I use a Qudelix-5K for eq'ing my lcdi4. It has built-in PEQ. You can connect via Bluetooth or USB (if your iOS device has USB)

You can replace Audeze pads-- they're glue-on pads, so you just can't easily put old pads back on. Audeze sells the regular LCD pads on their website under accessories. I don't see the LCD-5 or MM-500 pads on there yet, but I assume they'll add them at some point.

I closed this classified and decided not to sell them for now.

Excellent buyer! Great communication, fast payment, and hassle-free transaction. I highly recommend lavricables.

Sorry, these headphones sold last year.

Selling an LCD-i4 that’s less than 3-weeks old: purchased new on Dec 30, 2021 and received on Jan 11, 2022. They’re B-stock, but the only thing sets them apart from brand new is a couple of very small scratches on the stem of the right IEM (see photo). I didn’t even notice the scratches until I...

**SOLD** Selling a gently used LCD-5 with approx. 130 hours listening time. They’re tied with the LCD-4 for the best headphones I’ve ever heard, but I’m dealing with a spine/neck issue and I’m switching to an LCD-i4 until I can use headphones again. Comes in original case with ¼” cable...

This may or not be what you're looking for, but MiniDSP recently announced their new "Flex" products. Of the three versions, the yet-to-be-released "digital" version will allow you to apply PEQ to a digital signal and output the EQ'd digital signal to your DAC. I'm planning on getting this for...

I don't know for certain so hopefully someone else can chime in, but as I understand it the felt layer comes with new pads and should be able to replace the "porous layer" that's currently on your pair (I'm assuming that's also a felt layer?).

Yeah, those original pads were a mystery to me. The original owner said he only used the headphones maybe three times after he bought them in June. Assuming the pads were new to begin with (I can't imagine they wouldn't have been), they must have just had less stuffing in them somehow. The foam...

That's great the new pads solved your comfort issue! Also, very cool about the soundstage size increasing! I didn't realize they would have that effect.

P.Car was an excellent seller. He answered all my questions and the LCD-5 arrived as-described. Highly recommended!

I think Audeze can send you just the foam spacers for your 2020 pads, so you could see how they work for you and how much they change the sound. Switching to 2021 pads with/without the foam spacers would (should) definitely change the sound.

My 2021 LCD-X's pads feel a lot more stuffed than the pads on the 2021 LCD-4 that I recently sold. I'm guessing there's pad variation at play even among the 2021 pads. I can see why you would prefer the softer pads. I think the stiffer/more stuffed pads have the better (less upper...

You might be able to ask Audeze support (include your LCD-4's serial number). I think they switched to 200 ohm drivers pretty early on in the life of the LCD-4, so a somewhat recent production date would suggest the 200 ohm drivers. Otherwise I think you probably have to measure it yourself. You...

If you want to avoid wear on the headphone jacks of your amp, you could go with a modular interconnect cable system (example: Hart Audio cables https://hartaudiocables.com/ ). In that scenario, the wear would happen on the mini xlr plugs on the cable/interconnect. It still involves the same...

AB-1266 Phi TC is on my to-listen list, probably at the top. I suspect I'll prefer Audeze's HPs based on their overall smooth/even FRs (have heard LCD-4, haven't heard LCD-5 yet). Resolve mentioned that the relatively high distortion of the TC's driver makes it harder to EQ, and the default FR...

I haven't listened to the HE1000SE yet. I'll probably rent it from The Cable Company's lending program at some point. Based on my experience with the Arya, I'm thinking Hifiman's tunings might not work well with my ear shape. Right before I returned my Arya V2, I tried a really narrow peak...

Glad to hear you like the EQ profile! Hopefully the foam spacers solve the issue for you.

Hi galileaux, so the pads on your LCD-4 unit are really shallow compared to my 2021 LCD-X. The difference was so obvious when I was comparing them side-by-side that I actually thought the pads might be the pre-2021 memory foam versions. If you press on the pads, it's pretty obvious they aren't...

The 2021 revision LCD-X should hopefully solve the upper midrange FR dip for the most part. Mine sound great even without EQ imo. It sounds like the LCD-4 is a bad match for you for several reasons. Just as an aside, the thing that surprised me the most listening to the LCD-4 after owning the X...

As Versale pointed out, one of the easiest ways to tell the difference might actually be to measure it with a shipping scale, if you have one. The V3 weighs ~430g, the V2 ~404g.

Funny enough, prior to the launch of the LCD-5, people around here had been wondering if Audeze had decided to stop developing their audiophile products in favor of their more consumer-oriented (priced) products like the Penrose and Mobius. I'm curious how you'll like LCD-X 2021; it's definitely...

Have you thought about the LCD-5, @Korean audiophile? You can find some like-new models on classifieds if you don't want to pay full price.

Thanks for the info, that's good to know. I'll give this a shot if I run into this issue with a DACT in the future.