Finally was able to obtain the LCD-2. Was it everything I expected? Absolutely and then some. They arrived in a plain box, and inside cradled in foam is the heavy duty hard case. On the left of the case is a slot for a lock. On the front looks like a pressure relief valve. The latches have a button on each one to flip them up and close them. Opening the case up one can see a pretty nice gasket. In the center sits the LCD2, below them is where the cable and warranty cards sit. When you take the LCD2 out, wow they’re big and heavy. The heft and size comes from the giant 106mm which has magnets on both sides (12 per driver), not to mention the heavy duty headband. So its a good heavy, but heavy nonetheless. If youre coming from light headphones, or just iems, I would recommend starting with short listening sessions then gradually increasing time to build tolerance to their weight. The ear cushions are huge and cushy, finished in real leather. They cradle the head well, and are very cozy. These have significant clamping force, which I like, however for some it may be too much. Problems can start to show after a time if one is wearing glasses. However the sound from these can help you forget the weight and clamping. Cable is a nice and heavy braided mini-xlr on one end, 1/4 inch jack on the other. Cable feels robust, and solid.

Sound from these is.... how do I describe it..... immaculate. Largely what you get from them depends on the song. While I would not call these analytical, they can be quite analytical. Everything in a song is known, good, and the bad. Currently 8 hours total on them.

Bass can slam, can go low and rumble. To the point you can feel it. These are not basshead cans tho, they will not bloat the bass. If it is there in the song, you’ll get it. If the song calls for a walloping of bass, they’ll rattle your teeth. They’ll deliver it without muddying the wonderful mids or drowning out treble

The mids and vocals are the best I’ve ever heard. Clear and crisp. They handle female vocals and male vocals equally well. They dont favor one or the other. Vocalists with voices that some headphones present as screechy, peaky, hollow or dull on the LCD-2 is alive, energetic and accurate.

Treble is crystal clear, no fuzziness, no screechy artifacts, or anything harsh. Treble to me is pleasant, engaging.

Now onto amping. So far Ive ran these direct from the iphone, a creative e5, a little bear b4-x, and a little dot mk2. Surprisingly direct from the iphone the LCD-2 works amazingly. Nice holographic sound stage, deep tight bass, excellent vocals (this thing shines in vocals), and well formed treble.

The B4-X was disappointing, bass went light, and everything seemed congested, treble became a bit murky. Vocals remained spot on however. Not sure if the LCD didnt like the amp, or the amp didnt like the LCD.

The Creative E5 with SBX off sounds the same as the iphone, with bigger bass. However it was adding this weird wishy washy shimmer to the treble. Not sure if that was always there and the LCD’s are picking it up, or if the two dont like each other.

The Little Dot mk2 is the current winner of the amps I tested. It is pretty much like when driven direct from the iphone except more nuances appear, soundstage opens up more, plus none of that weird shimmer the E5 had. Vocals are as alive as ever.

I bought these attracted to the multi driver. Not expecting much to be honest given the price. How wrong was I. Out of the box they sound great, fit well, and isolate outside noise excellently. The inner case is transparent, allowing a view of the drivers, crossover, and a lovely pack teeny tiny wires. The back cover looks like machined stainless steel.

Inside each is a balanced armature (BA) woofer, two BA mid range, and two BA tweeters. The drivers are all linked into a tiny crossover board. The connector is a tiny two pin, which connects to a intricately braided 3.5 cable. The cable near the earphones are stiffened loops to help them rest on the top of the ear, and helps provide some strain relief.

Onto the sound. These are in my opinion very source music dependent. Especially with the bass. Some tracks the woofer blows your head off, others its timid and shy. The woofers can rumble, and or slam. The mid range captures vocals very nicely, as well as the entire mid spectrum, nothing seemed hoarse or strained, muddied, or hollow. Tweeters can really scream, some people may not like how much power the have. Now this is good because the treble doesn't get drowned out, and the brightest details show. However sometimes they can be a bit fatiguing depending on the song. The sum of the parts on the sound is a very clean, energetic party that keeps you going for a long time. They surprise you with each new song you put through them. Very impressive for the price.

Havn't found any reviews for the Ikiz, so decided one is needed.
 
**Disclaimer: Im a S***ty writer , and don't have any fancy equipment to give sine readouts, frequency graphs or the like, so this will be a review based on nothing but sight, feel and sound. Coffee, check, grammar nazi repellant, check, bag of spicy chex mix, check. Alright lets go.
 
 
I have had various in ear monitors from nearly every maker under the sun. Usually leaving me either underwhelmed, or uncomfortable. I never have tried Fischer, nor heard about Kennerton until recently, and decided to try the Ikiz. Im glad I did.  These are a dual dynamic IEM with removable cable. Theres a 10mm driver behind a 6 mm one, managed by a cross over.  
 
The Ikiz come in a clamshell box that has a quality, and feel of a box that a top tier watch would come in. It has a suede feel to it, and for a box remarkably robust. Makes a iPhone box seem cheap and flimsy by comparison. The earphones are snugly placed into the lid detached from their removable cables making a striking presentation. Below in the lower portion are the array of ear tips typical s-l both black, and smoky clear red core ones. As well as triple flange ones, which are the ones I use for the review. The red ones have a much stiffer nozzle stem, than the black ones, which makes them very hard to get on ( a common issue with larger bore IEM's). Here is also where the cable resides.  Below the ear tips panel are the instructions, and the leather brown hard case. Inside the case is a shirt clip, and a hoop thingy I have no idea what it's for .
 
The cable is  a thin stiff twisted cable that feels robust, and splits into the two channels from a plastic medallion bearing the Kennerton logo (looks like a bat head to me, and the full logo looks like a bat) The cables going to the drivers are thinner twisted cables, similar to the main part of the cable. They terminate into gold plated coaxial connectors that simply slide into the driver connector. Nice, smooth, and snug.
 
Alright we assembled them, slipped them in our ears and plugged them in. Ok, one thing I have to point out about the Ikiz is, NO microphonics. FINALLY!! I've always HATED microphonics, and every IEM, and closed back headphone I've has aside from wireless, suffers from a lot of microphonics. I can walk around freely the only sound besides the music is the thumping of my feet which nothing will solve. The IEMs stay in well, aside from a occasional readjustment to the right one due to weird way my right ear is. Despite their intimidating size they fit very well, they're made of metal so are a bit heavier than cheaper or plastic ones. Anywhoo, how do these sound?
 
Song one. From Stvore

 Wow, Holy **** these have a fast, and vicious attack to them. The video quality is ok, so not really a good true test. Guitars flank your forward front, and left, vocalist center, and percussion behind vocalist, just like if you were looking at the stage. Very nice. Bass hits hard, and fast, and the highs just sparkle. Im head banging, this is a good first round for the little IEMS.
 
Next up Nightwish Storytime

These handle female vocals well , everything is nicely balanced. Anette Olzon in most IEMs comes off sounding hollowish for some reason. Not with the Ikiz, she's clear, and life like.
neeeext. On a more calmer relaxing side.
Gold Dust Woman by Fleetwood Mac.

Ohhhh these just keep sounding better, and better. The instruments surround you, so clear, and organic, so real. Stevie Nicks is presented with her full authority, and the unique charm of her voice is pleasantly displayed.
Bass test.
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For bass test we turn to Azad Ghetto bass.  these can pound hard, bass goes slam, and low me likey very much.
 
 
 
The Ikiz are simply the best IEM's I've heard. Organic, life like, Highs to lows are presented perfectly, sound stage is as wide or narrow as the song presents and no microphonics. My heel is worn out and sore from tapping, comfort is excellent, out of the box I had them in for 4 hours straight before I had to get to bed, and sleep, even then I didn't want to take them out. I am very pleased with my first product from Kennerton, and look forward to their other products. I highly recommend the Ikiz. Which can be found here. www.Kennerton.com
 
Josh

These so far dethroned all my top headphones. Deeper more natural bass than the M50X, or the HE-400, better 3d imaging, and speed than the AD900x, better comfort than the DT990pro.
 
  Mine is the 2016 refreshed model. It came in a white box shell, and a black inner box with a slide off top. They are packaged in foam that's well padded IMO. Underneath the foam is the box containing the Certificate of Authenticity, inserts, the manual, a 3.5 mm standard flat cable, and a Apple(if you selected it) remote cable(not a cipher). They're made in the good ol USA, right in Costa Mesa. Murica!!
This review is using a iphone 6 plus, with Apple store music as the sole source, no amp.  
 
  The headphones are metal, with veneer accents around the outer edges. They feel like they're built like a tank. I like the wood accent, it's a nice touch. The headphones feature a removable flat cable that ends into each cup via a one way socket connector with a friction/magnet hybrid latching system. The cables go in firm, but smooth, just make sure you line them up right to avoid damage, the buttons work well, feel well made, and have a firm, but soft click to them. At the time of this writing I have not used the microphone so I cannot comment. Audeze gives a insert in with the documentation proclaiming this. The ear cups can rotate flat, and are attached to a metal headband via a plastic junction plate. The headband adjustment is done like any other headphone with a click slider. These those are very, very stiff in their operation so adjust with care. However they feel well made, and will stay at the setting you put it at with a nice firm click.  The ear pads, and head pad are very soft, and comfortable, and seem to be made of a real leather or lambskin which surprised me. A look into the ear cup, and right there front and center is the Fluxor Fazer Planar looking right at you. For those who have not used a planar before, and have most likely only 40mm headphones. These suckers are huuuuuuge. 100mm/ 4 freakin inch!!!, so literally the entire headphone is all driver, and it makes a difference.
 
First off the bass is simply ridiculous, ill be upfront with that. However the bass is only as present as the source material has it. It can hit hard, and low. Accurate drum hits, subwoofer rumble in movies. The bass is both quality, and quantity, no bloat, no boomy (unless the source material calls for it). Vocals are clear no matter what, female or male. The hollowness that so many headphones give Liv Kristine is gone, just her actual voice. Lajon Witherspoon's deep, and grainy voice comes in frightening clear, Stevie Nicks you hear every nuance of her voice. Tarja Turunen throughout her range is spot on, I've never heard her sound so good. Same with Cristina Scabbia, Tommy Karevik, and Roy Khan. Instruments are stunning, hear the bows across the strings, plucks on guitars, hear key taps on pianos ( im not joking). Mids are as thick, or thin as the material, and are wide range presented. Every little treble detail is there, tinks in glass/ice cracks, sparkle/twinkle effects are clear. Things really can sparkle. Imaging is just amazing along the X, Y, and Z axis. They can present the sound smack in your face, or 10-20 feet out. Very black background, not a ounce of noise. No hums, hisses, crackles, The sound, and music are stars against the void of space. Direct drive from the iphone it can get loud, stupid loud, and without a hint of distortion.
 
Comfort is great on these, even with my glasses on. They hold pretty good on the head, and no sore spots even after wearing for a long time. The pads get a little warm, but nothing bad. One thing tho. They're heavy due to the massive drivers, and metal construction. Which definitely gives them that solid feel, those used to IEM's, or light headphones like Grados may be in for a surprise. Those who have experienced large planars before wont notice much. The cable for it's size is pretty hefty too, but like the headphones feels solid. Adjustment to the headband height like I said needs to be done with care because the adjuster is pretty stiff.
 
This is my first Audeze, and so far im impressed, very impressed, no Im ********* floored to be honest. Longevity is the final test. The only ding I give it is the price, hence the dip on the value meter, given it's 700 freakin bucks, and doesn't give a nice hard case I mean come on Audeze, but my B****ing aside, it's also a amazing headphone for the price.

A great can, esp considering the price.
 
Fit, and comfort. these things IMO cannot get more comfortable. it's like your head is being hugged by the softest stuffed animals in the world. yes literally, after about a minute you dont feel them at all. A firm not tight clamp keeps them in place. The headband nestles the crown of the head nicely.
 
Build quality. These things are built solid. Plastic, but the durable kind, with a metal headband, and yoke.
 
Sound quality. These sound great, with deep lows, engaging mids ( I dont know where people are getting this recessed mids thing) highs that sparkle, but not screech. They do need amping to make them shine, however I find them being powered ok directly from iphone 4s ( wouldnt recommend doing it for long) they excel at female vocals. I;ve honestly have not yet heard headphones this good yet.

The headphones come in a relatively plain, well packed box with a screw on stereo jack to mini jack adapter. No frills, just basic.
 
The DTX-910 is a smaller over the ear headphone with all plastic housing, and comfy velour ear pads. They adjust with plastic slider slips outward, which seem kind of flimsy, the only con to these headphones really. The cable is about 9 foot long, terminates into a gold connector, and is thick, like transatlantic cable thick, very sturdy feeling, including the junction into the left ear cup. The DTX-910 fits snug, but not vice clamping, and the earpads breathe well so the ears, and head dont get hot. The headband has a thin pad of velour padding that works well.
 
Onto sound. These things really wowed me. the bass can go low, and deep. It's silky smooth like a deep dark chocolate, same with the mids, they just flow. The highs are sparkly, and bright, but not harsh. Vocal control is amazing, best Ive heard so far, esp for female vocals. The sound stage is wide, and clear, with excellent instrument separation, and depth. Jurassic Park sounded amazing on them without the hollow sounding voices that many headphones cause. Plus being they can be driven very well from a ipod, or iphone without a amp. Amping of course helps with motor unit control but it's not required. Sound of course leaks out being a open back, and some sound comes in, however they isolate outside noise much better than I imagined they would.
 
The Beyerdynamic DTX-910 is a excellent choice for a low cost, excellent accurate headphone, with deep lows, perfect vocals, and good highs. The thick cord may inhibit portability tho, and also use good recordings with them, because they WILL make every flaw well known. Very unforgiving for low grade, and crappy music.