The Verite is using oxidized silkwood. My understanding is that this means the aging of the wood has been accelerated through some process. I guess the silk Auteurs may eventually darken over time?

^ Those are some clean cups!

Would be very interested in some sort of combo discount for this with the Verite. Was there anything like that when the Atticus and Eikon came out?

I feel like this price impression on the Utopia is somewhat out of date. It can be had for $2,500. They are very much competing with each other, in my opinion.

@zach915m, Do you know if any of the pre-orders will be arriving prior to Christmas, or is it more of a January-February target?

It's a PEN driver with a beryllium surface coating if that changes anything for you

Per one of Zach's earlier posts, "stock wood on Verite will be oxidized silk. We're likely going with silk oak for the Aeolus." No word on the limiteds yet.

It's at the end of the RMAF preview video on the front page. 1:04:58 - ZMF Audio

Right after I get the Auteur, of course. Interested to see how this one turns out.

Agreed. I really didn't expect to get any hits when I threw that out there. Listening to the Auteur right now and am very happy with the early impressions.

This is a longshot, but anybody in the Philly/NJ area that has a dual mini-XLR style cord I could borrow or buy locally? Just got my Auteur but won't be able to get a cable until about Thursday at the earliest.

Which day figures to be the most and least busy of the three based on past shows? Thanks

This will probably change over time, as I find mental burn-in to be a very real phenomenon. My very early impressions of the LCD-X are as follows. For your reference, I have been listening almost exclusively to the Focal Elex for over a week: 1) Hello sub-bass. Welcome to headphones. These...

If the discrepancy between new and used were a bit smaller I would consider it. At $1,200, that's more than the used cost + driver repair. The warranty of the replacement drivers is a nice touch though. I am still excited for the arrival.

That is outrageous. I just bought a used pair for like $750, so that's pretty much the bulk of the market value of the phones. These are going to have to be really transcendent for me to risk holding IMO given everything I have read about Audeze's history.

I have the DT1990 and will be receiving the LCD-X on Monday. I can give impressions to the best of my (limited) ability.

For me, I can't tolerate the DT1990 without EQ. Too bright and ear shattering. Really shines after I switched to Analytical pads and brought down the 7-8k region. Only marginally! The DT1990 is beautiful and well constructed IMO. Other beyers mostly can't compare.

Did you ever get to try the Beyers against the Elex directly? I have the 1990 and the Elex and I think the Elex is going to drive me to sell the 1990, despite it being such a great all-arounder when the high end is eq'd down.

Does anyone have the most recent driver repair prices for the LCD-X? I just bought an older pair used (2015 or earlier, not sure), and will not have any warranty coverage. I'm a little concerned about owning them. Is there any insight on what causes them to fail? My hope is that at this age...

I really like your list OP, thanks

Can anyone give a comparison between the ATH-AD2000 and these headphones? I don't have a lot of references to compare to. I'm assuming these will be more neutral and less forward in the mid-range, and overall on the brighter side? Any insight is appreciated. I got the headphone bug that only...

Is there anything I can do to make the "s" sound in vocals, especially female vocals, stop hissing like a snake? I'm liking these in a lot of ways but at the volume I like to listen at, the high end is very harsh and detracts from the experience.

Edit: deleted impressions, was a fit issue

Mine are out for delivery today. Can't wait to get out of work and try these out