Ooooh that's actually one of the few combos I have not tried yet. Right now, pretty happy with hybrid + burst with lots of Jazz, blues, and electronic, and don't like any of the combos without any mesh and have not even tried the titan mesh yet on any combo. I do often long for the punch that...

Yes, inverted sock fold over technique has worked for me as well. I had no issues swapping in the hybrid and protein pads, but for some reason the suede pads gave me more trouble. Must be the suede material is less stretchy or perhaps there's a size variance specific to my set. Definitely...

I also ordered an Atrium as my first set of ZMF during the November drop, then also couldn’t help myself and went for the Bokeh with tuning kit shortly after. Luckily for me, I‘m local and was able to pick up both headphones just in time for the holidays. Atrium is truly end game stuff and...

I am experiencing the same. But admittedly, I think some of the love for this RU7 synergy, at least for me, is certainly influenced by its portability in at least being able to walk around the house or even out on the deck or patio to enjoy it all. And if anything, this setup adds to the...

I wonder if the slightly harder Cherry wood on the demos have any significant impact on sonics versus the slightly softer black limba of the current stock Bokeh. Probably not as much as pad/mesh swaps would right? Either way, I'm loving the Bokeh so much that I'm already looking forward to a...

I've been really impressed with the little Cayin RU7, not just with the Bokeh but also with Atrium. I'm now in the market for a DAP, and the SP3000 was at the top of my list, but might just do the Cayin N7 and save some cash since I'm thinking I will get the similar sonics as the RU7 that I...

My Bokeh didn't ship yesterday, so I just drove to ZMF HQ in Chicago and got 'em! Just kidding, Zach was nice enough to invite me to pick up my headphones and give me a quick tour of where the magic happens at ZMF :) I ordered an Atrium as my first pair of ZMF several weeks ago during ZMF...

Z, got any more of those RU7? PM’d you

Thanks for the vote of confidence. Can you please tell my wife that? ;)

yay. Ordered a Bokeh with tuning kit! And this is just 2 weeks after I just ordered a stabilized Atrium that hasn't even arrived yet when I told myself: "That's it, I'm totally done for the year. No more frivolous spending." Fail.

I'm excited to hear how it compares to the AC!

Scored this one. My kids were sitting next to me while I was browsing and they were both like "Oooo get that one, it looks like a tiger!" It was my first choice and I said if it was still around in Saturday, it'll be mine. Done. Can't wait to listen to my tiger when I get it :)

Great review!  Almost falls in line with my perceptions of the same three headphones, except my personal preference had me favoring both the LCD XC and TH900 over the Alpha Prime.   I never did and still don't have any issue with the XC's weight and comfort, even after wearing them for hours on...

thanks for saving me some money    btw, that's a beautiful city you live in... I was just there visiting as a tourist a few weeks ago

nice set-up!   Off-topic: I have a stock TH900 with the original SE cable...  but I keep thinking about possibly recabling for balanced.    Other than more power, have you noticed any significant sonic benefit from the TH900 with balanced vs SE on your 445?    Seems overkill to me as the TH900...

Initially, the Audeze XC was available in your choice of Walnut, Iroki, Bubinga, and the now-rare Purple Heart. But it seems all that is available from dealers and directly from Audeze as of late is Bubinga, which is fine by me as I feel it's the best looking finish by far. Also according to an...

Unlike the LCD 2 and LCD 3 which had pre-Fazor versions, the XC and X were both introduced with the new Fazor tech from the beginning.   So aside from the availability of multiple finishes and the slight change in the travel case, the XC itself should be more or less the same headphone since...

welcome to the club 

Nice!  I've listened to this via Spotify and it sounds fantastic despite the Ogg Vorbis compression.   Perhaps I'll go buy the high-res version from HD Tracks... but I wonder why it's only available in 44.1/24 versus the 96/24 I normally see of her other albums.

I heard a prototype LC with a few different headphones at Axpona. I liked what I heard and so I pre-ordered one. I have also heard many of Alex's other more expensive amps in various setups, and generally like the "Cavalli sound". So it's not exactly blind faith. Many here are well aware of...

A $9 Tripp Lite 14awg power cable from Amazon like I use for all my components, hooked up to a Furman power conditioner. Please don't waste your money on fancy power cables, unless you really find enjoyment in admiring their overkill build and exotic jacketing.

don't worry, Liquid Carbon mk2 will have green LEDs for only twice the price next year

I happen to like the red LEDs as they are... not that it matters since both will be white for my use.

excellent! I like the addition of the LEDs as that's one of the concerns I had when I was checking out the prototype LC at Mr.Speakers' booth at Axpona.

woot!