[purrin]

Three pairs of the newer production unveiled models I measured showed very good consistency with each other. That is, you could swap any of the drivers, left or right, of one pair with any other pair without adverse audible results.
 
The true test however will be in the long term. I am however pretty geeked about Audeze's significantly improved QC, but yet at the same time, I have to be cautious because I don't want anyone blaming me if they get a lemon or all the drivers suddenly start to shred or explode. 

 

[TheWuss]

well, all i know is i'm geeked about my pair.  (day 3 of my LCD-3 adventure)
they are sublime.

 

[Sweden]

 
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well, all i know is i'm geeked about my pair.  (day 3 of my LCD-3 adventure)
they are sublime.

 
Have found a preference between The Darkstar and LF?

 

[TheWuss]

too soon to say...

 

[Loevhagen]

* running in circles *

Receive my LCD-3s next week. Total wooden headphone portfolio score is 3.

 

[driver 8]

Would the LCD3's be a worthwhile upgrade used in conjunction with my LYR, Burson, or Lehmann amps?  I know Macedonian Hero didn't think the LYR did them justice, but I'm curious what any other owners think.

 

[purrin]

Why not? Not doing them justice doesn't mean it sounds bad. It simply means they can sound better if you want to drop another $10k on a amp and yet another $26k on a DAC.
 
But heck, I felt the LCD3 sounded pretty good directly out of a VAIO laptop.

 

[Jian]

 
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Would the LCD3's be a worthwhile upgrade used in conjunction with my LYR, Burson, or Lehmann amps?  I know Macedonian Hero didn't think the LYR did them justice, but I'm curious what any other owners think.

 
I'd advise you to upgrade your amp first. It is not about "do justice", but IMO a balanced or healthy headphone system requiring good headphones, better amps and even better sources. 

 

[purrin]

Agreed! Make sure the amp is a healthy $1095 or more. However, I also strongly feel such an amp should be appropriately balanced with a DAC costing at least as much the amp. 

 

[GMF2010]

I sent my pre-order pair of LCD-3s back to you guys on January 6, for pad issues, and received a replacement pair on February 10. I assumed I had gotten the latest version of the LCD-3 with all the refinements, but realized this wasn't the case, as I still had felt dampening materials behind the grill.
 
I have since sent my headphones back (they arrived at Audez'e Wednesday) for a requested 'dampening material upgrade.' They're scheduled to be delivered back to me on Monday, so kudos to Audez'e for a quick turn around. Whether or not they just 'fixed' my pair or sent me a 'new' pair is yet to be determined.
 
Assuming I just get my pair back, with upgraded dampening materials, do I have the 'improved' version now, or are my February 10th drivers inferior?
 
This whole situation is so confusing... All I want is a final product which functions as the designers originally intended.

 

[purrin]

From what I could tell, it was more than a dampening materials upgrade. Can you post the measurements that Audeze supplied? The newest "unveiled" LCD3s extend flat further up to 1.5-2kHz before rolling off.

 

[GMF2010]

 
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From what I could tell, it was more than a dampening materials upgrade. Can you post the measurements that Audeze supplied? The newest "unveiled" LCD3s extend flat further up to 1.5-2kHz before rolling off.

 
I won't have the headphones back till Monday, but the graph from my first RMA'd pair is as follows:
 

 
And this is the graph from my original 11/11/11 pre-order pair:
 

 

[rhythmdevils]

 
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From what I could tell, it was more than a dampening materials upgrade. Can you post the measurements that Audeze supplied? The newest "unveiled" LCD3s extend flat further up to 1.5-2kHz before rolling off.

 
I put some foam in your original LCD-3 and it didn't sound the way you describe your good pairs. 

 

[purrin]

@GMF:
 

• Your original pair is definitely veiled. 
• Your first RMA'd pair appears to be what I would call a transitional pair between the veiled and fully un-veiled models. (And yes, I've actually gotten my hands on one of these transitional pairs.) This transitional pair has slightly better performance than the veiled model, but IMO it is far from the fully un-veiled "super" LCD3.

 
Fully un-veiled super LCD3s should look similar to this: http://cdn.head-fi.org/d/dc/dc9e2620_marvlcd3.jpeg. The response should be a line extending past 1.5kHz and slowing rolling off with a little dip just past 4kHz.
 
 

 

[GMF2010]

Thanks for the info. I can only hope Audez'e realized that my pair needed more than just a dampening upgrade and replaced my drivers as well... If not, I have no qualms about sending them back again...