[SomeGuyDude]

Well.

Found a deal I couldn't say no to on the 3.

I have joined the ranks.

 

[wldcohso]

Well.

Found a deal I couldn't say no to on the 3.

I have joined the ranks.

Can you point me in the right direction for a good deal?

 

[SomeGuyDude]

Can you point me in the right direction for a good deal?

Mine was definitely an anomaly. Local store, trying to unload their entire Audeze line.

 

[Sweetmeat]

How are your LCD-3 holding up? Do you see any glue coming off?

The LCD-3 is assembled with screws, the only glue is used to hold the ear pads on. That glue is amazingly sticky, believe me because I replaced my ear pads after they got ruined by my omega headphone holder. What a chore that was, after that I bought the Woo Audio holder and no more problems.

Edit: To answer your question, you are more likely to damage the ear pads by removing a layer of leather and if that happens you will need new pads. But my glue has never come off.

 

[SomeGuyDude]

The LCD-3 is assembled with screws, the only glue is used to hold the ear pads on. That glue is amazingly sticky, believe me because I replaced my ear pads after they got ruined by my omega headphone holder. What a chore that was, after that I bought the Woo Audio holder and no more problems.

I will never use those "head-shaped" headphone stands just because they're just begging for problems with earpads.

 

[wldcohso]

Trying to understand why not just use some sort of snap in mechanism like on the Utopia .. why glue, especially on the ear pads.

 

[SomeGuyDude]

Hard to say. Audeze certainly makes an occasional questionable decision.

BTW, I got to hear the 3 out of the Questyle CMA400i and that may be the best thing I've ever heard. It's on my shopping list now.

 

[Sweetmeat]

I got to hear the 3 out of the Questyle CMA400i and that may be the best thing I've ever heard. It's on my shopping list now.

Yes the 3 demands a much better headphone amp than your X, I believe Audeze recommends at least 4W but the X seems to do just fine with 1W or even less. Also my 3 seems to love the oversampling DACs which can be a little gritty on an X.

 

[SomeGuyDude]

Yes the 3 demands a much better headphone amp than your X, I believe Audeze recommends at least 4W but the X seems to do just fine with 1W or even less. Also my 3 seems to love the oversampling DACs which can be a little gritty on an X.

I've got a Deckard atm which does sound fantastic but the 3 could use a little more oomph.

 

[frogmeat69]

@SomeGuyDude , How are you liking the LCD-3 with metal? I haven't used them for heavy stuff for some reason, every time I put them on I end up spinning some more progressive rock album. Gotta put on some Obituary, lol.

 

[SomeGuyDude]

@SomeGuyDude , How are you liking the LCD-3 with metal? I haven't used them for heavy stuff for some reason, every time I put them on I end up spinning some more progressive rock album. Gotta put on some Obituary, lol.

Phenomenal. I'm firing up a lot of noise-ass black/death metal. I think the Deckard doesn't have the oomph for it I want.

 

[frogmeat69]

Phenomenal. I'm firing up a lot of noise-ass black/death metal. I think the Deckard doesn't have the oomph for it I want.

Really? I thought the Deckard was suited for the LCD line. Maybe a Violectric or iFi iCan Pro? Or do you prefer the amp/DAC combo?

 

[SomeGuyDude]

Really? I thought the Deckard was suited for the LCD line. Maybe a Violectric or iFi iCan Pro? Or do you prefer the amp/DAC combo?

The CMA400i is sooooo good. I gotta do some more listening though.

I don't understand the wattage thing though. That really confuses me.

 

[I g o r]

The LCD-3 is assembled with screws, the only glue is used to hold the ear pads on. That glue is amazingly sticky, believe me because I replaced my ear pads after they got ruined by my omega headphone holder. What a chore that was, after that I bought the Woo Audio holder and no more problems.

Edit: To answer your question, you are more likely to damage the ear pads by removing a layer of leather and if that happens you will need new pads. But my glue has never come off.

It’s not glue. It’s double stick tape. Completely different than ordinary glue.

 

[Sweetmeat]

I don't understand the wattage thing though. That really confuses me.

Power is inversely proportional to resistance, LCD-X is 21 ohms and LCD-3 is 115 ohms. LCD-3 resistance is higher because it reduces moving mass by using smaller wires with higher resistance. Therefore with equal efficiency, you will need about 5x more amplifier voltage to get the same volume level from the LCD-3.

It’s not glue. It’s double stick tape. Completely different than ordinary glue.

What do you think they put on tape to make it sticky? It's GLUE! And it ain't ordinary that stuff sticks like crazy.