I am located in Los Angeles, CA and would love to borrow the headphone. Being a constant traveler and always on the move, I want to be as close to the music as possible where I would review this headphone in settings such as being on the sands of a quiet, private beach, nature, bedroom, and...

Medium. Audeze recommends that gain for their headphones.

Using with B-stock deckard at the moment if that helps.   I also came from the O2 amp w/o a dac before. With the O2, it does power it adequately. Reaching towards the 2 o clock mark on that setting is very loud for me already. But in terms of soundstage and instrument separation (imaging), I...

  thats strange. i already received the b stock deckard last wednesday november 30th. interesting thing about them is i dont even see any cosmetic defects on it, so it looks just as new. It does have a refurbished sticker though.   another thing that customer service failed to even call me...

Anybody have an input on how the 2s pair with the deckard amp ? I had to pounce on that deal and am coming from an O2 so hopefully it's a good end game setup

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I hated the el8s. I was one of the first to person to preorder and have had several since then from warranty because their production quality was crap. I pointed out on here when they first changed to the white box they did revise the sound, but when coming from the 8s to the lcd 2 ....i can say...

They're still making them . I got mine by making a phone order two weeks ago even though the website says preorder

Nice I'm glad to hear that . I'll probably upgrade an amp down the line when I have more disposable income. The only thing I'll nitpick is that I wish it was more airier, considering its price and competition to cheaper phones . But it's overall presentation is still thick/big with a smooth...

I love my lcd 2f January 2016 build . After coming from the obnoxious build quality of the el-8open , Hifiman 400i, sennheiser momentums , and fidelio x2 ...I have found my endgame . Especially on an O2 amp on a budget , it still surpasses every expectation I have . The lcd 2's are the type of...

how big of an upgrade Are the lcd 2s to the el-8s. Is the sound quality more staggering in comparisons or is it just a minor improvement in little areas in sound . I have only read in reviewsthat the bass on the lcd2 are tighter and soundstage a bit bigger

How do you guys like the ether compared to audezes lineup such as the Lcd 2?

Yeah it's definitely different for the better . I was one of the first preorders and had the drivers die on me quick and my second unit gave me problems too. The first time I had a exchange , the mids were clearer but the sound was in your face and hard to listen to over time . Also, the...

There actually is a recall, the drivers are failing because of a way the headphones are packaged. I'm assuming you got the black box model with the green Audeze logo on it. Their new packaging is WHITE and, strangely enough, I feel the sound signature is much different compared to the original...

  Should I also lower the volume to something like -4.0 dB if I am going to be using high gain too? I'm afraid i might blow out the speakers if I leave it at 0dB.   I am using an Audeze El-8 and I find that being a low-impedance planar, they just dont provide enough power for me at times on...

  Hey guys! The o2 is my first amp so I was wondering if someone is kind enough to help me out.   I definitely wanna protect myself from hearing damage. I am using Audirvana with the O2. From the picture shown, is it safe to leave the Audirvana's volume at 0dB and the O2 low gain at 9 o' clock?

I'm new with this software and dont know much about equalizing. It preset my macbook's audio setting to a boost of +6.0 dB. Will this ruin both my macbook and headphone speakers over time, or should I leave it towards a 0 dB flat frequency?

I just hopped on the massdrop deal for the o2 amp.   Do you guys think the amp will be a good pairing for the Audeze El-8 headphone (open model). Its a planar with low impedance at 30ohms

I am playing around with the El-8 "Apple control" cable right now on the open-backs. The sonic characteristics are definitely not as good as the regular standard cable. And it is a shorter cable too so I see that cable being more for portable use with the iphones, ipods, etc.     Edit:To...

Anybody played with the new El-8 apple cable and notice any difference in sound quality compared to the standard ones? Also...does it stay in place and not detach as easily too?

Does anyone know if the Vali will pair well with the Audeze El-8 open headphones in comparisons to the magni 2 über ? I wanna try out the Vali but am hesitant with the hissing sound supposedly with planars

Nice!!! Yeah I know that they scale easily but I remember that review by mike where he was playing the open el8 with a bunch of different Amps. What has improved for you when you are playing it with the schitt vali?

Anybody know a good amp to pair with these for under $400? How are they with tube amps ?

thats actually quite interesting. My replacements actually felt like it sounded better than my first one too. Hope you will update us on how the SQ for your replacements are in comparisons to the defective pair.