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...

I’ve inadvertently discovered something like this - I plugged a 3.5-6.35 adapter into one of the 3.5 outputs in mine while listening to my LCD4s via 4 pin XLR - just the adapter, nothing plugged into it. There was a noticeable decrease in volume. I’m assuming the circuitry inside automatically...

This is interesting - i had considered aiming for a pair of XCs, although I’d like to get something that’s a bit “different” from my LCD4s. Also, I’d be a bit worried about taking them outside of the house due to the wood. Preferably I’d like to use a pair of closed cans on my commute some...

I bought my 4s having heard Xs and 3s, decided that I liked the 3s more, and the improvement over the 3s is welcome. I couldn't possibly be happier with my decision. I believe if you read enough reviews and impressions and are reasonably educated about whatever it is you're trying to make a...

On the contrary, I haven't dismissed it due to that article, I really don't even want to address that as it's been 100 pages on that in the Z1R thread with nothing but circular arguing. Actually, it seems like the Z1R has much of what I'm looking for, but the "softness" that many speak of on...

I'm scared these might be worth the money, in some sense. I have a new, long commute to work and back every day, also sold my HD700s because I simply wasn't using them but would still like to have a top-tier dynamic, and having closed cans around the house would be nice as well. These would...

That looks like ebony to me, Cocobolo is much more red in color.

I'm sure most people that own LCD4s would check to see if it was indeed a loose connector. As far as I can tell, Audeze takes excellent care of their customers...that's why the reliability doesn't necessary bother me, I know we're in good hands.

Very interesting, hadn't heard a confirmed report of a 200 ohm failure before....were there any warning signs?

So was this a 100 ohm unit? Important to know - those are expected to fail, would be more shocking if it was the 200 ohm version that most are. I can't think of a single confirmed failure of a 200 ohm LCD4 driver - but I think it's expected that given a long enough timeframe all 100 ohm...

I have already laid out why exactly a stronger amp than the Mojo is better for the LCD4s, just re-read my post. SNR and distortion aren't really a part of the discussion, any amp you buy these days is good enough in these areas. In fact my Modi Multibit DAC surely has measurably "worse"...