Have ANY dealer orders been fulfilled yet?- or only direct from Audeze?
This is what I got yesterday from Bloom Audio
Have ANY dealer orders been fulfilled yet?- or only direct from Audeze?
At least one has in Europe so i would expect so.Have ANY dealer orders been fulfilled yet?- or only direct from Audeze?
I think going away from wood was deliberate and effective in reducing weight. But, they could have done veneers of wood, instead of the whole cup being wood. That would have kept the weight down and provided a more elegant look, IMO.I think wood may have added significantly to the weight. The LCD-5 are certainly not heavy and lighter than even the LCD-4Z.
My limited impressions were - Bass was well controlled without being overly boomy or excessive. Refined but present. But not overemphasised. Which is exactly where my preference lies.
I'm not a headphone reviewer per se. So will defer to others more experienced in their descriptors.
Wood and supply chain difficulties, cost, weight, it’s also the first release…lots of probable reasons why they didn’t go with wood. The wood picture looks too much like Susvara wood IMO. Might also be more economical to make acetate.I think going away from wood was deliberate and effective in reducing weight. But, they could have done veneers of wood, instead of the whole cup being wood. That would have kept the weight down and provided a more elegant look, IMO.
You are correct.But like you said on weight, if they released an lcd-5 without a massive weight reduction, this community would have burned them at the stake and we’d have a 100 pages of people claiming Audeze does not listen to people and people being done with Audeze.
This ^.You are correct.
This audiophile community is the hardest consumer community to satisfy. They are also the most critical and most easily upset by the smallest thing that is not to their liking. They are also ready to condemn anything and everything in general, based on their subjective, one off experiences.
I am part of this audiophile community, but often feel embarrassed reading some comments. Customer service of high-end audiophile manufacturers must be considered as one of the hardest jobs.
Thank you Amazon (2day) and Trader Joe's (CS) for leading the way. We're now conditioned a certain level of luxury, lol.This ^.
Also: Customer serviceof high-end audiophile manufacturersmust be considered as one of the hardest jobs.
In the age where we expect to have things shipped to us in 1-2 days and meet all perceived hype/advertisement, customers are extremely hard to please regardless of industry.
You are right, such expensive products should not have less than exceptional customer service. And to be fair, high-end headphone manufacturer customer service has come a long way in the past 5 years.Honestly i think it is a Standard when you buy High End Products that you can expect high End Service. Why should such an expensive Product have an average Service?
I think the replacing the acetate rings with custom wood rings or even cooler acrylic designs could potentially be something worth pursuing. All you would need is a silicon mold of the disassembled rings, UV activated acrylic and some creative use of dyes, for example.This just reminds me of the sadness I felt when I was packing my LCD-4 into the box in order to return it for the LCD-5 upgrade. Strangely, that wood finish was the only aspect of the 4 that I was feeling that sadness about. That wooden finish gives it a certain polish and an air of gravitas that I think I am going to miss a lot, although I had never considered myself to be much of a stickler for any headphone's cosmetic aspects--that is, until the time came to say goodbye to that LCD-4. It was also when I formally realized and admitted to myself--for the first time, after more than 2 and 1/2 years of ownership-- that it was the best looking headphone in my stable--better looking than both the Susvara and the 1266 TC, at least to my eyes. I completely understand why Audeze decided to ditch the wood concept in order to lighten the weight of the LCD-5 but for purely selfish reasons, i am now wishing they had offered an optional real wood-cupped version of the LCD-5 for those among us who did not mind the weight of the LCD-4. Oh well.
In my Mind the headphone Company's should appreciate Customers who buy Headphons for 5k without testing the headphones. Most of us just read a few beautiful reviews.You are right, such expensive products should not have less than exceptional customer service. And to be fair, high-end headphone manufacturer customer service has come a long way in the past 5 years.
At the same time I think we should remember, that high-end headphones is the niche of a niche market. And we should appreciate every manufacturer trying their best to create something new and unique.
Many of these boutique firms focus on sound and during the process forget to improve their customer service.
As I said, the improvements on this field are clearly obvious and welcomed. At the same time as the niche of the niche in my opinion sometimes we just need a little more patience than average.
That is called utopia. And I do not mean the Focal headphones in this case.In my Mind the headphone Company's should appreciate Customers who buy Headphons for 5k without testing the headphones. Most of us just read a few beautiful reviews.