I’m really not sure why they send those graphs made on the Neumann HATS when they have a Kemar..Audeze kindly sent me the FR graph for my 2021 LCD-X:
Do I need to EQ or are things good enough? I see there is a bump at around 11K but I have no idea if it's significant or not.
I've been listening to the LCD-X 2021 with the Oratory1990 preset all day, this may well be endgame territory
perhaps write on review article and share the link here?
Great review and the sound signature is exactly how you described it. The bass is very sophisticated indeed.
Just send an email to support@audeze.com They will take care of you. I was able to get a replacement approved for a manufacturing defect on mine within a day, they’ll probably do the same for you as the drivers should be matched and balanced prior to leaving the factory.I'm in a club now too, got myself the LCD-X a week ago.
An absolutely freaking good heaphone. The build is excellent, the looks too and of course the sound. Coming from HD 660S here and my god LCD-X destroy those.
The bass is so much deeper and so much better controlled, the highs... There are just so much details in the highs and the mids are good, but i think i still prefet the HD 660S mids a tad more. Overall, the sound is very neutral i think and while pushing details into your years it is never harsh. The sound is extremely gentle and extremely revealing.
The weight... At first i was afraid that i won't handle it, but surprisingly i've been wearing the LCD-X for 5-6 hours for last three days and it was completely fine which is a surprise for me.
One con tho... When i first placed the headphone onto my head and started the music i thought "wait, there is smth wrong with the balance".
I triple checked it (compared to other headphones) and yeah, if it's not some kinda special staging that these headphones provide, there is a clear 1.5 - 1.75 dB (!!!) channel imbalance!
I contacted my local dealer and it appears to be they don't have a measurement rig, so they can only LISTEN to the heapdhone and IF they find any problems they will send it to ANOTHER CITY leaving me without the headphone for 20 days!!! That's so frustrating...
I've read Audeze helped the other dude here, may be they could somehow solve my problem too, so @Audeze please, contact me!
I tend to wiggle the earcups around in a 3D way to so the pads make good contact all around. However, I have noticed a slight difference in sound signature depending on whether I am standing/sitting upright compared to when I am lying down in bed.
I'm in a club now too, got myself the LCD-X a week ago.
An absolutely freaking good heaphone. The build is excellent, the looks too and of course the sound. Coming from HD 660S here and my god LCD-X destroy those.
The bass is so much deeper and so much better controlled, the highs... There are just so much details in the highs and the mids are good, but i think i still prefet the HD 660S mids a tad more. Overall, the sound is very neutral i think and while pushing details into your years it is never harsh. The sound is extremely gentle and extremely revealing.
The weight... At first i was afraid that i won't handle it, but surprisingly i've been wearing the LCD-X for 5-6 hours for last three days and it was completely fine which is a surprise for me.
One con tho... When i first placed the headphone onto my head and started the music i thought "wait, there is smth wrong with the balance".
I triple checked it (compared to other headphones) and yeah, if it's not some kinda special staging that these headphones provide, there is a clear 1.5 - 1.75 dB (!!!) channel imbalance!
I contacted my local dealer and it appears to be they don't have a measurement rig, so they can only LISTEN to the heapdhone and IF they find any problems they will send it to ANOTHER CITY leaving me without the headphone for 20 days!!! That's so frustrating...
I've read Audeze helped the other dude here, may be they could somehow solve my problem too, so @Audeze please, contact me!
No, the cable cannot be a culprit, that's Audeze's BS. Unfortunately, Audeze are too proud to acknowledge their fault in regards to channel imbalance. They usually mention their meticulous QC which ostensibly excludes any possibility for the slightest channel imbalance. So be ready to start a dispute procedure. I used to report my negative experience with Audeze when their support accused me of hearing damage and threatened to return the headphones back to me unchanged if they don't find any fault at the factory (at my expense from USA to Australia I paid a fortune for shipping). Nobody believed me here when I talked about it. I had to file a dispute and get my money back. I bought my next set from a local dealer. And luckily there is no channel imbalance in my new LCD-X.
So far their support has been courteous and helpful. Let's see how it shapes up. Loving the headphones though!
You can easily check if it's a cable related issue simply by switching cable sides. Connect L to the R and if the issue is still there, it's not the cable. It might be the jack tho...
