[dobigstuff]

Breaking in my Moon Audio Black Dragons with the LCD-XC's

 

[ScubaMan2017]

I don't know what is "ghetto spacer" but anything on screws has the tendency to get sliced while screwing. As shown by placeholders on pictures above, the spacers should be placed right next to screw holes, not on screw or anywhere else. Four of them are enough, but you can add more in other places in a profiling groove in which a wooden can goes, of course if you want.

The whole concept is to elevate wooden cups VERY slightly. The goal is not to create a semi-open model from XC, but to give the transducer chamber a very controlled, minimal amount of air.

If this modification seems too difficult and too complicated, the general rule is not to take it forcibly. If you're happy with your headphones - simply don't mess with them.

I think that handmaking these headphones and the randomness of the screwing of wooden earcups causes different opinions about them in some people, especially those reporting flat sound and lack of bass.

I appreciated your post, @EvilKillaruna . I'm waffling between either a pair of Audeze closed-back OR a closed-back DanClark audio (MrSpeakers) unit. They both use that planar-type driver that I'm curious about. I want a pair of luxury cans for my 50th birthday. Meh... will keep monitoring the threads...

 

[dobigstuff]

Moved some Schiit around.

 

[EvilKillaruna]

I appreciated your post, @EvilKillaruna . I'm waffling between either a pair of Audeze closed-back OR a closed-back DanClark audio (MrSpeakers) unit. They both use that planar-type driver that I'm curious about. I want a pair of luxury cans for my 50th birthday. Meh... will keep monitoring the threads...

I've recently compared my LCD-XC with Ether CX from Massdrop. It was a K.O. MrS was a supposed killer for my XC, or at least Ether C were described that way back in the day. In reality, they performed poorly and the sound quality of XC was few clicks above. Much better bass, more forward and louder mids, clearer and much more agile highs, better soundstage, You should seriously consider ZMF if you want any alternative for XC in this price range (from my experience). Even on stock cable and no earcup mods you should get brighter but overall more classy sound from XC than Ether C. At the same time, LCD-2CB is more of a rival for Ether CX in my opinion.

 

[Viper Necklampy]

Some five or six years ago I would, but these days it's mainly work, gaming became a sort of celebration once every few days.

Sorry for off-topic!

Off-Topic nothing. How does LCD-XC does for gaming, Soundstage and Imaging mostly? Would me my prior use Yes i do know about the weight, not much of a problem, sound comes always first to me

 

[340519]

Off-Topic nothing. How does LCD-XC does for gaming, Soundstage and Imaging mostly? Would me my prior use Yes i do know about the weight, not much of a problem, sound comes always first to me

I have used it for gaming and it's great. Footsteps are very clear in bfv and cod mw.

 

[iFi audio]

How does LCD-XC does for gaming, Soundstage and Imaging mostly?

It's tempting to say that it beats any regular (and more affordable) gaming headphones to a pulp, but I won't go this far without knowing every single one out there. So conservatively I'll say that, knowing how it sounds, LCD-XC will perform in gaming activities very well

 

[Viper Necklampy]

It's tempting to say that it beats any regular (and more affordable) gaming headphones to a pulp, but I won't go this far without knowing every single one out there. So conservatively I'll say that, knowing how it sounds, LCD-XC will perform in gaming activities very well

Yes, no doubt. But it will also sounds way better than El8 Titanium i have! And got broken just yesterday :/ second pair i own got driver issue in a year, got to pay repair again :/
I hope LCD-XC would not break often, altho, with Warranty every one should be safe ; at least i hope that!
As i knew Monoprice counterpart, on warranty is not specific.
Also i tried them in October in Sintonie Hifi, vs DENON D9200, yeah on Viva Egoista 845 super amp, but i don't like tube so much. Anyway, all others preferred D9200, i was the only thinking XC sounded better.

 

[iFi audio]

And got broken just yesterday :/

Ouch, sorry to hear that!

 

[midnightfrolic]

I've used it for gaming. Sounds fantastic with the isolation of the cups. Game audio ambience is great if you enjoy the immersive gaming experience. I play RPG, JRPG, MMO, HACK N SLASH, DUNGEON CRAWLERS, 2D FIGHTING, and other genres.

The environment sounds like what you'd expect. If you're in a tunnel, it sounds like you're in a tunnel. If it's open world, you feel like you're in the wilderness.

Like any headphones, it will take a while to acclimate your ears. Or break-in period.

I have the Centrance HIFI M8 XLR dac paired with it in case anyone was wondering. Versitile dac and portable. I sometimes use it on my smartphones and other mobile devices.

 

[midnightfrolic]

Off-Topic nothing. How does LCD-XC does for gaming, Soundstage and Imaging mostly? Would me my prior use Yes i do know about the weight, not much of a problem, sound comes always first to me

I've used it for gaming. Sounds fantastic with the isolation of the cups. Game audio ambience is great if you enjoy the immersive gaming experience. I play RPG, JRPG, MMO, HACK N SLASH, DUNGEON CRAWLERS, 2D FIGHTING, and other genres.

The environment sounds like what you'd expect. If you're in a tunnel, it sounds like you're in a tunnel. If it's open world, you feel like you're in the wilderness.

Like any headphones, it will take a while to acclimate your ears. Or break-in period.

I have the Centrance HIFI M8 XLR dac paired with it in case anyone was wondering. Versitile dac and portable. I sometimes use it on my smartphones and other mobile devices.

 

[iFi audio]

The environment sounds like what you'd expect. If you're in a tunnel, it sounds like you're in a tunnel. If it's open world, you feel like you're in the wilderness.

If there's substantial variety between these two, that's enough for me

 

[kith86]

Question about LCD XC, can you technically open the maple cup and make them open LCD X ?! i;m just wondering

Anyone ever do this, is there any stuff behind the enclosure, i cant find any info ?! I read some forum they said opening it will void warranty, well my second unit dont have warranty anymore, can i easily open the maple cup and reattach it again ? it's seemed only attached by four screw

If it's easier to detach and re-attach again, well i considered to open it then, any idea ?

 

[KenMan85]

Question about LCD XC, can you technically open the maple cup and make them open LCD X ?! i;m just wondering

Anyone ever do this, is there any stuff behind the enclosure, i cant find any info ?! I read some forum they said opening it will void warranty, well my second unit dont have warranty anymore, can i easily open the maple cup and reattach it again ?

If it's easier to detach and re-attach again, well i considered to open it then, any idea ?

It's much easier to go from closed to open that's for sure.


And yes opening will void.

 

[kith86]

It's much easier to go from closed to open that's for sure.


And yes opening will void.

Have you tried opened it to make it "open back" ? Is that true make it open back the sound will be the same as LCD X ? And what's behind those enclosure, since i can't find any image on google or else

Well to be truth, i recently found someone selling LCD XC same as LCD X in affordable same price without warranty off course and i;m interesting, well if the price is same, which one better to take then, can i technically open the enclosure to make it become open back version ?