I have had similar problems whenver I change my setup. the underlying issue is your sound card needs to  know that it is hooked to a 5.1 or 7.1 capable device. The realiser by itself will not show itself as one. Try googling for 'EDID HDMI 5.1'. You can try to pass the HDMI through a HDMI...

^^^^^ Thanks. Looking forward to it!

  I have decided to keep my LCD-4. I have King on order and trying to decide between between Chord Hugo and Yggy. When used as a DAC how well does Hugo TT compare to Chord Hugo? Chord Hugo gives that extra option of being portable in-door amp.

@romaz Very nice comparison. I was not able to put my finger on what was different about the bass, this would help me go back and hear. I was driving HE-1K with HA-1, and looks like I may have to try a different source DAC to get a better idea of treble on HE-1K.

Very much agree, my interpretation of 'more forward = >letting its presence know in a realistic and transparent way' was a bit different but Shembot nailed it.

Treble is more forward yes for sure but not aggressive, I would  try my best to do a more in depth comparison, I think there are a few very experienced head-fiers on this thread who have access to both and may be able to articulate the differences much better than me.

I have LCD-3F that I have been using for quite some time now and been happy with. But going from LCD-3F to LCD-4s can be a shocking experience, to a point where I cannot find a single reason to go back. It feels like a veil just lifted (which I did not even know existed) making it sound quite...

So I got a chance to spend few hours with HE-1K today and I have been listening to LCD4s for little over a week now. The HE-1K was borrowed it already had break-in time (though I don't believe in it much). Here are the  differences I notice: The imaging and sound stage is quite different on...

  Got the HE-1K today and I think I can answer your question. With volume knobs at the same position, both using SE cables, LCD-4 sounds about twice as loud, this is on my HA-1. If for LCD-4 I am at 12 O' clock position I am at 3 O' clock for HE-1K to get about the same loudness for vocals. For...

From a power delivery point of view, if efficiency is the only criteria (which is mostly true for planar as they act almost as pure restive load), the key to efficient power delivery  is to reduce losses at the source. So it makes perfect sense to go for an amp with the least internal impedance...

It is a little more complicated than that. Yes you can use an adapter and I already have an adapter. Yes, I paid extra for the cable (some phone calls and email exchanges with the good folks at Audeze), and I was allowed to ship everything back including the two cables if I decided not to keep...

I have tried both balanced and SE with my LCD4s on HA-1. I got the Audeze premium cables both SE and balanced to compare exactly this. Going from SE to balanced had the expected  doubling of volume but I did not notice any significant change. That said, I prefer to use the balanced mode and the...

  Great to hear that guys! Could you please elaborate on the reasons? Have you compared them to HE-1K/SR009/Abyss? I am quite sure I will have to cross that bridge soon...

I will get a HE-1K to compare in couple of days and decide in a week or so,  till now these are a very special set of cans.

  I have not tried pure tones but check out the bass extension and speed with organs and cannons. The 4s hit the lowest of low notes with ease, the organs can go as low as 15-16Hz I think and any lower can only be felt. I also like to crank up the volume on the cannons, it is just fun to do...