Well said.   Now before any of you in line for the LCD2 jump off the cliff, this "darkness" is all comparatively speaking, is neither here or there without valid comparisons (as there is no such thing as a completely uncolored, neutral headphones... techinally probable in the future, but...

Quote: Then perhaps it is time to sell the the HD650 :)   I think Audeze should have held back the FR graph, and publish them online instead.  Now all of us see the graphs first before actually hearing them, with may have an effect on some listener's initial perceptions of its...

Just got my pair of the LCD2 today in the mail.  Some quick impressions: 1. the wood box is really nice. 2. unlike the HD800, the stock cable is of the correct length (i.e. shorter at around 6' and easier to handle), and is of high quality, albeit with some microphonic issues when the two...

Hey thanks! And the second questions is where to go to demo this stuff. The JHaudio site doesn't mention any stores for demos... In short I have been tempted for quite some time now by the JH13, and always wondered how big of an improvement is it over the w3.

How does one audition the JH13 or any of the custom IEMs, since the tips are customs molds? Are there any universal tips that will fit them?

I have a Nationite s-flo which is a rebranded Teclast T50, somewhat of a predecessor of the T51. It has a smaller screen, single DAC, FM and 8GB storage. There is no line-out nor external card support (the T51 does have both, I think). It does't have playlist support either. The sound quality is...

I have had these phones (#185) for a little over 24 hours (my very fist pair of Grado, hehe), and on the first night, I find things generally speaking positive. I was using my ALO Amphora, and an mhdt Paradisea (v1 w. with RCA 5670) DAC. Sound stage is not as wide as my AKG K701s, but the...

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I ordered mine on may 22, and I just got it in the mail today just after I return from vacation. I didn't get a shipping notice either, so it was a nice surprise.

Quote: Originally Posted by nullstring niche market? Do you mean hi-fi in general as a niche market? $1400 for a pair of headphones is niche market in my opinion. Hi-Fi, on the other hand, is a much more general term. Personally I have not heard the HD800 nor the HF2, and yet I...

Both HD-800 and HF-2 are after a niche market. Cosmetic issues does not affect sound quality. 2db driver mismatches DOES. In any event, it's still too early in the game for HD800 too tell. If in 6 months more and more people are having issues with them and are dumping on the used market or...

Quote: Originally Posted by wuwhere It should have come with an AC charger. And yes, you can use it while it is charging. Indeed so. Mine has a wall charger that says Output: 5V - 2A. I can use it to charge and play at the same time. When it's fully charged, the green light go...

Skylab, thanks for the review, really enjoyed reading it. I have been on the fence for these phones, and I have decided to wait until they fix some of the mechanical issues found in the currently production. I am also very glad that Sennheiser are taking issues seriously and promised fixes in...

By the way, the 530s DOES HISS with the Amphora, but despite that the Amphora brings me new appreciations for the 530s. One can also add an inline impedance adapter to eliminate the hiss.

Quote: Originally Posted by olblueyez I think maybe AKG needs to give out a free fleshlight with every pair of 701's so they can get rid of all the old headphones and make room for some new ones. Dammit, if it were ever to happen I'd be the first one in line to get a second pair...