Very different. The HD800's are known for having an open soundstage, comparable to speakers are a live event. In my opinion, the XC's have a "closed" and intimate soundstage. You know you're listening to a pair of headphones with them but that's okay because they kill at being what they are, a...

Yeah, warm isn't the word I'd use to describe them. However, I also own a pair of LCD-3's which are known to be warm like nacho cheese. It took a few weeks for my ears to break into the different sound of the XC's—they were bright and harsh. A quick call to Audeze is all it took as they...

I have a feeling that we're all enjoying them :)

Bluetooth Cipher: has anyone experienced low volumes when connected to a MacBook? My system volume is maxed and it's about as loud as the halfway mark of the wired Cipher v2.

Can someone with the carbon fiber headband let me know how many mil thick it is?

Worst pair of headphones... for the first month. After their first full moon they transform into something beautiful. You can't expect the dark velvety sound from them as you would from a pair of LCD-2 or 3's. They're neutral and a slightly recessed midrange.

I personally wouldn't be able to trust anything said in that review link. The article starts off talking about the XC's having bubinga cups then halfway down the article says they're rosewood...

This may be an unpopular opinion, but saying that the XC's are supposed to sound a way is a little ridiculous. I don't believe that Audeze is using your recommended $800 cable to tune their drivers and headphones before sending them out with a cable that's lessening the sound quality. Use...

I've had mine for just over a month and I feel the same way. Audeze claims that they put all of their headphones through a 24 hours burn in period which should mean that they don't require any more. But, I believe burn in with headphones is similar to that of breaking in an engine—there needs to...

I must say, the spiral dot tips are amazing. I'm suspecting that they don't fit as they were intended since the dots get covered by the barrel. However, even with that being the case they work beautifully. They come in a 3 pack from Amazon and I only need two, if someone wants to Venmo/PayPal...

This is probably a silly question, but what should my Midi output setting be on a MacBook? I'm streaming highest quality from Spotify, and YouTube if it matters.

Bass boost works. What I more meant to mean was that in Normal mode the headphones work and get to good volume. However, when Turbo is turned on, the headphones feel like they're getting the power they want to push the bass harder. In simpler words, the headphones feel like they aren't getting...

You're probably right with that Turbo isn't necessary. I was under the impression that planar headphones required more watts so I thought Turbo would be the best option. Normal definitely works, I just noticed that the bass is much better in Turbo.

I thought I had an understanding of Ohms law but I could be completely wrong. Care to explain how headphones of two different Ohms, one high and one low, would be at the same spot on the volume knob? I tend to listen to both on Turbo mode with the dial at 10 o'clock.

That's what I thought, however, both my XC and 3's go to the same spot on the volume knob. Which seems off to me.

I understand that it requires a ton of power but I'd love to know what I could plug it into that would power it while I use it. Turbo mode is always on and it powers my LCD-3, LCD-XC, and iSine 20 that way.

How are you Turbo users keeping the damn thing charged? I currently can't make it through a whole work day without it dying on me.

Sorry for any confusion, I wouldn't say that the headphones lack bass, it's just that the highs are so bright that it overshadows the bass.

iDSD micro Black Label.

I'm trying my damnedest to power through the highs so I can appreciate them but I'm struggling—the highs are downing out the bass. Here's my frequency graph, how does it compare to those who are loving the sound?

I bought the XC's and holy crap are they bright. Is that normal? My normal listening headphones are the LCD-3 and iSine 20 so maybe those are a warmer signature. I'm using an iDSD Black Label as the DAC/amp so I don't think it's the source.

I actually just fixed the issue. The problem was that I was using a system EQ volume control called menuBus on my Mac. For some reason it was causing audio quality issues. Once uninstalled the iDSD went back to being perfect. Weird.

The imbalance is independant from the volume knob so past 10 o'clock it still seems present. I say seems as it could be a mental thing.

I'm using Turbo mode so that could be correct. Would you know how to get the channels balanced again?

Has anyone had issues with channel imbalance due to reasons outside of the volume pot? I was using mine yesterday, 2017 Macbook Pro < iDSD < LCD-XC, and the left channel started getting fuzzy. I thought it might have been an Audeze driver going out. However, upon reset it seems that the left...