[golfinggino]

I thinking of picking up a pair of these as a backup,. My main headphones is hifiman edition x v2, I can get a used el8 open back for about 150 USD. I have the isine 10 which I love I would think the el8 would fit into my collection pretty good. How does the el8 sound compared to the isine 10 ?

 

[UNOE]

I thinking of picking up a pair of these as a backup,. My main headphones is hifiman edition x v2, I can get a used el8 open back for about 150 USD. I have the isine 10 which I love I would think the el8 would fit into my collection pretty good. How does the el8 sound compared to the isine 10 ?

My EL-8 closed is alot better than isine 20. El-8 is very good just in your head. I image open would be better. For $150 I can't imagine any reason not to buy them.

 

[RoMee]

I picked up a used EL8 for $200... Love the sound but the crackling noise and the fact that the headphone seem to go quiet on its side every time I tilt my head made me return it.
Would had loved to keep it, the sound and build was awesome.

 

[nugget2013]

ordered open back pair delivered 27th dec

 

[nugget2013]

maybe not, they are saying the item is missing from their warehouse. RIP. cant get these anywhere else now all discontinued, any other warm headphones with nice bass as alternatives?

 

[LaCuffia]

I just got an EL-8 open this week and I really like it. The bass is impactful and tight. A substantial, weighty sound but still nicely balanced. Just not sure if I will keep it though as I also have an LCD-2. Need to do more comparison. I am still well within the return period but might be open to selling if anyone is interested.

 

[UNOE]

I just got an EL-8 open this week and I really like it. The bass is impactful and tight. A substantial, weighty sound but still nicely balanced. Just not sure if I will keep it though as I also have an LCD-2. Need to do more comparison. I am still well within the return period but might be open to selling if anyone is interested.

What was the price

 

[dwish]

necrobump...adorama has el-8 closed back b-stock for $250 rn

edit: they are the titanium version with cipher cable

 

[frogmeat69]

Another bump... Adorama has the EL-8 open back B stock for $229 - https://www.adorama.com/au200e81212...t&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_source=rflaid62905

 

[Cortlendt]

I've bought used EL-8C, standard audio cable, wood, from Adorama at 422$, they are manufacturer refurbished with 1 year warranty.

Cans are in transit, however is there a possibility I will be getting 2015 version which is considered bad, compared to April 2016 version?

Dunno what I will be getting in the box. How to tell different revisions? Should I just return them?

Many thanks in advance.

 

[coletrain104]

I've bought used EL-8C, standard audio cable, wood, from Adorama at 422$, they are manufacturer refurbished with 1 year warranty.

Cans are in transit, however is there a possibility I will be getting 2015 version which is considered bad, compared to April 2016 version?

Dunno what I will be getting in the box. How to tell different revisions? Should I just return them?

Many thanks in advance.

Audeze sends the headphone with a production date and serial number on a booklet with the headphone. I presume the refurbished model will as well. Both have a dip in the mids but the 2015 version is reportedly worse. The new version ships in a white box as well, I believe. Unfortunately I haven't seen anything verifying that the newer version actually improved those issues, so I'd say just listen and verify with your ears if you like what you got for your purchase.

 

[ultraman31]

So is there anyway to get the balanced cable nowadays? I know Moon-audio and some other custom cable makers have one for over $200, but I'm looking for just simple balanced cable... or can anyone recommend cable maker that can build one for cheap? Moon-audio has the EL-8 connector for $40 so I can just buy them and ship them over....

 

[gc335]

So is there anyway to get the balanced cable nowadays? I know Moon-audio and some other custom cable makers have one for over $200, but I'm looking for just simple balanced cable... or can anyone recommend cable maker that can build one for cheap? Moon-audio has the EL-8 connector for $40 so I can just buy them and ship them over....

It's tough... nobody has the 2.5 cables anymore. There are a few of the Pono dual 3.5 cables but that doesn't help much. I had a modder convert some cables for me. I got a 4.4 and 2.5 converted stock cable. Unfortunately, he didn't doing it anymore.

Check out https://www.mimic-cables.com/

They have EL8 termination. I bought a cable for my Audezes LCD2s and had good luck with them. It's a bit of a wait but the final product is nice.

 

[arftech]

So is there anyway to get the balanced cable nowadays? I know Moon-audio and some other custom cable makers have one for over $200, but I'm looking for just simple balanced cable... or can anyone recommend cable maker that can build one for cheap? Moon-audio has the EL-8 connector for $40 so I can just buy them and ship them over....

NVM

 

[ultraman31]

It's tough... nobody has the 2.5 cables anymore. There are a few of the Pono dual 3.5 cables but that doesn't help much. I had a modder convert some cables for me. I got a 4.4 and 2.5 converted stock cable. Unfortunately, he didn't doing it anymore.

Check out https://www.mimic-cables.com/

They have EL8 termination. I bought a cable for my Audezes LCD2s and had good luck with them. It's a bit of a wait but the final product is nice.

Just check and yes they do have EL-8 termination. With tax, the final price is about $150... still little over what I expected, but will keep them in mind if I cannot find anything else. Thank you for the info!