I just got back from Gramophone in Columbia (only a 15 minute trip though for me).  I had walked in thinking I was still within 14 days of my return time to Apple store with my B and O H6's and I just thought I would take a stroll in to see what they had to listen to - Michael said to check out...

I have been listening to some new music on Spotify in my car and with IEMs at work, just got to put on my LCD-XCs for a while and was so blown away - you forget what they are like then you fall in love all over again.

I was listening to and comparing the same headphones the LCD-2 and the LCD-XC and I really feel I perceived exactly the same issues you have addressed here.  The treble energy you cited concerned me greatly during passages of higher pitched classical piano music on two recordings that I had to...

I have been using my LCD-XC straight out of my iPhone 4S and my Macbook Pro and having truly immersive experiences with my music which I stream at "high quality" from Spotify.  I know that having so much monetary value locked up in the Audeze and not using them with something equally as "high...

Putting my LCD-2s on Ebay tonight as I now have LCD - XC and I hate to do it since they are different enough to keep both but I just do not have enough quiet house time to use the open back design, when my wife kicks me to my own apartment because I buy too much audio and computer gear I will be...

Second, I would love a shorter cable for my XCs since I am using them as portable phones like a maniac :heart_eyes:

LCD-XC Vs. LCD-2 Dynamics:   This additional observation on the classical music I love so much.     when listening to an orchestral piece that goes from soft to loud over the course of a minute or two (Ravel Bolero, Rachmaninov Piano Concerto no. 2, Rhespighi Pines of Rome) The LCD-2 will go...

I just got my LCD-XC a few days ago after listening to the LCD-2's for a few weeks (having jumped at that Back Friday / Cyber Monday deal) and wanted to create an account to offer my thoughts:   They are heavy but have not been uncomfortable on my ears in any way.   They seem to be more...