[maheeinfy]

Owning, and loving, the Bamboo version, I still think the Shedua is the sexier wood. Just like my audio preference, I enjoy a darker, richer hue.

​Thanks! Looks like there is a Rosewood version as well on the Audeze website
 
Now this makes the decision even more difficult 

 

[RollinHard843]

The rosewood is beautiful, but usually nore expensive. 20% off the shedua in 2015 beats rosewood at retail price but the rosewood would have been my pick if price were no issue

 

[maheeinfy]

The rosewood is beautiful, but usually nore expensive. 20% off the shedua in 2015 beats rosewood at retail price but the rosewood would have been my pick if price were no issue

Thanks!

 

[SP Wild]

You left a nice comment on my review back when I published it. You flatter me. Thank you. The real pleasure is knowing I led you to buy something you're getting much joy out of.

Congratulations on the purchase. I hope they serve you well for a long time to come. I've had mine for I think a year now, and still have no desire to seek an upgrade. They are immensely capable headphones.

I couldn't agree more. People seem to forget that distortion artefacts measure so low and well into the highest end of headphones.

I guess the focus for Audeze now should be reliability.

 

[JaJaJOE]

Is this >$995< deal for "AUDEZE LCD-2 HP Planar Magnetic Headphones Shedua Wood Edition+iFi micro iDSD+Travel Case" a good one overall compare to passed ones??
 
I'd like to find out what these HP are like... tl;dr, so only read the last 12-15 pages & am not sure how reliable or the long term ownership would be with these cans (that whole Fazor technology thing... still somewhat confuse on that one).
If I have to send it in now & then to have this or that fixed, that's not ideal & pretty much a deal breaker.
Initially, I was going to buy the He-400i & after reading around found some suggesting getting the He-560 instead as an upgrade... then looked around for other planar HP & ended up here -)
 
I own the MDR-V6 for the last 20yrs & is till running like new... love its sound & don't even need any amps to run it smoothly. I'm not crazy about all these upgrading stuff... more about discovering new artist/songs & spending time listening to them =)

 

[frogmeat69]

  Is this >$995< deal for "AUDEZE LCD-2 HP Planar Magnetic Headphones Shedua Wood Edition+iFi micro iDSD+Travel Case" a good one overall compare to passed ones??
 
I'd like to find out what these HP are like... tl;dr, so only read the last 12-15 pages & am not sure how reliable or the long term ownership would be with these cans (that whole Fazor technology thing... still somewhat confuse on that one).
If I have to send it in now & then to have this or that fixed, that's not ideal & pretty much a deal breaker.
Initially, I was going to buy the He-400i & after reading around found some suggesting getting the He-560 instead as an upgrade... then looked around for other planar HP & ended up here -)
 
I own the MDR-V6 for the last 20yrs & is till running like new... love its sound & don't even need any amps to run it smoothly. I'm not crazy about all these upgrading stuff... more about discovering new artist/songs & spending time listening to them =)

When the LCD-2 is on sale it goes for $699, the iDSD BL goes for $549, so it's a savings of around $250. I would say that is a good deal.

 

[WayTooCrazy]

 
I own the MDR-V6 for the last 20yrs & is till running like new... love its sound & don't even need any amps to run it smoothly. I'm not crazy about all these upgrading stuff... more about discovering new artist/songs & spending time listening to them =)

That being said... be safe... don't fall down the rabbit hole. Possibly trying out an EL-8 Open might be a nice direction for you (I felt it was better than the HE-400i myself...as I sold it off shortly after getting the EL-8). 

 

[DavidA]

  Is this >$995< deal for "AUDEZE LCD-2 HP Planar Magnetic Headphones Shedua Wood Edition+iFi micro iDSD+Travel Case" a good one overall compare to passed ones??
 
I'd like to find out what these HP are like... tl;dr, so only read the last 12-15 pages & am not sure how reliable or the long term ownership would be with these cans (that whole Fazor technology thing... still somewhat confuse on that one).
If I have to send it in now & then to have this or that fixed, that's not ideal & pretty much a deal breaker.
Initially, I was going to buy the He-400i & after reading around found some suggesting getting the He-560 instead as an upgrade... then looked around for other planar HP & ended up here -)
 
I own the MDR-V6 for the last 20yrs & is till running like new... love its sound & don't even need any amps to run it smoothly. I'm not crazy about all these upgrading stuff... more about discovering new artist/songs & spending time listening to them =)

Not a bad deal but if repairs will be an issue you might want to look at other headphones.  Also wouldn't recommend the HE-400i/560 if worried about repairs.  For $1k, you could get a HD-600/650 and a DAC + amp.  HD-600/650 have the least problems from what I've seen so far.

 

[SP Wild]

Come think of it, there is like zero reports of driver failures in the HD6X0 and HD800/S threads, and is a goal Audeze needs to pursue.

Although all reports have been positive with regards to the way Audeze handles warranty claims.

 

[loplop]

@JaJaJOE that's a great deal, I jumped on a similar Adorama deal (for aluminum LCD2's). I really enjoy both the headphones and the iDSD BL. Superb value and sound, both.

FWIW, I don't worry about driver failure. Best case they fail within 3 year warranty, and warranty resets upon replacement. Worst case they fail out of warranty and I spend the $~300 to get them fixed, resetting warranty again. A lot cheaper than the headphone of the month club.

I don't think it's anything to worry about, assuming you believe Audeze is here to stay. I assume they will, as mentioned above, focus on reliability and eventually get to dynamic-driver levels of reliability.

YMMV and all that, but I don't worry about it. Too much else to fret about in life.

 

[frogmeat69]

^ +1, just make sure you register your headphones with Audeze.

 

[martinrajdl]

Wait, so if the drivers fail after the 3 year warranty, and I pay 300$ for replacement, I get another 3 years warranty on them? I did not know that, and I like that information a lot. 300$ is still not a cheap replacement, but much better than being stuck with 1000$ broken headphone. 

 

[kousik1946]

Amazon.com selling these for 400$. Does anyone know the seller is good or not? Because the seller is new. 

 

[CarlosUnchained]

  Amazon.com selling these for 400$. Does anyone know the seller is good or not? Because the seller is new. 

400$ new? 
 
Audeze's B-Stock was 499$ and that's the best price "new" I've seen. Be careful, ask for photos, serial number so you can ask Audeze for those.

 

[kousik1946]

 
400$ new? 
 
Audeze's B-Stock was 499$ and that's the best price "new" I've seen. Be careful, ask for photos, serial number so you can ask Audeze for those.

Thanks for the reply.Yes it's pretty low price for a new pair. I will ask then.