[roguegeek]

How's the soundstage, separation, and detail retrieval on the closed-back version?

 

[wgb113]

So we have two duds in the half dozen or so that have received them so far...not a great batting average.
 
I was also unaware of the significant variations in sound from one pair to another - doesn't sound like an outfit ready for the big leagues.
 
I might still give them a listen but what I once thought might be my next and last headphone continues to shoot itself in the foot.
 
Bill

 

[Enomino801]

I'm curious to see how these sound when compared to the HE-500.

 

[joeexp]

hi superpang! Don't worry you're not the only one. Mines not working properly as well. The same as yours left side is also dead.

Are you sure it isn't the cable/cable connection??

 

[crixnet]

So we have two duds in the half dozen or so that have received them so far...not a great batting average.

I was also unaware of the significant variations in sound from one pair to another - doesn't sound like an outfit ready for the big leagues.

I might still give them a listen but what I once thought might be my next and last headphone continues to shoot itself in the foot.

Bill

This is the very definition of a rush to judgment.

 

[Audeze]

   
I thought this was pretty well known? Two Audezes side by side that are the supposed to be the same model and revision can sound very different. 

 
Hello elwappo99, we match our drivers to within +/- 1db in the production process at Audeze and as far as we're aware, two matching, new headphones will sound the same. This isn't one of the issues we've been made aware of and we're good at listening to our customers. Further, if the headphones are sent in for a driver failure, rarely seen on LCD series 'phones these days, we replace both drivers so they too are tightly matched. We make no special tweaks for reviewers and present our products as they are for consideration. 
Thanks,
Audeze

 

[Audeze]

  So we have two duds in the half dozen or so that have received them so far...not a great batting average.
 
I was also unaware of the significant variations in sound from one pair to another - doesn't sound like an outfit ready for the big leagues.
 
I might still give them a listen but what I once thought might be my next and last headphone continues to shoot itself in the foot.
 
Bill

 
Hello Bill, high-technology roll-outs can be somewhat fraught, especially given the robbery that put us on our back foot for a week or so. We've carefully examined the failed EL-8s and found a soldering fault. It's been corrected in production so no one who buys a pair will face that issue. 
Thank you,
Audeze

 

[homzik]

Just wanted to announce that we've just published full EL-8 Open-back review (probably first in the world!) at http://zakupek.pl/test/sluchawki/recenzja-audeze-el-8-open-back/ . It's available in Polish, but it should be still understandable via Google Translate. Enjoy!

 

[redogfizbal]

  Just wanted to announce that we've just published full EL-8 Open-back review (probably first in the world!) at http://zakupek.pl/test/sluchawki/recenzja-audeze-el-8-open-back/ . It's available in Polish, but it should be still understandable via Google Translate. Enjoy!

Thats a tough read even with translate. I dont think I got anything out of that....  : (

 

[Tribbs]

Just wanted to announce that we've just published full EL-8 Open-back review (probably first in the world!) at http://zakupek.pl/test/sluchawki/recenzja-audeze-el-8-open-back/ . It's available in Polish, but it should be still understandable via Google Translate. Enjoy!

Dziękuję!

 

[joeq70]

So we have two duds in the half dozen or so that have received them so far...not a great batting average.

I was also unaware of the significant variations in sound from one pair to another - doesn't sound like an outfit ready for the big leagues.

I might still give them a listen but what I once thought might be my next and last headphone continues to shoot itself in the foot.

Bill

That's actually a great batting average

 

[Tribbs]

If you're not making mistakes, you're not taking risks, and that means you're not going anywhere. The key is to make mistakes faster than the competition.

•Seymour Cray was a friend of my dad's. I asked him what it was like to know the genius who had built the world's first supercomputer company. My dad said, "Well, actually, son, he wasn't so much smarter than me. He just made mistakes a hundred times faster."https://www.facebook.com/crayinc/posts/203092583122883 --Townes Duncan

 

[wgb113]

Hello Bill, high-technology roll-outs can be somewhat fraught, especially given the robbery that put us on our back foot for a week or so. We've carefully examined the failed EL-8s and found a soldering fault. It's been corrected in production so no one who buys a pair will face that issue. 
Thank you,
Audeze

Well that's good to hear.

 

[stjj89]

How's the soundstage, separation, and detail retrieval on the closed-back version?

 
I would like to know what people think of this too, particularly the soundstage part!

 

[redogfizbal]

I would like to know what people think of this too, particularly the soundstage part!

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