[heliosphann]

I acquired a pair of EL-8ti's and I get a little crinkling sound occasionally and a weird imbalance in the left driver if I tilt my head. I'll be contacting Audeze for a replacement/fix.
 
I think the EL-8ti's are fantastic deal for the price. I did some A/B comparison with my Ether C and was surprised by what I found. While they're clearly not as good in most aspects (minus bass quality/quantity/slam), they hold their own against the Ether C's.

 

[Dillan]

I absolutely prefer the EL-8 to both Ethers.

 

[WayTooCrazy]

@Dillan Well, I've spent the last 2 hours listening on the EL8-O. Yes, I do like them very much. They are going in for RMA though. Every time I adjust them or move my head at certain angles, I hear the crinkling. The price these sell for, I shouldn't have to merely "accept" that.

 

[Dillan]

  @Dillan Well, I've spent the last 2 hours listening on the EL8-O. Yes, I do like them very much. They are going in for RMA though. Every time I adjust them or move my head at certain angles, I hear the crinkling. The price these sell for, I shouldn't have to merely "accept" that.

I don't blame you, if you hear that consistently then I would send them in too. Speaking of - the Utopia is getting a lot of hype and respect from people and they seem to have an even more emphasized and annoying crinkling going on. Weird..
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FlThEB-JAI

 

[WayTooCrazy]

 
I don't blame you, if you hear that consistently then I would send them in too. Speaking of - the Utopia is getting a lot of hype and respect from people and they seem to have an even more emphasized and annoying crinkling going on. Weird..
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FlThEB-JAI

I'd love to hear/afford those, but for now. The EL8-O will have to suffice. I'm probably going to continue with the Audeze line.

 

[Dillan]

I'd love to hear/afford those, but for now. The EL8-O will have to suffice. I'm probably going to continue with the Audeze line.

I don't blame you.. I was mostly just comparing because oddly enough they both have weird squeaking. The Audeze brand is the best as far as I'm concerned and my LCD-4's are one of my favorite things I've ever owned.

 

[heliosphann]

  @Dillan Well, I've spent the last 2 hours listening on the EL8-O. Yes, I do like them very much. They are going in for RMA though. Every time I adjust them or move my head at certain angles, I hear the crinkling. The price these sell for, I shouldn't have to merely "accept" that.

I emailed Audeze a few days ago. Still waiting for a response. Guess I'll have to call... 

 

[WayTooCrazy]

  I emailed Audeze a few days ago. Still waiting for a response. Guess I'll have to call... 

Definitely call.

 

[WayTooCrazy]

They sent me an email asking for the important facts, but nothing afterwards. Guess I'll have to call again on Monday.

 

[heliosphann]

  They sent me an email asking for the important facts, but nothing afterwards. Guess I'll have to call again on Monday.

Wait in line! 

 I'll be calling Monday as well.
 
They never responded back after my e-mail 5 days ago. 

 

[heliosphann]

I saw in another thread to try and contact them through their Customer Service center at https://audeze.zendesk.com/home. Sent then a message and got a response within the hour!?!
 
They've already got me setup to send back my EL-8ti's for a new replacement. 

 

[inertianinja]

Has anyone purchased the EL-8 Titanium in the past month or so?
 
I posted this in the EL-8 Closed thread:
 
The pair I received for reveiew - July 2016 build date - have an oval of thick damping felt inserted under the ear pad, in front of the driver.
This is in addition to the felt ring & thin fabric that's already part of the pad.
 
Looking through other photos of the EL-8 Ti, it appears that neither original EL-8 closed (2015) nor other recent recent EL-8 Titanium have have that damping material in there. in the other pics people have posted, you can see the fazor things right through the ear pads.
 
Could it be that Audeze is still tuning the sound of these cans?
 
Pics of my review unit:

 

[heliosphann]

Interesting. My El-8ti's I just sent back didn't have those. They're supposedly sending me a new set and I'll check to see if they have the damping.

I did think they were surprisingly bright for a pair of Audeze. Not very in line with their house sound for sure. That felt would certainly dampen some of the highs.

 

[KC33]

My EL8 open has material but not thick at all. I do think they're still tuning the ti. 

 

[Virtu Fortuna]

Maybe they want to get rid of the crackling sound issue? Just guessing.