I hear Canada is a state now. XC up north would be great.
I'm only 4 hours away...so I'd be happy to give them a listen when Solude's done.
I hear Canada is a state now. XC up north would be great.
On Black Friday (this week, 11/29) I will open sign-ups to demo the Audeze LCD-X and Audeze LCD-XC with no charge or deposit required. Each demo will be limited to 12 participants, and you can only sign up for one of them. Due to the value of the headphones I will reserve the right to be selective about which members can participate, and they must be in the United States. Instructions will be posted at midnight (EST) on 11/29 in the first post of this thread: http://www.head-fi.org/t/645941/headamp-headphone-demos-audeze-lcd-x-and-lcd-xc-sign-up-on-black-friday
On Black Friday (this week, 11/29) I will open sign-ups to demo the Audeze LCD-X and Audeze LCD-XC with no charge or deposit required. Each demo will be limited to 12 participants, and you can only sign up for one of them. Due to the value of the headphones I will reserve the right to be selective about which members can participate, and they must be in the United States. Instructions will be posted at midnight (EST) on 11/29 in the first post of this thread: http://www.head-fi.org/t/645941/headamp-headphone-demos-audeze-lcd-x-and-lcd-xc-sign-up-on-black-friday
Yes, brighter than LCD-2/3 is great news. As long as they don't reach the HD800 brightness territory.
to me the LCD-X doesn't get near that level of brightness (I love my HD800s - but they have always sounded far
brighter than my LCD-3's).
The X, for me, has the soundstaging absilities that I love about myHD800s, thanks to the Fazor technology,
and has the richness of my LCD-3, and especially the engaging characteristic
That's essentially it. The XCs aren't the final word in neutrality, but they're very natural sounding, but with top-notch resolution and taut bass. I've not seen THD numbers on them but I'll bet they're quite impressive. To me, these are the new reference closed cans. If the STAX 4070s were still being made then I might have a different opinion, but they aren't, so the choice is clear (at least to me).
Very well put. And after a few days with the XCs, I've gotta say that the Fazor has continued to impress me. These have even more treble than the LCD-Xs, but are still far from the HD800's levels in brightness. But finally one can own a great and natural sounding closed headphone and not have to "settle" anymore.