Does anyone know if Audeze will refurb the wood cups themselves? The finish on mine is marred in some places, just years of moving and use, no matter how careful, seems to have taken a toll. Also, for some reason, my ear pads are completely falling apart, shocked that the leather is of such...

I found the Xs to be brighter and harsher than my 4s, but then again that could also be due to the fact that they were being driven by a slightly bright amp. Either way, my 4s are about perfect, hard to imagine where you could go from there. But the XCs have always interested me, as I need a...

I did, I must have missed this. Hence my extreme confusion. Regardless....given the output specs of the Hugo 2...it’s defintely not even close to capable of this sort of output. I believe it’s something like 94mW into 300 ohms, and given the moderate sensitivity of a 200 ohm LCD4...seems like...

For a long time now, I’ve remained confused by Head-Fi’s email preferences. Some threads, I only get notifications for once in a while. Sometimes, I get notifications for every new post. One of these days I will have to figure out it. One thing’s for sure, I get email updates for every single...

Would love to see some impressions with hard-to-drive full-size headphones, looking for something pocketable and portable that I can use on the go or even just around the house.

Only reason I care at all is because I do occasionally get a "hot spot" when listening to mine, due to the CF pressing into my head a bit. But it's very random, can go a month without it happening, and then it might happen every day for a week. No idea what causes it to be that way. However...

I get what you mean, I suppose. I guess I never really wanted for any of that. To a point, maybe my brain is auto-filling what's "not there" - but I can simply say that the LCD4s sound "exactly right" to me - as it currently stands, I haven't really had what you describe jump out at me, so I...

I saw Audeze ask an interesting question on an Instagram post recently, wondering if those of you with a 4z could answer - they asked if "you prefer the carbon fiber headband or the suspension headband" - I hadn't thought these would be considered two different things, but then again, the...

I do find it entertaining how people are constantly flooding Audeze threads either demanding they build a headphone that sounds like another brand's headphone, or at the least, are disappointed that they don't. I'm sure glad my LCD4s sound the way they do, if they didn't sound the way they did...

Just because it's come up here and mine only has about a month and a half or 2 months left in its warranty, does anyone else have a slightly static-y volume pot? I notice a bit of crackling on mine when I turn it, although it's silent otherwise. And it's somewhat inconsistent, seems to perhaps...

I can tell you this - if you need more mids than the 4s provide...you aren't going to be satisfied by most headphones, and probably enjoy brightness...I don't miss a thing on my 4s. I wouldn't want the FR to be anything different than exactly what it is. The moment I first heard these, it felt...

I would agree, seems the AptX version would be better, seems you can get them for a decent price from the eBay seller. Once I figure out what my portable headphone setup will be, I think I may have to pick one up.

Thanks for the reply, very much appreciate it. Saw your PM as well, replied to that. Didn't know about the HiFiMan R2R DAP, that is interesting, but I do have all my music on my iPhone and I probably won't be changing that any time soon. I have a decent setup for my desktop right now, my main...

I must say, in my admittedly short time spent in this hobby (less than a decade at the very longest) - I can’t remember seeing a single product generate so much division, heated discussion & disagreement. Quite frankly now I will make sure I listen to a pair of Z1Rs as soon as possible, I need...

Wondering if anyone else has any info on these...seems hard to find. I just happened to be thinking to myself the other day that a portable R2R dac/amp would be the best thing ever, given my preference for R2R sound. I have a Mojo currently. I have a powerful amp (Pro iCan) for desktop...