[S Crowther]

Anyone have the Draug v2 - 8x24awg cables for the LCD3'S? I ordered mine last month and still waiting? I'm interested in some opinions on this cable. TIA

I have this cable for my LCD3 driven out of the Violectric 281. It makes the treble too muffled and soft. I have reverted to the stock Audeze supplied cable which sounds more natural to me.
I think these phones need a silver cable not copper if you are upgrading.
I now use the Draug2 with my Sennheiser HD800S which matches much better.

 

[1974]

  Got the microsuede pads, a lot comfier and a tad lighter feeling than the leather. They absorb a bit more sound than the leather which explains why they make the sound a bit smoother as well. The sound absorption applies mainly to the sub bass, so I'm cranking the volume a bit more to get more of it and the rumbly reverb. The highs aren't as impacted as I thought. Gonna need more time to figure that out.

 
Maybe stitch leather into the inside of the vegan pads, within the channels where sound passes though before it gets to you ear.
 
Result: The unmolested sound of the leather pads, with the softness and cool temp of the vegan pads?

 

[Alchemist007]

Honestly I got used to it as it is by now. I get a bigger change up going from solid state to tube amp, so the comfort of the microsuede is worth it in the end.

 

[BarDash]

I have this cable for my LCD3 driven out of the Violectric 281. It makes the treble too muffled and soft. I have reverted to the stock Audeze supplied cable which sounds more natural to me.
I think these phones need a silver cable not copper if you are upgrading.
I now use the Draug2 with my Sennheiser HD800S which matches much better.

That's disappointing news, I hope my ears interpret differently. Did you re-terminate them for the HD800S yourself? Was it difficult if you did? I have no experience in that area myself.
I have wywires platinum cables with my HD800S and really have grown to appreciate them. I wonder how they'd pair with the LCDs? Maybe I could do a switch?

 

[S Crowther]

Norneaudio made a conversion piece for me: the cable can now connect to either phone.
The Violectric is a warm sounding amp so you may have a different experience.

 

[inertianinja]

I just ordered the CF headband and new pads for the old LCD3 I picked up a few weeks ago. While they're taken apart, I took the time to rewax the wood. They don't look quite new but hopefully this will be a nice refurbish product.

Question - has anyone ever added a small channel for air to escape under the pads? I believe the LCD4 does this with felt to avoid damage to the driver from the pressure.

I was thinking of placing a tiny piece of flexible heat shrink tubing under the pads that would make it possible for the air pressure to equalize while the pads are being out on/taken off, but compress easily enough to avoid messing up the seal.

Any thoughts?

 

[BarDash]

Norneaudio made a conversion piece for me: the cable can now connect to either phone.
The Violectric is a warm sounding amp so you may have a different experience.

I had no idea that was even possible. Does the conversion piece work pretty smoothly when you're interchanging HP's? Any loss in SQ you've noticed using it?

 

[S Crowther]

Very easy to switch. No loss of SQ.

 

[BarDash]

Thanks you just saved me some $$... I'll give it a try. Not to be pushy but how long did it take from the time you ordered to get your conversion piece from Norme.
I ask because that's where I ordered the Draug2 from and it's been a month w/no change in order status.

 

[S Crowther]

Thanks you just saved me some $$... I'll give it a try. Not to be pushy but how long did it take from the time you ordered to get your conversion piece from Norme.
I ask because that's where I ordered the Draug2 from and it's been a month w/no change in order status.

Average about two months to get anything from them. An email to Trevor Goldman helps.

 

[BarDash]

Average about two months to get anything from them. An email to Trevor Goldman helps.

I heard from him recently. Seems nice enough. I guess I'll just continue to wait it out.

 

[manishex]

Question - has anyone ever added a small channel for air to escape under the pads? I believe the LCD4 does this with felt to avoid damage to the driver from the pressure.

I was thinking of placing a tiny piece of flexible heat shrink tubing under the pads that would make it possible for the air pressure to equalize while the pads are being out on/taken off, but compress easily enough to avoid messing up the seal.

Any thoughts?

 
Dunno if this is possible but I think it's one of the reasons LCD-4 has better sub bass. I notice that the less tight of a seal the earpads make, the more the sub bass comes through.

 

[inertianinja]

   
Dunno if this is possible but I think it's one of the reasons LCD-4 has better sub bass. I notice that the less tight of a seal the earpads make, the more the sub bass comes through.

 
I put some more thought into it. perhaps a better way to do it would be to stuff some cotton in the tube to really minimize the leakage as well.

 

[Gamergtx260]

I just ordered the CF headband and new pads for the old LCD3 I picked up a few weeks ago. While they're taken apart, I took the time to rewax the wood. They don't look quite new but hopefully this will be a nice refurbish product.

Question - has anyone ever added a small channel for air to escape under the pads? I believe the LCD4 does this with felt to avoid damage to the driver from the pressure.

I was thinking of placing a tiny piece of flexible heat shrink tubing under the pads that would make it possible for the air pressure to equalize while the pads are being out on/taken off, but compress easily enough to avoid messing up the seal.

Any thoughts?

Yes, it was in my LCD 4 2016 driver version but not on the LCD 3. I think its for the same reason as you mentioned but I wouldn't imagine this was the reason for the driver failures?

 

[inertianinja]

I received my new pads & carbon fiber headband today.
 
For anyone wondering, here's the weight difference: