GamerDude

I would give up on the idea of a new phone with mSD card slot, I can't think of any....perhaps a Chinese phone maker like Xiaomi, Oppo, Honor, etc. I can't think of any 'mainstream' phone makers like Samsung, Motorola, CMF (I have a Nothing Phone 2(a), it's a decent phone given its price point). I'd suggest that in lieu of trying to find a phone with mSD slot, look for a phone with a minimum of 256GB storage, 512GB would be better of course. I have three different Sammies, one Xiaomi Flip and the afore-mentioned Nothing 2(a)......none came with a mSD card slot. Heck, the only phone that I currently have mSD card slots is the Note10+ and my Sony Xperia Z5 Premium (old phones) and my Tablets. I've learned to live with phone having a minimum of 256GB stoarge, though most of my phones are the 512GB variant.

I've been buying cheap, generic China Made Trifold cases left, right, and center....none were to my satisfaction, even had to combine a couple to different cases for a Franken-case of sort. Finally, a known maker of quality cases (SUPCASE) released a case for the Samsung Z Trifold, needless to say, I'd ordered one even while I was in Thailand (only came back a couple of days ago) and it came today. Pretty happy with it though it does add a little more heft to an already hefty phone...pictured below next to my S24U. I was surprised it came with two screen covers (which attaches to the phone, NOT glued directly onto the front screen), one of which is a privacy cover which kinda work...

Got a new case for my Buds4 Pro, a HiFiMan Svanar LE and a Rapoo wireless keyboard mouse combo for my HT mini-PC for when I wanna game. While it can't run newer AAA games at any kind of decent setting and framerate, it can handle older games well enough, I tried Titan Fall 2 and BF BC2 and the keyboard and mouse did a good enough job in that I didn't experience any lag, IF there were, it neglible enough to NOT affect me when gaming.

How much does a Samsung Tab S10 FE cost in Canada? It seems to fulfill the stated requirement : >10" (actually 10.9") and 5G. It also has the added advantage of having 256GB onboard storage + mSD support (up to 2TB), hella great storage option! For me, I'd gotten a cheap Opp Pad Neo 11.4" but it's only LTE/4G, but suits me just fine as I think 4G network is well covered and fast enough.

I, OTOH, have had pretty good experience with HiFiMan (henceforth known as HFM) and I do own a number of them. My collection includes the HE1000, HE560, HE-4, HE4XX, and my most recent purchase, the HE-R9 (for sheer bass goodness!). The HE-4 is what I would describe as the most reference, clean sounding of the lot, granted I did change th earpads to a pair of MrSpeakers Alpha Pads. None of them has let me down in terms of appealing to the alleged audiophile in me, even the HE-R9. I was fully aware it had elevated bass, and initially, it sounded muddy to me. But after running it for quite a number of hours, either letting it 'burn in' on my DAC playing many hours of my Spotify playlists, or simply using and listening to it while I surf the net, or for watching movies. I don'tknow if it's a 'burn in' thing, or my simply getting used to the sound, but it sounds less muddied, while bass seemed to be more controlled now (don't get me wrong, it's still bass heavy}. I must add that I've no sound preference, hence my lack of bias against any kind of sound, as long as it appeals to me. As for OP, seeing that he like the Fidelio he had, it might not hurt to seriously getting the same as replacement. The thing about headphones is, it is hard for us to make any sort of real or solid recommendation(s) as: 1. We may not have heard or auditioned or own the X2HR, I've only briefly owned the first gen Fidelio, but didn't like the sound which didn't appeal to me (go figure!) 2. Sound, or our perception of it, is quite subjective, so what may appeal to me, not not for you. For example, the best sounding open back I own, other than the AKG K812, HD800, and ENIGMAcoustics Dharma D1000, is the Grado GS1000. It sounded great to me, quite airy, good separation and imaging, but loses to the three I had mentioned, yet I hold it in high regard, why? It has a solid bass that surprised the crap outta me when I first heard it, it didn't sound muddied despite its bass leanings. Like the previous three, it's part of my permanent collection... Honestly, in lieu of trying something new (which you may not like .... at all), I think it's safer to stick with a known quantity, as it is with you, the X2HR.

Open or closed back? Your sound preference? More bassy? Brighter sounding cans? or, the ubiquitous 'balanced' sound? Any preferred brand? Like for me, I have no particular sound preference, so I'm sorta a HiFiMan and Sennheiser man myself....and Grado.

Snagged myself a new watch winder for my expanding collection of modest mechanical watches, it has a LED strip on top for some nice ambient light. also in the pic is my new Buds4 Pro + new case cover, and my trusty Buds3 + new case cover.

I think it's supposed to be later this month, but could be April as well.

Yeah, I'd agree with this, though admittedly, I'm something od a Samsung faboy. Whether A56 or A57 depends entirely u to you and your usage scenario. IF games is of some importance, then the A57 with its (rumored/leaked) Exynos 1680 SOC would be better, it can still handle game....just don't max out settings, the A56 has already had one OS update from Anfroid 15 to Android 16 I believe, so that means it has five more major OS updates. The A57 starts at Android 16 with six more major updates to go, but do go for a minimum of 8GB/256GB version at the very least....oddly enough the A56 has a 12GB/256GB version, while the A57 maxed out a 8GB/256GB (though the leaked specs I'd seen points to a 12GB version as well)

You can find a whole bunch of 'em at aliexpress... https://www.aliexpress.com/w/wholesale-foldable-keyboard-bluetooth.html

A cheap foldable BT keyboard to pair with my phone when I go overseas on a relatively short trip, no need to lug around a laptop anymore, unless I wanna game. That happens only when I go overseas for a month or more....

Yes, another fun purchase because it's ..... RGB! Paired with my Trifold.....do excuse my rather weird taste in music.

A new decent mouse because it's RGB, I figured why not?!

A new cheap can for games and movies, it's too bassy and lacks resolution to be used as a reference can, I think it'd be great for EDM and those types of music though. A new case for my Trifold (actually made up of two cheap China cases), it's MagSafe and protects both hinges

Back with a pic of the Bigme B7 I'd gotten recently, in the process of loading my collection of ebooks and mangas, and comics into it. One of the main reason why I'd chosen it is because it's a color e-ink reader, and has a mSD card slot (which I'd filled with a 512GB card). Oh yeah, I'd gotten a passport type case for it too (Silly me, I did NOT know it comes with a folder type case asll)