I have owned my Audeze LCD 3f for about one year and have enjoyed the headphone immensely. The one thing that bothered me about the LCD 3 was the fact that they just seem to always be slightly muffled sounding. I have tried different amps, both tube and solid state. I have tried different cabling, different DACs but just could not get the clarity that I wanted with musicality without the sound being overly bright. That is of course until I bought the HE-1000.
Is the HE-1000 more musical than my LCD 3f? I would not say that they are. I would say that they are different. They are both extremely musical and they convey their musical touch in different ways. Full, warm, textured are the LCD 3. Quick, Articulate, wide sound stage, toe tapping is how I describe the HE-1000.
In the end they are both very musical sounding headphones. I had thought about selling my LCD 3 to fund the HE-1000 but truth be told I like both in different ways. When I listen to Alison Krauss - A Hundred Miles or More CD..I love the lush sounding vocals from the LCD 3 and when I listen to the same songs via the HE-1000 her vocals have sweetness to them perhaps more so than the LCD 3 but it just isn't as lush sounding. So for now I am holding on to the LCD 3's but who knows perhaps I may have to sell them both to fund the Audeze LCD 4 (better do some more neck exercises for the weight).
All kidding aside after the initial shock of the clarity and super wide soundstage from the HE-1000 I do find that I sometimes miss the last iota of midrange quality that the LCD 3 brings.
Headphone Rig:
Violectric V281
Violectric V850
Burson Audio Soloist SL
Cayin Ha-1A
Macbook Pro
Amarra Software
Big Leather Recliner
Is the HE-1000 more musical than my LCD 3f? I would not say that they are. I would say that they are different. They are both extremely musical and they convey their musical touch in different ways. Full, warm, textured are the LCD 3. Quick, Articulate, wide sound stage, toe tapping is how I describe the HE-1000.
In the end they are both very musical sounding headphones. I had thought about selling my LCD 3 to fund the HE-1000 but truth be told I like both in different ways. When I listen to Alison Krauss - A Hundred Miles or More CD..I love the lush sounding vocals from the LCD 3 and when I listen to the same songs via the HE-1000 her vocals have sweetness to them perhaps more so than the LCD 3 but it just isn't as lush sounding. So for now I am holding on to the LCD 3's but who knows perhaps I may have to sell them both to fund the Audeze LCD 4 (better do some more neck exercises for the weight).
All kidding aside after the initial shock of the clarity and super wide soundstage from the HE-1000 I do find that I sometimes miss the last iota of midrange quality that the LCD 3 brings.
Headphone Rig:
Violectric V281
Violectric V850
Burson Audio Soloist SL
Cayin Ha-1A
Macbook Pro
Amarra Software
Big Leather Recliner
