phonyx's latest activity
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phonyx replied to the thread Audeze LCD-4z - Impressions Thread.My LCD4-Z’s arrived today. They do sound very good. More relaxed and warmer than my HE-6SE’s, less lazer focused and more easier... -
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phonyx replied to the thread Hifiman HE6-SE.Not well, no. The weird thing about planars is they don't have awkward phase angles and impedance interactions like dynamics that...
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phonyx replied to the thread Hifiman HE6-SE.Correct, there’s usually an audible difference with balanced vs single ended if the dac and amp are designed with truly balanced...
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phonyx replied to the thread Hifiman HE6-SE.I’m going to agree with @thefitz here. Until you’ve heard these driven properly, you’d think they were being driven properly due to...
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Updated my LCD4Z with the dekoni... pretty straight forward... 1st pad I pulled off and spacer was attached... although glue still left...
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phonyx replied to the thread Hifiman HE6-SE.I have noticed over a lot of tracks that these headphones do drum transients incredibly well. The realism they can render drum strikes...
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After weeks of listening, I've concluded that The EE legend Evo is like the 4z in iem form. Obviously the evo are a bit more v shaped...
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phonyx replied to the thread Hifiman HE6-SE.I’m still loving the Audeze protein pads with heat shrink bass ports. No crinkling and better sound everywhere, no downsides at all to...
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The wires inside the surgical tube are still very stiff, have high memory, and are microphonic. Totally not worth the time resleeving, IMO.
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phonyx replied to the thread Audeze LCD-4z - Impressions Thread.Interesting. I guess if you bought used you’d hope/think the owner would disclose newer drivers, for example. On that note. How much...
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I prefer the 4z to the LCD5 and in some cases even the LCD4. I own the LCD4 and 4z.
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phonyx replied to the thread Audeze LCD-4z - Impressions Thread.Alright, all these superlatives and heaping praise has got me over the line. I purchased the local set of 2018 Yellow grilles and...
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Like I said, my audeze left the factory in june 2018 but was purchased in october 2020. Have owned about 1.5 years no issues so far. On...
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It’s actually easy to blow an Audeze driver at high SPL. It’s caused by the pressure change from taking them off and putting them back...
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Most common failure is something to do with tear See 4th point on this FAQ on how to handle planars...
