[silversurfer616]

...absolutely agree!

 

[feverfive]

The < $800 price for an Audeze headphone made me stand up & take notice, gotta admit.  I am fighting the urge to buy blindly based purely on Audeze's great reputation + (relatively) low asking price.  I never thought they'd offer something sub-$1,000 much less $700.  I'm in the market for a new DAP, so I'll just sit on the sidelines for a few months & see how the EL-8 are critiqued.

 

[Mojo777]

Any word on a balanced 4 pin xlr cable?

 

[ftf286]

Personally I don't get the hate for the way these look, imho they look quite nice, though yes I do somewhat prefer the way the LCD-2 etc look. Hopefully they sound nice, might be in for a pair. 

 

[Focker]

  Personally I don't get the hate for the way these look, imho they look quite nice, though yes I do somewhat prefer the way the LCD-2 etc look. Hopefully they sound nice, might be in for a pair. 

 
The LCD-2s look MUCH better in person, and I think I've heard others say the same about these new beauties. 

 

[lamode]

Any word on a balanced 4 pin xlr cable?

 
That's not going to happen. he EL-8 uses a new connector which appears smaller and lighter (which is a good thing).

 

[yuri001]

  Personally I don't get the hate for the way these look, imho they look quite nice, though yes I do somewhat prefer the way the LCD-2 etc look. Hopefully they sound nice, might be in for a pair. 

 
It looked quiet nice when people actually wore it. 

 

[1adam12]

   
That's not going to happen. he EL-8 uses a new connector which appears smaller and lighter (which is a good thing).

What does the size and weight of the connector have to do with having a balanced cable?

 

[lamode]

 
What does the size and weight of the connector have to do with having a balanced cable?

 
You asked about XLR. That isn't going to happen. There should be another balanced cable available though.

 

[1adam12]

   
You asked about XLR. That isn't going to happen. There should be another balanced cable available though.

I didn't ask the original question. And he meant 4pin XLR on the amp end.

 

[lamode]

 
I didn't ask the original question. And he meant 4pin XLR on the amp end.

Apologies for the mix up

 

[Mani ATH 87]

Have to admit, I'm also not a big fan of the way these look. The style looks great, but the wooden looking part around them, imo, looks awful.

Still, looks aren't super important to me so I'm very interested in these.

 

[lamode]

  Have to admit, I'm also not a big fan of the way these look. The style looks great, but the wooden looking part around them, imo, looks awful.

Still, looks aren't super important to me so I'm very interested in these.

Please write to Audeze and tell them what you just wrote here. It's not too late to get this changed.

 

[Head Injury]

 
Please write to Audeze and tell them what you just wrote here. It's not too late to get this changed.

Agreed. Audeze owes a lot of their success, past and future, to the community here. And it's not like they've been shy about making tweaks or offering alternatives before. If enough people email them about the wood grain they might at least sell something else as an option. I wonder if it would be OK to open up a new thread just for discussion of the headphone's looks, so Audeze can readily see the criticism?
 
Personally I'd prefer all black like the LCD-X, it goes better with the curvy modern look. Can't say I'm all that interested for $699 though.

 

[Madeupword]

Just to share a first impression from CES..

Could you kindly describe the differences between the EL-8s and the LCD-2? Which version of LCD-2 are you using for comparison? Do you still own the LCD-2?
 
Thank you so much!