[screwdriver]

  I'm new to this thread but as a lcd 3 owner I thought I'd chip in. Like a few others I do love the sound but find the upper frequencies too rolled off to the extent that some high frequency detail was missing. The cans are only 3 months old and I asked Audeze to check the frequency graph with the serial no. to make sure all was ok which they confirmed. So I've now replaced the stock cable with Toxic Cables Silver Widow. This has definitely given the upper frequencies a boost without any harshness at the expense of a small decrease in 'body' in the bass which seems a little tighter but less full. For me it's a good trade off. I'm surprised that there is little discussion on 'best' cables for the Audeze in comparison to the variety of headamps that are debated, as I reckon both affect the sound to equal extent.

tnx for the info.  the only way to find out is to try different cables out , either in a meet ( but wont be your gear ) or buy the cables and lose money as u sell some of them , 

 

[jonstatt]

The treble roll-off is so subjective. I have extended high frequency hearing so find the LCD-3 perfect for me and find headphones like the HD-800 overly bright. I am curious how I would find the LCD-X. As you get older your treble hearing reduces, so I wonder if I will prefer HD-800s when I get to 60
 
Either way, right now, I certainly do not feel any detail is missing at all with the LCD-3 and I use my LCD-3s for music production as well as casual listening.

 

[walakalulu]

Good point - I'm 61 so guess the ears are losing some HF info

 

[screwdriver]

  Good point - I'm 61 so guess the ears are losing some HF info

is it related on how long u have been married? when the wife constantly nags with high frequency - u get used to it so much it does not register that much anymore.everything seem to be rolled off.

 

[CoolBurn]

@screwdriver:
 
Hilarious comment

 

[Zoom25]

  I'm new to this thread but as a lcd 3 owner I thought I'd chip in. Like a few others I do love the sound but find the upper frequencies too rolled off to the extent that some high frequency detail was missing. The cans are only 3 months old and I asked Audeze to check the frequency graph with the serial no. to make sure all was ok which they confirmed. So I've now replaced the stock cable with Toxic Cables Silver Widow. This has definitely given the upper frequencies a boost without any harshness at the expense of a small decrease in 'body' in the bass which seems a little tighter but less full. For me it's a good trade off. I'm surprised that there is little discussion on 'best' cables for the Audeze in comparison to the variety of headamps that are debated, as I reckon both affect the sound to equal extent.

 
Wouldn't say equal. I have 3 different cables for Audeze. They make a bit of a difference but nothing like amps.

 

[screwdriver]

   
Wouldn't say equal. I have 3 different cables for Audeze. They make a bit of a difference but nothing like amps.

what cables do u have and how do they affect presentation ?

 

[Zoom25]

  what cables do u have and how do they affect presentation ?

 
Audeze stock Cable - actually liked this cable a lot for casual listening. Nothing jumps out at you. Both single ended and balanced.
 
Silver cable from Headphone Lounge - Slightly faster sounding, improves the treble roll off. Used mainly for balanced connections
 
Norse Copper Cable - Almost like the silver cable, but slightly relaxed. Single ended only
 
Overall, I've found that with better cables, the only thing that really improves is transparency, which CAN lead to better perception of highs. So it might not be that silver 6N/7N is better at highs or adds anything, but the fact that it improves transparency all around only translates in the highs is due to how your Central Auditory Nervous System works. Interaural Time Difference vs Interaural Level Difference. and the properties of tonal/audio masking with respect to the improved transparency ....I'll stop it right here.
 
Better cables = better transparency <<<<------- that's the most you can make out of the whole cable situation. Found the same thing with HE-500 and LCD-2 as well (Also, some people might think silver is bright because of it's shiny colour).

 

 

[Aural1]

Sorry for the abrupt change in topic but I was curious if anyone noticed any changes with LCD-3's with post 1/13 production dates compared to previous ones?

I'm particularly interested in the bass response. I bought a used one a few months back and it sounds great except I heard one at a meet from a previous year and I somewhat remember the bass being a bit more pronounced and bolder. Mine feels a bit more subdued and not much body although it's certainly decent.

Wondering if some tweaking was applied to it or is that just the signature sound. Anyone else experienced this or has older date models and sampled newer ones and heard a difference?

Also, this is my frequency graph.



I've never seen a hump between 30 and 40HZ like this, it usually starts off straight in the ones I've seen of others. Anyone else have this? Not particularly good at reading graphs but in which way would this affect the sound?

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Sweetmeat]

My first set of LCD3's bought in Jan 2013 exhibited that 20 Hz bump, but it is not wide enough to really be audible, Plus there is not much information down there on most recordings, especially pre-1990 recordings.
 
Those LCD3's crapped out on me and both drivers were replaced under warranty. The second pair of LCD3's do not have that bump.

 

[Aural1]

Interesting. Wow. I hope that doesn't happen to me. It's a hassle to ship it back but I think I'll eventually have to.

It has a certain manufacture flaw which allowed me to get a good deal but I wanna get fixed.

 

[tupac0306]

Sorry for the abrupt change in topic but I was curious if anyone noticed any changes with LCD-3's with post 1/13 production dates compared to previous ones?

I'm particularly interested in the bass response. I bought a used one a few months back and it sounds great except I heard one at a meet from a previous year and I somewhat remember the bass being a bit more pronounced and bolder. Mine feels a bit more subdued and not much body although it's certainly decent.

Wondering if some tweaking was applied to it or is that just the signature sound. Anyone else experienced this or has older date models and sampled newer ones and heard a difference?

Also, this is my frequency graph.



I've never seen a hump between 30 and 40HZ like this, it usually starts off straight in the ones I've seen of others. Anyone else have this? Not particularly good at reading graphs but in which way would this affect the sound?

Any help would be appreciated.

This looks just like mine.

 

[Aural1]

Came across this at Inner Fidelity. Apparently this bump, exhibited in the newer LCD-3's does affect the bass. This is what Tyll had to say about it....




"The slight bowing of the 30Hz square wave and slight drop-off in the lows of the LCD-3 when compared with the LCD-2 would indicate tighter bass performance of the latter. I didn't hear it that way in the listening tests, and both exhibit very good performance in the low frequencies of the THD+noise plots. (The LCD-3 THD+noise plot is a little noisy down low, but I think that was probably due to some environmental noise during tests and should be discounted.) I came to the conclusion that the bass in the LCD-3 was slightly more articulate and textured, but I think we'll find many who like the bass of the LCD-2 better. Either way, the measured low frequency performance of both these cans is stunning."


Guess that explains why the previous date ones with no bump I recalled had a better bass response
than the newer ones with the bump.
That sucks, wish they didn't mess with it and saved it for newer models like the LCD-X for people who preferred a shelved bass.

 

[OPR8R]

That sucks, wish they didn't mess with it and saved it for newer models like the LCD-X for people who preferred a shelved bass.

 
"I came to the conclusion that the bass in the LCD-3 was slightly more articulate and textured..."
 
I think this is why I like the bass in my LCD-3's better than from my LCD-2's.

 

[masteryd]

A noobish question
 
top notch CIEM or LCD-3?
 
What would you take?