I wrote them a letter (I know, how old-fashioned!) which I enclosed when I returned my HE-560s. I explained I was disappointed in the lack of quality control and the poor customer service I encountered during the pre-order/replacement cycle. Like others, I received a series of broken-English...

If that address is on Orchard St in Urbana, IL, you should know that's where they direct their US returns. I hope you're not getting headphones returned by others.   When I returned my order there, I thought it was odd they asked me to ship to an apartment. I looked up the address and...

Each one direct shipped from China or from the Chicago "office"?   Regardless of price, if you're buying a new product, it shouldn't come to you scratched up.

  Quote:     Exactly what moshen said. I wouldn't say these two headphones are close at all--very different styles that probably appeal to different tastes. "Better" is a personal decision.     Yeah, the Audeze costs more than twice as much, but it's made in California, built with more...

Quote:   A much delayed followup to my comparison between HE-5LE, HE-560 v1, and LCD-3F. This will be TL; DR for many people, but I want to tell the whole story. For background, I've owned the HE-5LE since 2011; it was my first planar headphone. My headphone rig consists of a Woo Audio...

  The (pre-order) HE-560 measures exactly the same resistance as my HE5-LE, and in back-to-back listening tests yielded roughly the same SPL at the same gain level on my amp. The HE5-LE was not known as easy to drive, FWIW.

Sorry to be a tease. I'll post a more thoughtful comparison once I've had a few more hours with the LCD-3 listening to different types of music.   The three headphones in the pic are, L-to-R, Audeze LCD-3, HifiMan HE-5LE, HifiMan HE-560 (pre-order original edition).   It's worth noting that...

  Me too. Frustrated with the HE-560 situation, I visited my Audeze dealer yesterday, and brought home the LCD-3. I spent the evening comparing these three:  

I think HFM made the right choice in switching away from wood. Here's how I found my pre-order copy today after sitting on the stand (untouched) for a week:     And a similar crack is forming on the other ear. And the yokes are scratching, as reported by others.   They sound wonderful...

#486, USPS shipment notice received today (8/9/2008).

Quote: Originally Posted by JwangSDC I'm 401, no shipment notification, no package as of yet. Hoping mondays the day. Then again I ordered blue so maybe 402 will get shipped before mine. I'm #486, plain black. I got the "getting ready to ship yours soon, please send payment"...