[kid vic]

awesome...yea i first started using a speaker amp with akg1000 headphones hooked up to cary 805 mono blocks about 16 years ago ....i've been using the lcd 4 with the VAC for about 3 years.it's amazes me how the lcd 4 scaled up with the VAC.To my ears its an incredible combo...whole different level of sonic bliss.

Yeah, I started running my HE500s off of a Yamaha CA-600 a few years ago and have concluding using my Ether flow 1.1 and LCD-3 that raw, clean, controlled power is a planars best friend.

 

[snatex]

LCD4 owners that also have experience with the ZMF Verite please share your thoughts in this thread:

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/audeze-lcd4-vs-zmf-verite.926132/#post-15478901

Thanks!

 

[Lawrenceho]

Hi all,

(update on 24/2: I brought my 4s to the local distributor that provides demo units for audition. Spent an afternoon there switching between Jot, Ragnarok and Burson CV2.

IMO, LCD-4 sound warm but a bit too intimate with Jot. Lacking resolution and separation. Soundstage also not as expanded.
Ragnarok and CV2 do a pretty good job. Differences are subtle to my ears. Ragnarok is slightly fuller warmer and offers more impact, which I prefer over CV2.

Therefore I am going to get a THX 789 coz I know for sure Jot is too far from my expectations. In addition 789 is easier to sell when I am ready for an upgrade...)


I won’t be able to afford an amp like v281/v280 in coming few months after getting myself a LCD-4 weeks ago.
Guess the best I can go with for the time being is either Schiit Jotunheim or THX AAA 789.

I understand neither of them drive the 4 to full glory, but given my very limited budget, which one would you think is a better option to get started with? and why?

Thanks for help in advance!

lawrence

 

[Arcamera]

Sorry if already discussed, but what do people think of the provided cable, in comparison with other cable options for the LCD4? Anyone like silver only with this headphone?

 

[JLoud]

I picked up a Norne Audio Silvergarde. Pure silver cable with textile multi core. Whatever that means. But I will say it is a beautiful cable with very high quality connectors. I also felt it smoothed out the top end and seemed more open. I tend to find silver plated copper to be a little bright compared to pure silver. YMMV

 

[801evan]

Had custom 20awg monocrystal silver with special shielding geometry done. It extended the top and bottom, widend the sounstage, improved the imaging and tonality. The stock cable sounds like a tuned coiled cable by comparison.

 

[Lawrenceho]

Had custom 20awg monocrystal silver with special shielding geometry done. It extended the top and bottom, widend the sounstage, improved the imaging and tonality. The stock cable sounds like a tuned coiled cable by comparison.

Care to share the details? Like the model of cable and shielding?

Neotech makes upocc silver cables mainly for internal wiring. Those would be too stiff to be used as headphone cable.

 

[801evan]

Care to share the details? Like the model of cable and shielding?

Neotech makes upocc silver cables mainly for internal wiring. Those would be too stiff to used as headphone cable.

Cable has no brand as it is a custom order for personal use I got from someone else. The shielding technique helps improve imaging and width, and minimizes what was apparently interference getting in the way of the sound. Not much details can be given about the shielding.

 

[SupperTime]

I'm looking for the most dark (peak and brightness free treble/upper mids) but still detailed audeze headphone, is the lcd4 it? Or another audeze headphone?

 

[silversurfer616]

For me LCD3 is darker...

 

[pippen99]

I found the LCD-2 to be the darkest but probably not as detailed as you want.

 

[SupperTime]

I found the LCD-2 to be the darkest but probably not as detailed as you want.

For me LCD3 is darker...

Is the LCD 3 more detailed? If not an audeze what should I look for?

 

[Lawrenceho]

i spent an afternoon to compare the whole LCD series. IMHO LCD-4 is exactly what you said: dark+detailed
YMMV

 

[JLoud]

I think the LCD3 is the ticket. I had one and sold it when I picked up the LCD4. But in direct comparison the 3 is darker overall without the sometimes peaky treble of the 4.

 

[Arcamera]

Huh. I found the 3 a little brighter. For me it's the 4 and the 2.