My thoughts/review of the Toxic Widow V2 pure silver cable. I had one done for my Empyrean, mini XLR to 4.4 balanced. With the whole cable thing, there are two camps. One says cables do make a difference, and others disagree. I happen to believe and hear the difference, and over the years, the...

That's very kind of you. I will PM you and cover postage and what not, and if they are better, I will take them off you.

I don't myself, but I use the leather pads and have not really done an A vs B.

Carlisle/Cumbria.

The annoying thing is not being able to try them. As per an Alcantara lover who got the angled ones and said they were a disappointment.

Confused now lol The last person who I chatted with tried them but went back to the Alcantara, which they love. They said it was $200 down the drain. "First thing I noticed with these is how weird they feel. Since they aren't quite as thick as the stock pads, there is much less clamping...

Hi What are people's thoughts on the hybrid pads on the Empyrean? I like the lower end and am not keen on the brighter Alcantara or the angled ones (someone bought them and was not impressed) Just wondering how the hybrids walk the fine line; what do they gain? lose? Thanks

I have one of those stands, but I just want to know for the future because once I changed my pads on the LCD2 and a tiny little hair got in. When I was listening to music, I could hear a weird sound, like a vibrating sound. I thought the driver had gone, but when I took the pad off and got some...

Just wondering, what happens if you get dust/hair in the driver? With the leather pads, there is no dust cover, so some dust will get in and no doubt small hairs. How would you clean them out, considering these drivers are like butterfly wings and will not take kindly to almost anything lol

Well, in the UK, I can only find a used one (in excellent condition) for £1580. Would that be classed as good? bargain lol

Actually, I want to keep close to the sound of the 2f, but gain detail and a bit wider soundstage. After my experience with the Arya Stealth, I really don't want anything that wide or so unable to alter vocal distance when needed. It's a fine line of more detail but without losing the thick warm...

That was the first choice, but after reading up, some say there is not much to pick between them. I noticed better detail in the 3 vs better low end in the 2? Sadly I have only heard the 2f and X.

Hi I am trying to find owners of LCD2f who also own the Meze Emp. I really like the 2f and its sound, but like with everything, I want better. I tried the LCD-X 2021, and yeah, the detail was better but was robbed of life vs my 2f. Next up was Arya Stealth. Amazing sound stage, detail and...

It was from advancedmp3players in the UK. They have always been good. I guess it got returned, and they just checked the 3.5 and the others but never bothered to check the 4.4 bal. It's gone back for a refund, but I would have rather got another one...but no open box left.

With the Fiio app and usbplayer. I have the new M15s sat beside it, and both cables work fine with that (same settings) I tried pulling it out a little, as some need that, but no joy. I then tried a different cable, and no joy. I did try while using DC, and it behaved differently...once. There...

I only just got it, so I can return it. Sadly it was an "open box", and as such, it was £299 cheaper. They do not have another at the same price. Thanks anyway

Tried another cable and it's the same so it seems it's the player.

It's a custom 4.4 to mini XLR (Audeze LCD-2f). They work fine with the Fiio M15s bal 4.4, but when I use it on the M17, it clicks when I press play, and then I get about 3 seconds of music before it stops, and a warning message appears. Its as though it switches itself or gets confused and...

Yeah, fingers crossed. I did try to pull this one out a tiny amount. It connected, but again after a few seconds, the warning came up, so I don't think it's too long, but maybe it's too short?

I have a cheaper one on the way from Amazon as a test. It's odd because the cable/jack works fine on the M15s. It's the same company (Fiio), so it seems odd that something changed?

Hi Did you ever get to the bottom of this? I have the M15s and just got the M17. They are set up the same way, and yet when I use the 4.4 bal on the M17 I get the same warning "output exception please try reseating the headset". Everything works fine on the M15s. It seems that after a few...

Hi I went with the voshkod 6J1P-EV. Separation is a little better, but the big change is the soundstage. It really opened up and it's easily noticeable. For an amp of this budget, that's about as far as I would go. I would like to try the SYLVANIA 5654 (1950s and 1960s) but the cost in the UK is...

Hi I have spent a week trying to find a match for my LCD2 vegan pads with no joy. The new style Audeze pads are bad and the Dekoni leather elite messed with the sound too much. I am now trying out the synthetic leather and the fenestrated (holes in) versions. At the moment, they are defiantly...

Hi I just got the MT-602 amp as my 1st step in trying tubes. I did not want to spend too much in case I did not like it but I am very impressed. After reading up on tube rolling I set off to find some to pair up with my Audeze LCD2f headphones and OMG, there is so much info to take in and so...

Hi Seeing as how Audeze ditched the pleather/vegan pads (the ones I like) I have tried to find a close match (leather alters the sound on ones I have tried) and I was wondering if anyone has tried the Dekoni fenestrated sheepskin. I got to wondering if the breakdown in its structure (the holes)...