[Devodonaldson]

Man, that's heartbreaking to hear...pour out some liquor for the LCD-i4! R.I.P. . Say it ain't so @Audeze

Honestly in my 3 or 4 favorite headphones. Yes needs ew, but can get a good estimation of the "right" sound with a 10 band eq. All my main "phones are using planar in some form. i4, Noble Fokus Apollo, Campfire Audio Supermoon, Abyss Diana MR

 

[Kevinmalone2802]

I am fully expecting to buy a used LCD i4 soon knowing fully well they can never be serviced. Oh how foolish, but then there is nothing that sounds like it.

 

[ciregreg]

Anybody have ideas on how I can fix this? The piece that broke off is gone so this would be a simple glue job.

 

[ciregreg]

Anybody have ideas on how I can fix this? The piece that broke off is gone so this would be a simple glue job.

Would Not be a simple glue job is what I meant to say.

 

[Long Vo]

The Introducing the LCD-i3 thread is a little inactive, so I might just inquire about this here. I’ve been trying to find the Anker USB-C to Lightning Audio Adapter (A8718), but it seems to be permanently out of stock. I found a few alternatives that are MFi certified, but I’m not sure if they’ll work with the Audeze Cipher Lightning Cable V2. According to @Audeze the Anker A8718 has a specific Lightning Audio module from Apple. Do you think the following might interfere with the data sending to the Cipher v2?

24bit/96kHz (100W PD, data transfer and audio)

16bit/96KHz (audio only)

2-in-1 16bit/48KHz (Lighting audio out and Type C charging in)

 

[bradyc100]

Finally sourced the i4 for myself and finalized my ear hook replacement design.

Uses a custom 3d printed solution, aluminum wire and heat shrink tubing.

 

[Tex Irie]

Finally sourced the i4 for myself and finalized my ear hook replacement design.


Uses a custom 3d printed solution, aluminum wire and heat shrink tubing.

Sick! Any pointers on how to recreate this solution?

 

[Long Vo]

Unfortunately I don't have an iphone anymore

Instead here is an EQ I've spent the last week or so tuning which sounds 95% like my KEF LS50 Meta, with my HRTF ear gain of course.

Preamp: -15.4 dB
Filter 1: ON PK Fc 21 Hz Gain 7.5 dB Q 1.000
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 50 Hz Gain 12.0 dB Q 0.500
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 52 Hz Gain -2.1 dB Q 1.400
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 380 Hz Gain 1.4 dB Q 0.700
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 860 Hz Gain -5.9 dB Q 1.800
Filter 6: ON PK Fc 1540 Hz Gain -5.8 dB Q 2.000
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 3200 Hz Gain 5.3 dB Q 1.700
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 4000 Hz Gain 12.0 dB Q 0.500
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 5200 Hz Gain 3.9 dB Q 1.500
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 8800 Hz Gain -2.7 dB Q 0.500
Filter 11: ON HSC Fc 1500 Hz Gain -0.8 dB Q 1.000
Filter 12: ON PK Fc 12000 Hz Gain -2.0 dB Q 2.000
Filter 13: ON PK Fc 7000 Hz Gain -2.0 dB Q 2.000
Filter 14: ON PK Fc 10000 Hz Gain 2.0 dB Q 2.000
Filter 15: ON PK Fc 12000 Hz Gain -2.0 dB Q 2.000

If I can only apply 10 bands, which should be omitted from this?

 

[Kevinmalone2802]

hoping against hope that there will be a couple of i4s in the bstock sale tomorrow

 

[Tex Irie]

hoping against hope that there will be a couple of i4s in the bstock sale tomorrow

All the best in your search for an i4. The Source AV may have some at MSRP.

 

[Kevinmalone2802]

All the best in your search for an i4. The Source AV may have some at MSRP.

Thanks but def not paying MSRP on an unserviceable device

 

[Tex Irie]

Thanks but def not paying MSRP on an unserviceable device

Ahh man, I Forgot about that part...

 

[Kevinmalone2802]

Ahh man, I Forgot about that part...

No i4 in the b-stock sale. But some folks got a great deal on the LCD 4

 

[Diet Kokaine]

Anybody have ideas on how I can fix this? The piece that broke off is gone so this would be a simple glue job.

Baking soda and super glue.
Look up youtube videos on how to fix plastics using these 2 ingredients.
Use multiple thin layers of this mix until you fill in the gap. You can sand the dried mix to get whatever shape you need.

 

[ciregreg]

Here is an incredible sounding setup; Anker battery at the base, Raspberry Pi4 as streamer using Ropieee to stream Roon, Cayin R7 as DAC, and for some syrupy tube warmth Oriolus BA200S. Incredibly easy to set up if not a bit messy. There is probably a far better way to manage the cables or put all of this in one enclosure. But right now I don't care. The sound is sooooo good. An even simpler set up is just to plug the Lcd i4 into the Pi with the cipher cable although you could do that with your iPhone. This setup sounds better. Another variation I tried is using a Raspberry Pi Zero 2w instead of the Pi4. This is much more compact and you can downsize the battery by using a PiSugar. I am still searching for an acceptable case for that variation.