Opens?
I love the bass of all Audeze cans. Very very deeeeep.
Correct...Opens.
Opens?
I love the bass of all Audeze cans. Very very deeeeep.
Look what I just picked up from the FedEx depot tonight:
I personally love the way they look and are built. Everything from the packaging right up to the new headphone band. They are quite comfortable (though the LCD-2/3/X/XC were pretty good for me too) and the construction is classic. Sound wise, they share the Audeze house sound, with flat deep bass that hits hard, but never lingers more than is called out for. The vocals are beautiful and upfront and the treble is along the lines of the LCD-X (my current favourite Audeze headphone).
These headphones are so good, they actually have brought family together. Funny story, I went to pick them up from the downtown Fed Ex depot here in Toronto (about 22 minutes away) and when the girl noticed the spelling of my last name she asked me if I was Macedonian. While I'm Canadian born and bred, my background (if you can't tell by my username ) is indeed Macedonian. So I confirmed. She then noted the village her parents were from. Funny enough...same village my mom was from. Then a few more of do you know so and so...and then she mentions she was one of a quad of babies born to her parents. Then it clicked...my mom had a first cousin who had a set of quads. Now this is not a regular occurrence and what do you know...we're second cousins. I doubt I ever met her (my mom had a VERY large family) or if we did meet it was over 30 years ago. So there you have it...great headphones that can bring together families. That and small world...even though the greater Toronto area is huge!
Back to the EL-8s (BTW, these are the open headphones), I'm about 90 minutes into them and I'm really enjoying them so far. I'm listening to Beck's "Morning Phase" (and YES he is a real artist) and they sound open, spacious, clean with bass that hits hard. More to come...
Outstanding! Glad to hear your initial impressions of the open-back EL-8s. Wish mine were here!
Looking forward to hearing your further impressions.
hi superpang! Don't worry you're not the only one. Mines not working properly as well. The same as yours left side is also dead.Was excited to receive my EL-8 today but the left driver is dead There are some significant tears to the inside of the Audeze box so I'm guessing Fedex dropped it from a height. Gutted.
MacedonianHero, your ears are so spoiled.
I don't believe that there's much of any difference with cables either.I think you missed my point as it was based exclusively on the amp's topography. The O2 is a single ended amp FWIW. The GS-X Mk2 is a truly balanced front to back amp...and as a result you NEED balanced inputs and outputs to activate the amp's full circuitry and power. Otherwise you're only using 50% of the circuitry and power. No cable hocus pocus here...just design and physics. If you don't believe 2X the power will make a difference (especially in orthos), well that's something else.
I eagerly await the final verdict
I think I remember somewhere on the forum (not thread) where you were saying something about Q cables.
More for ergonomics and fit than sound; Q Cables can't be beat, plus my HD800s only come with a single-ended cable. There is maybe a slight uplift in sound quality, but one's $ is best spent on other gear upgrades IMO.
@MacedonianHero How does it compare to LCD-2 with fazor? Which do you prefer and why?
@MacedonianHero How does it compare to LCD-2 with fazor? Which do you prefer and why?
x2, especially the bass. Please
First I need to say that I have never got into the Audeze headphones not because of the sound but the inconsistency in quality control and the related failures. I actually love the sound of the LCD-3 and in a point of time bought 2 different pairs and compared them to Jude's pair. The two I bought were not even close in the quality of the sound I heard from Jude's pair or at RMAF when they were launched so both went back.
Interesting, has anyone else had similar experiences? In what way were Jude's headphones so much better? With the same enclosure, magnet structure and diaphragm, it is difficult to see how the sound could vary much. I don't know how Audeze applies tension in the diaphragm - that seems potentially the most variable aspect of production