ViperGeek
100+ Head-Fier
What is the new Fostex?
I believe he's talking about the TH-900mk2
http://www.fostexinternational.com/docs/range_intros/Headphones_-_Consumer.shtml
- Dave
What is the new Fostex?
FWIW, I'm now starting to let my eye wander toward the MrSpeakers ETHER C as yet another upgrade option. One disadvantage is, I won't be able to use my ridiculously overpriced Cardas Audio Clear balanced LCD headphone cable on the ETHER C. Hmmm ...
ETHER C is very good. I have both ETHER C and LCD-XC.
Thanks for the advice, Thomas. Unfortunately, at the Head-Fi Meetup, I didn't have a chance to compare the LCD-XC to the LCD-X or LCD-3, for example. It was just eye-opening (ear-opening?) to hear what felt like a whole extra octave above and below my LCD-2F's. And I love my LCD-2Fs, so being that impressed was surprising.
You are correct: These will be at-home cans. In your opinion, should I consider open orthos like the LCD-X or LCD-3 before the LCD-XC, or wait to receive the Fostex TH-X00's before seeing if I really need to move up the Audeze LCD ladder?
- Dave
In your opinion, should I consider open orthos like the LCD-X or LCD-3 before the LCD-XC, or wait to receive the Fostex TH-X00's before seeing if I really need to move up the Audeze LCD ladder?
Not to nay say Dave, but those Fostex are not in he same league as any Audeze headphone, let alone the LCD line! Tubby bass and the rest of the spectrum quite boring IMO. If you want close to LCD sound, the only headphone that I've heard that is in line with that signature sound are the ZMF Omnis at 900.00.
Gorgeous. I'm jealous!
Can I ask which you prefer? Or does it depend on source material and/or mood?
- Dave
ETHER C has recently surpassed the XC for me, and it's cheaper and lighter. Dan Clark has released a 1.1 version and it sounds better than the 1.0 version. Highly recommended as a full sized closed back to compliment the Angie, at least for my tastes.
I bought the LCD-XC unheard based on reading Head-Fi and searching reviews without having heard anything else similar. After all that I found out about a CanJam and went. After I heard the Ether C. I wished I had considered the Ether C (lighter and sounds good). Dan had a WA5 to demo, and I have a WA5... Anyways if I were shopping for a $1k+ headphone right now I'd definitely put them in the running. I don't have the luxury of sitting at home with both to compare. I like the LCD-XC enough I don't regret it.
Hello all.
Big Audeze fan, but a relative n00b when it comes to high[er] end cans. My inventory currently consists of a pair of HD 650s and the current love of my life, the LCD-2 Fazors.
According to my boss, I'm about to get a small bonus in the next week or two, so I want to spend it before the $$$ gets stale. I've been coveting the LCD-XCs ever since the recent Head-Fi Meetup in NH. I now have my mouse hovering on the [BUY NOW] button, but have two questions that I'm sure have been asked 100 times:
- Are the LCD-XCs enough of an upgrade past my LCD-2Fs to warrant the $1,799 price?
- Once I have the LCD-XCs hanging on my headphone hanger, will I ever listen to the LCD-2s (or HD 650s) again?
Thanks for any insight, feedback, or ridicule you can spare. I'll probably only be able to pull the trigger on a >$1000 set of cans once in a very long time, so I want to make the right move.
- Dave
Hello,
Not sure whether you pulled the trigger yet, but there is a store in Nashua that carries the Audeze line. Name of the place is Audio Video Therapy on Daniel Webster.
If you've never been, it is well worth the visit. You'll be able to compare the LCD-2F with an X, XC, and a 3F.
By the way, I bought my XCs at their store. Gotta love tax-free NH!!
I was able to compare the Ether-C and LCD-XC for a week or so and I actually came out preferring the XC. Something about the C sounded a bit hollow/thin to me (maybe I'm just a bass-head and the XC's bass won me over).
Having said that, I think the left driver just died on my XC (I have zero sound from it after trying multiple sources/cables). Off to Audeze they go...
Having said that, I think the left driver just died on my XC (I have zero sound from it after trying multiple sources/cables). Off to Audeze they go...
Having said that, I think the left driver just died on my XC (I have zero sound from it after trying multiple sources/cables). Off to Audeze they go...
How long have you had your LCD-XC's? LCD are great headphones but I am a littler nervous they may not have a long life. If I had read the thread about all the failures on the LCD-3 before I bought the XC I would have avoided Audeze TBH. I hope for the best now but these stories about driver failures seem all too common. I do agree seems to be fewer in the X series but still I was hoping by paying a premium I got something that could go for 20+ years potentially.