/4000149501043.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.40694c4dXc6I1A

There are a few options but you have to make sure you order the Pro version - £32.10
It is only visually distinguished by the cheaper version from the word Pro on the casework.

With "600Ω high impedance thrust" I'll bet they're good!

I would have been interested in the Meizu with my previous LG phone, the Q6, but now that I have a G7 the sound quality with the Soundmagics is pretty damned good. I use the Qobuz app on the phone, too.

I am well pleased with my new case for the Philips. 

Really nicely made - contains a moulded insert which you tailor by removing parts to suit your specific cans and then you get a nice snug fit.

Excellent!

I've been having a frustrating time with my TV picking up Freeview channels. Last week I worked out roughly 25 were missing from the available lineup. I wondered about what could be causing this and maybe the aerial being out of position, but eventually started reading about HDMI cables causing interference to the signal. I also noticed that the £2.99 aerial cable was crossing any number of different cables from which it could pick up interference but there was really no way round this.

So instead of getting an aerial dude out I thought I would invest in a good quality aerial cable to check if that could be an issue. Looked at lots on Amazon but none of them were showing exactly what coax cable they were using. Doing some googling I found a quad shielded IXOS cable with 18awg RG6 cable, custom made to length and choice of gold plugs. So I thought this would be worth a punt to ensure the TV gets the best possible signal.

On retuning I now have my channels back including BBC Four HD and BBC News that had annoyingly been absent for some time. Not bad for a 20 quid investment! So the moral of this story is cables really do make a difference LOL.

I get a great picture.  All of my HDMI cables are... well...  I don't need to mention the brand, do I?   
I may, at some stage, be tempted to buy a brace of Blue Jeans coax cables to feed my FreeSat box though.

... Aldi ??

I'm still interested in trying a different pre in my system and have read some encouraging reports on the new Gustard P26.

www.audiophonics.fr/en/preamplifier-and-volume-control/gustard-p26-discrete-class-a-balanced-preamplifier-xlr-rca-p-14268.html

If anyone has any thoughts based on the spec that would be cool.