This is bunk. Every company and every product has a failure rate. There is no such thing as a product that will not have some element of this. I read this forum every day, and I while I've read people who didnt like the cable, I can't remember ever reading a post that described what you're describing. Not to say I didn't miss one here or there, but it's not an issue that I've seen on these forums, and people are typically very vocal about that sort of thing. Have you contacted Audeze to see if they would simply send you another cable to replace it being that you say you've only had them for 6 months? That, to me, is the bigger issue...how will a company - especially a small company like Audeze - respond to their QC issues and treat their customers. I've paid very close attention to that over the last few years, and they score extremely high on that scale. But to assume that there aren't going to be issues with a product is just nonsense.
Actually it's not. It's your attempted spinning that might be closer to "bunk"
Like I said, there is no way to spin this. Any excuse you try to come up with, whether it's that every product has failures or that they are a small company and we should expect problems - it's just an attempt at spinning this. Righteous indignation will not cut it with people who can think logically.
If you haven't paid attention, there a good number of people who have had drivers fail, wood crack and much more on the LCD-3. They have to pay for shipping. One who has had like 4 failures, has had to pay for shipping repeatedly. This is clearly not his fault and no amount of spinning on your part will make anyone think otherwise.
Personally, I don't live in the US. So shipping from here is extremely expensive. And when it is fixed, I will pay tax as if it is brand new. It is a deal breaker for me. And I have spoken to numerous others in similar situations.
Yes, it's true there will be failures. But it should not be the customers obligation to be set back financially when it is a known problem.
Mine is the first I have heard of a cable failing. But weirdly, it is both sides failing. And no, I have not called them. Due to seeing such a high amount of quality control issues and failures from them, I felt it better to share with everyone here my experience. I assume they read this. If they want to contact me, they can do so. I am tired of seeing so many issues with Audeze.
And if you re-read what I wrote, I say clearly that I love my LCD-X's. I sing their praises everywhere. And now, a quality issue is affecting me too. I'm not just reading about it, I'm experiencing it first hand. And still... These are awesome sounding headphones. Everyday I'm impressed with their sound.
And like I said, it is not, in my opinion, even remotely correct that my cable broke on $1600 headphones after less than 6 months use. There is simply no way to tell me otherwise.
Audeze has quality issues and failure issues. And they are WAY above acceptable rates. Wait till it happens to you and perhaps you will feel differently.
I am happy I have mine. I would buy them again. But I would not yet buy the LCD-3. Just read that forum and you'll quickly see why.
I will speak out when I feel there is something not right. And I am equally quick to say when I like something or am grateful for something.
Audeze is a good company in my opinion. And they need to seriously tighten up their quality control and lessen their failure rates. We should not expect that we will need to replace cables in less than 6 months when buying $1600 headphones - period.