My LCD4 200ohms..
Drived by Audiovalve Luminare in OTL ....awesome
Great Headphones..
Drived by Audiovalve Luminare in OTL ....awesome
Great Headphones..
I think you just under powered the headphones. Put them on a Questyle CMA600i then have a listen.I demoed the LCD-4 last month with the Teac HA-501 B and didn't find them that great; didn't think they were a lot better than the LCD-3, a bit too bass heavy for my liking. However, they do sound quite amazing through the Fostex HVP-8, it made them sound more balanced with a lot of details and clarity in the higher frequencies. So I take it the coloration of the HPV-8 seems to work very well with the LCD-4, a good combo.
I think that's just an excuse, so many ppl have been saying if you find the HD800 lacking in bass with a treble peak, means that you're underpowering them. But the fact is that even running them with sennheiser's own HDVA 600, which is designed to use with them, it doesn't make a big difference. They have to even come up with the new HD800S to address the problems.
If the LCD-4 are so hard to power, Audeze should release a special amp for them or recommend one. In theory, one could say if you find the beats headphones sound bad, that's because you haven't been using them with the right amp.
I think that's just an excuse, so many ppl have been saying if you find the HD800 lacking in bass with a treble peak, means that you're underpowering them. But the fact is that even running them with sennheiser's own HDVA 600, which is designed to use with them, it doesn't make a big difference. They have to even come up with the new HD800S to address the problems.
If the LCD-4 are so hard to power, Audeze should release a special amp for them or recommend one. In theory, one could say if you find the beats headphones sound bad, that's because you haven't been using them with the right amp.
The LCD 4 bass is exceptional; it extends very low (probably the lowest I've heard) and is nothing but quality from beginning to end. But after hearing it over 4-5 sessions now I certainly wouldn't describe it as hard hitting or 'explosive'. Not at all. Out of the Audeze range the LCD X is something I would describe as hard hitting. When compared directly side by side, it's pretty blatant.The bass on the LCD4 is amazing. It goes very deep with startling overtones and force. And it is not boomy or pushy or boom-box-like (if anyone remembers those things). It's like real world bass you might hear from a thunderstorm or an explosion.
And it does not sound like those cars that pull up next to you with their 1000-watt subwoofers (or Beats phones, which I think are designed to mimic the car subwoofer sound).
I think the 4 has turned me into a basshead...