Put on the Noires just now to listen to some music and guess what happened? Yep, the same exact issue as the last couple of times before. I've been using them almost daily since receiving them and there were absolutely zero issues. I wasn't mistreating them in any way. They were literally fine...

Replacement Noire should be coming in today. Fingers crossed that this is truly the end of all the issues I’ve been having… It’s now close to a year since I’ve first bought them. EDIT: Spent the whole day listening to music with them. Every single time I am just in awe with how great they sound...

Just got a follow up from Sue.

I’ve gone through the troubleshooting process several times now, considering that was my 4th pair. The only thing that has changed between the 3rd and 4th Noire is my dac/amp and its cables. Everything else remains the same, which includes the computer, the power source, all audio related...

Back in the beginning of December, I received my replacement Noire and waited until my Element III came in before setting it all back up. Everything was fine for about 20 days, then my replacement pair started exhibiting the same exact issue with the left ear again… Long story short, I sent it...

They sent me a new pair each time. I’ll fill out the forms and send the Schiit amp back sometime this week or next week. You guys are right that it should be looked into.

Replacement Noire came in a couple days ago but I've held off on using them until I get a new amp in. Just ordered a JDS Labs Element 3 and it should arrive soon. As for my Schiit stack, support didn't share any info on whether or not my specific models have had history with damaging headphones...

Just to clarify, the very first pair I received from DCA had the channel imbalance out of the box and it was left ear leaning, while the next two pairs both had a significant audio shift to the right ear that was permanent. While troubleshooting, the only thing I haven’t done is try completely...

Yeah I've tested everything within my ability aside from measuring with a meter like you suggested. Both pairs being around 3 months apart in age and suffering from the same exact issue is just bizarre to me, especially when no one else on Headfi or ASR has experienced it. The first time it...

The first pair had an imbalance out of the box with the left ear being louder. It was not as significant as what happened with the two pairs after but still something you could pick on.

I want to preface this by saying that I’ve spent a couple months worth of collective time with the Noire and I absolutely love them. But I’m now on my third pair, with all 3 being directly shipped from DCA, and just earlier tonight this third pair has had most of the audio permanently shifted to...

I sent mine back to Amazon and am planning to reorder directly from DCA. Hopefully this time it’ll come in one piece. I like my boxes 😂

This was from https://www.head-fi.org/threads/is-the-aeon-padgate-finally-coming-to-an-end.964788/ from September 2022. It's been a while now so I'm not sure how the rollout on these improved pads have gone, if at all.

My A2C Noire came in yesterday and the product box itself was torn on the side with the insides being visible. Security tape was untouched but I still didn’t like that. Opened it up anyway to try and I think my weird headphone journey has finally come to an end, at least for the time being. The...

Thanks for the info and help, I appreciate it. Doing a bit of research and it seems like the Noire's pads have had issues for a while now. I've ordered a pair from Amazon but I'm not sure if they'll come with the improved pads. If anything, D&C customer support would just send me the revised...