[macdonjh]

I will hope this isn't a flash in Audeze's pan, that there will be a full production run if the upcoming customer reviews go well.

I will also hope the LCD-R work well is speaker amps. I have a small speaker amp I use quite happily with headphones which need oomph.

 

[paradoxper]

Might be too much gain for these headphones...but you will be very happy with what you hear! I love them wholeheartedly! My review should be out in the next day or so...congratulations man!

Considering these are rather limited, I look forward to your review.

As to the uberamp, Kevin Gilmore tested into a dead short at 20+ amps for the SR1a, so will drive the LCD-R without issue even at 103 dB/1mW.
Adjustments will be made further in any event.

I'm curious to hear Jason Stoddard comment on the Jotunheim R tactic as you can turn compensation off at minimum. It will be interesting to explore what compensation will need to be made with external amplification.

 

[MacedonianHero]

Considering these are rather limited, I look forward to your review.

As to the uberamp, Kevin Gilmore tested into a dead short at 20+ amps for the SR1a, so will drive the LCD-R without issue even at 103 dB/1mW.
Adjustments will be made further in any event.

I'm curious to hear Jason Stoddard comment on the Jotunheim R tactic as you can turn compensation off at minimum. It will be interesting to explore what compensation will need to be made with external amplification.

Just like the Jot-R being a great amp, the Jot-A is right there with these ribbon drivers. I'm sure you're amp will be fine, just that you might have too much gain?

 

[Rubin]

Might be too much gain for these headphones...but you will be very happy with what you hear! I love them wholeheartedly! My review should be out in the next day or so...congratulations man!

You got your pair early?

 

[MacedonianHero]

You got your pair early?

They were for my review for us at Headphone.Guru.

 

[mysticstryk]

Only 67 units? Sold out in an hour.

screw me for having a job and a family I guess and not spending all day on enthusiast forums.

 

[Armaegis]

I'm curious if there's a tuning/filter/compensation/whatever difference between the Jot-R and the Jot-A.

 

[PopZeus]

This seems like a shoo-in for another production run, perhaps with a simpler chassis for the headphone.

 

[rthomas]

Wow, where have I seen this movie before?

I've been on Headfi for 11 years and as usual the latest expensive thing gets praised to the skies, what a surprise.

I've owned multiple Audezes and I hope this new technology is a step up but I'll wait for some independent measurements to see what the FR looks like compared to the rest of the line-up.

Smooth+ detailed means precisely nothing. No manufacturer is going to describe their headphone as rough + not detailed.

Aesthetics with the new rings look special and credit to Audeze for slowly but steadily refining their drivers and build quality.

 

[omniweltall]

So these are $2500 range for both seems to cheap

If I have to spend that kind of money, I'd rather get this than some of the expensive options out there.

 

[rthomas]

If $2500 for a headphone and amp seems cheap the marketing departments and Headfi have done an amazing job

I'm old enough to remember when the $1500 HD800 was launched and it was an exotic object.

Now I guess $1500 is the start of ''mid-fi'' lol

 

[omniweltall]

He compares them to the susvara… wow… regretting my recent LCD-X purchase slightly

currawong liked them off of the master 10 by Audio GD. However, it voids your warranty to use other sources with it.

Currawong has always loved audiogd. I never like them much. Sticking with Jot A seems to be the intended purpose.

 

[AudiophileJargon]

I see a few more batches being made… No way a headphone this good can stay at 67 units. Currawong made direct comparisons to a Susvara. Thats definitely a successful attempt at engineering / designing a headphone if you ask me. The LCD-R most likely has a more natural fr than the LCD4 as well.

The only worry would be the holding back of the technology (lcd-r) for the sake of not cannibalizing the rest of their headphone line up. Kinda like how Porsche for years dumbed down the Cayman for the sake of sales of their precious 911.

Same Schiit different toilet!?!

 

[rthomas]

Currawong made direct comparisons to a Susvara.

You do realize that in a million years they wouldn't release a video with a negative take on a sponsor's product right?

There will be favourable comparisons to much higher priced headphones, that's what builds the hype.

I've had a home demo with the Susvara and it is an excellent headphone but it is placed on a pedestal due to it's price. It was about as good as the 2021 LCD-X to my ears and slightly inferior to the Utopia and the SR009S both of which I've owned.

There is no rule that $6500 headphone > $4000 headphone > $2000 headphone although every marketing department wants you to believe that.

Think of it this way, this is just my guess. If people knew that the Susvara cost $100 to make (advantages of Chinese manufacturing and Hifiman quality of materials) while the Utopia and the LCD-X cost $400 to make would they still rate the Susvara as The Greatest Headphone? Would be an interesting experiment.

No way a headphone this good can stay at 67 units.

You're taking as Gospel the word of somebody who cannot say anything bad about sponsor's premium products. I have nothing against the guy, I like his reviews but he literally will not make a video saying "This Audeze headphone has wonky tuning and a big hole in the upper mids, buyer beware"


I sincerely hope this is as good as the Susvara, Utopia, LCD-4 etc because it would be a refreshing to have a performance increase with a lower price rather than another $4k to $6k headphone.

 

[AudiophileJargon]

Currawong made direct comparisons to a Susvara.

You do realize that in a million years they wouldn't release a video with a negative take on a sponsor's product right?

There will be favourable comparisons to much higher priced headphones, that's what builds the hype.

I've had a home demo with the Susvara and it is an excellent headphone but it is placed on a pedestal due to it's price. It was about as good as the 2021 LCD-X to my ears and slightly inferior to the Utopia and the SR009S both of which I've owned.

There is no rule that $6500 headphone > $4000 headphone > $2000 headphone although every marketing department wants you to believe that.

Think of it this way, this is just my guess. If people knew that the Susvara cost $100 to make (advantages of Chinese manufacturing and Hifiman quality of materials) while the Utopia and the LCD-X cost $400 to make would they still rate the Susvara as The Greatest Headphone? Would be an interesting experiment.

No way a headphone this good can stay at 67 units.

You're taking as Gospel the word of somebody who cannot say anything bad about sponsor's premium products. I have nothing against the guy, I like his reviews but he literally will not make a video saying "This Audeze headphone has wonky tuning and a big hole in the upper mids, buyer beware"


I sincerely hope this is as good as the Susvara, Utopia, LCD-4 etc because it would be a refreshing to have a performance increase with a lower price rather than another $4k to $6k headphone.

I trust Currawong