Karlsushi
New Head-Fier
Hi all,
I have some 4 year old Audeze LCD-2's and am really disappointed that one of the drivers has failed.
I can see a few reports on the Internet of this being a recurring issue, which of course Audeze strongly dispute.
As they are out of warranty and I live outside the US, it is looking increasingly likely that my £899 headphones are destined for the dustbin.
I sent them to a very knowledgeable audio engineer who I know, and he suggests that the issue is due to a poor quality bolt fixing, which has no flexibility and therefore creates a rigid connection point between the driver and cable, which is likely to fail again if I do decide to fork out for a new driver.
I have only ever treated the headphones with the utmost care and am really disappointed that a pair of headphones at a shade under £1k have been apparently built so poorly.
So I have 3 options:
1. Spend a fortune on getting them repaired (with the risk that they will fail again)
2. Buy a new pair of the LCD-2's
3. Take the hit and look elsewhere.
I love(d) the sound from my LCD-2s and I am really torn.
Is anyone aware if the newer versions of the LCD-2 have had this design fault improved?
I would ask Audeze, but to confirm they have improved them would be to admit there was a problem in the first place, so I'm not convinced they will admit to an issue with their older models.
Any advice?
I have some 4 year old Audeze LCD-2's and am really disappointed that one of the drivers has failed.
I can see a few reports on the Internet of this being a recurring issue, which of course Audeze strongly dispute.
As they are out of warranty and I live outside the US, it is looking increasingly likely that my £899 headphones are destined for the dustbin.
I sent them to a very knowledgeable audio engineer who I know, and he suggests that the issue is due to a poor quality bolt fixing, which has no flexibility and therefore creates a rigid connection point between the driver and cable, which is likely to fail again if I do decide to fork out for a new driver.
I have only ever treated the headphones with the utmost care and am really disappointed that a pair of headphones at a shade under £1k have been apparently built so poorly.
So I have 3 options:
1. Spend a fortune on getting them repaired (with the risk that they will fail again)
2. Buy a new pair of the LCD-2's
3. Take the hit and look elsewhere.
I love(d) the sound from my LCD-2s and I am really torn.
Is anyone aware if the newer versions of the LCD-2 have had this design fault improved?
I would ask Audeze, but to confirm they have improved them would be to admit there was a problem in the first place, so I'm not convinced they will admit to an issue with their older models.
Any advice?
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