[KmanChu]

  Hey, does anyone know of any good headphone/speaker amps that go well with LCD-3 other than Schiit Ragnarok?
And yes I do mean it has to have both headphone and speaker outs...

Red Wine Audio Signature 16 with the balanced headphone output stage. My cassabria is the headphone only version, but the Sig 16 has an identical headphone stage. I think it is still available, otherwise the Vinnie Rossie "LIO" can also be configured this way (unfortunately I can't say I have heard that with the LCD-3s, but I would bet you dollars to donuts it would be amazing. LIO is sort of the next generation of the Red Wine Audio components.)

 

[XVampireX]

That LIO one looks interesting though a bit expensive for a proper setup....
 
That damn Ragnarok seems to be only sane choice
 
And then there's the part to get a proper headphone amp and then add a power amp on top but that might be a good thing in terms of specialty but in terms of being a good all-rounder it's just sad that Ragnarok is the only sane choice with a sane price.

 

[undersys]

XVampireX,
 
What about Audio-GD  :  Precision 2  or  Precision 1.
They have speaker taps and headphone single and balanced output if I recall. 

 

[unixdog]

Hello,
I have a pair of LCD-3s arriving today.  Although I was informed that they are the fazor revision, is there
a way for me to confirm that when they arrive? (is it marked anywhere, is there a visual difference, do
I need to physically feel for the fazor within the cups, etc.)  Thanks!

 

[BDM-Fi]

  Hello,
I have a pair of LCD-3s arriving today.  Although I was informed that they are the fazor revision, is there
a way for me to confirm that when they arrive? (is it marked anywhere, is there a visual difference, do
I need to physically feel for the fazor within the cups, etc.)  Thanks!

Easy to feel the ridges within the cups and identify visually. Here's what it looks like : http://www.digitalaudioreview.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/7-580x482.png

 

[unixdog]

 
Easy to feel the ridges within the cups and identify visually. Here's what it looks like : http://www.digitalaudioreview.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/7-580x482.png

Thank you.  So basically just rub your fingers across the mesh within the cups and feel for the ridges?

 

[BDM-Fi]

Indeed. Enjoy!

 

[bfreedma]

 
Easy to feel the ridges within the cups and identify visually. Here's what it looks like : http://www.digitalaudioreview.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/7-580x482.png

Thank you.  So basically just rub your fingers across the mesh within the cups and feel for the ridges?

Yes, they are fairly substantial. You can also see them through the mesh with a flashlight.

 

[unixdog]

 
Indeed. Enjoy!

 

 
Indeed. Enjoy!

Thanks!  I'm really looking forward to getting them!

 

[Chris F]

Also the serial number of a LC3 built with fazor will be 271xxxx.

 

[unixdog]

  Also the serial number of a LC3 built with fazor will be 271xxxx.

Thanks.  Is the S/N on the cans or the packaging?

 

[IAMBLEST]

Hey, does anyone know of any good headphone/speaker amps that go well with LCD-3 other than Schiit Ragnarok?
And yes I do mean it has to have both headphone and speaker outs...

Have you tried the oppo ha-1? Sounds great with the balanced cable. Decently powerful but I wish it could drive the audeze a little easier..

 

[BobJS]

Have you tried the oppo ha-1? Sounds great with the balanced cable. Decently powerful but I wish it could drive the audeze a little easier..

 
Seriously?  The LCD3 was one of the few headphones I preferred on the Oppo HA-1 (compared to my Conductor).

 

[XVampireX]

Have you tried the oppo ha-1? Sounds great with the balanced cable. Decently powerful but I wish it could drive the audeze a little easier..

 
I have a dedicated amplifier Schiit Lyr atm, I was looking for a headphone and speaker amp in one, oppo ha-1 is a headphone amp together with a dac, I don't need the DAC part at all...
 

  XVampireX,
 
What about Audio-GD  :  Precision 2  or  Precision 1.
They have speaker taps and headphone single and balanced output if I recall. 

 
The Precision 2 one looks to be an alternative certainly, though the chassis is really ugly and the inside doesn't look so well put enough I've looked into the review by headmania, not too bad, but if there's a better alternative that would be better
 
Also I didn't like the fact that the review from headmania claims that the headphone out is not very neutral, it's on the warm side which doesn't sound like fun, I have a tube amp already and I am not a tube roller guy because tubes don't have infinite lifetime though they do change the sound signature significantly... But on the other hand I also don't really like the amps that are a bit on the sharp side (sharp treble) like the Bryston BHA-1 which besides the treble issue also has a problem with 0 volume (0 volume? yeah right) but if I were to get a dedicated headphone amp I'd probably get Auralic Taurus mk2 for sure, the problem is that I want both a speaker and a headphone amp in one, on the high end (in terms of pricing around the price of the Ragnarok, 2000 tops)

 

[unixdog]

Just got my LCD-3s and confirmed they are the Fazor revision.  Everything was sealed and looks great but I'm not seeing that
wood cleaner bottle, wipes or the frequency response printout.  (I thought these items were supposed to be included)  Should
I have received these items or does Audeze no longer include them?  I've reached out to both the reseller and Audeze just to
confirm but I was curious if anyone else has experienced this.  Thanks.
 
EDIT: BTW, the box that the travel case came in was sealed with the Audeze gold sticker. (I had to slice it to open the box)
Also, the case itself was very well sealed with plastic that I had to cut to remove the case so it would seem to me that this was
a factory seal that wasn't tampered with by the reseller.  Maybe Audeze left it out?