Hi all, I picked up a LCD3f that's serviced with the 2016 drivers and I just wanted to share my impressions.
Coming from the LCD2.2f (2016) I share similar impressions as
@chimney189 but obviously with the LCD3f not pre fazor.
I'll definitely need more time to come to properly judge the LCD3f 2016, but I feel it's an LCD2 struggling to be an HD800. Relative to the LCD2, it has improved clarity/detail, soundstage, tighter/quicker bass, but at the cost of the ultimate midrange that I can only assume a pre-fazor LCD2/3 would have.
In the end I want a headphone to compliment my HD800 (SDR mod). If I want soundstage/imaging and speed and clarity I have my HD800. Whereas, I was hoping the LCD3 to be the ultimate headphone for lush mids/vocals and sub-woofer like rumbling sub bass with a more intimate and holographic soundstage.
The LCD3f 2016 seems to have many of the qualities I look for, and again I'll need more time, but I can't help but wonder what a pre-fazor LCD2/3 or even a pre-2016 LCD3 would sound like. I'm almost inclined to think I would prefer them over the 2016 LCD3. I'll be glad to be proven wrong by fellow headfier's who have listened to all the previous versions of the LCD3/2.