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Jan 8, 2020 at 5:14 PM Post #24,631 of 40,709
well i'm not sure how to explain it better, but I'm saying that when placed on my head, there was no gap between the leather strap and the two strips of metal that are above it. This caused discomfort that nearly as bad as the original headband. Maybe we're not talking about the same type of head band. This was over a year ago.

Bottom line is that the el-cheapo item that my wife got for me works perfectly. I can now wear these fellas for hours on end without any pain or discomfort.


Ok , I think I understand, the leather strap is touching the outer metal strap, so it is useless.

Seems like maybe some were not initially put together properly...maybe a revision. Who knows.
 
Jan 8, 2020 at 6:04 PM Post #24,632 of 40,709
Not sure what you mean here, but i have that same $125 headband on my pair...which I bought from @Pharmaboy .

The headband is wonderful in my honest opinion...does not touch any metal braces for me ?
Totally more comfy than stock...I will say I can get a hot spot after about 3 hours...but I move the headband about a half an inch and all is well again.

Not sure what you mean by touching metal braces ? I just checked my again and nothing is touching anything.


I never heard that pre-fazor LCD-3 with a big-time accuracy-centric SS amp like the GS-X Mk2. I'll bet that combination sounds amazing.
 
Jan 8, 2020 at 6:10 PM Post #24,633 of 40,709
I think it is real leather, and sometimes even on brand new headbands the leather already touches the metal. (I bought three brand new LCD2Cs.)
It didn't really bother me, but I can see why some folks find it annoying not to have a bigger gap between the leather strap and the metal on Audeze headbands.

When I first put that new Audeze headband on the LCD-3 (and later, on the LCD-2.1), I saw how little space there was between the strap/leather and the 2 parallel bands. But that didn't seem to matter when they were on my head. With each of these headphones, the improvement in comfort was immediate & welcome--especially the LCD-2.1, where the stock headband was terrible/painful.

But I admit that I never use any headphone often or long enough to experience long-term wear issues like you and other posters talk about w/this headband. I've put no more than 5-10 hours on my LCD-2.1 w/this new band on...

Then again, I have a large head & would probably experience wear issues sooner than most. But it never happened w/the new Audeze headband.
 
Jan 9, 2020 at 11:28 AM Post #24,634 of 40,709
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Way too much jibber-jabber in this thread... back to pictures.

My daughter's bedroom re-purposed as a near-field listening room. Gear is in my signature (except for the Nak cassette deck, the SACD player, Rega DAC + Bluesound Node 2i).
 
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Jan 9, 2020 at 1:45 PM Post #24,635 of 40,709
What's a "cassette deck"????


:)
 
Jan 9, 2020 at 3:40 PM Post #24,638 of 40,709
Jan 9, 2020 at 4:39 PM Post #24,640 of 40,709
Yeah, that's a surprise. Do you use it, or just keep it in the stack because it is cool looking?

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Does that answer your question? :L3000:
 
Jan 10, 2020 at 3:34 AM Post #24,643 of 40,709
2014 Sony XBA-Z5 with Sony Hybrid Large Tips
Sony NW-WM1A DIgital Audio Player (Japanese Tourist Edition) FW 3.02
Sony/Kimber Headphone cable MUC-M12SB1

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Jan 11, 2020 at 7:30 AM Post #24,644 of 40,709
Nice gear and wires!

Thank you! Im almost at my endgame. Endgame for me will be the Matrix X Sabre Pro DAC with Dragon Inspire Fully Upgraded tube amp and Bryston BHA-1 SS Amp. Then a nice wood audio rack. That will be the end of my headphone upgrade experience. After that, its on to speakers!
 
Jan 11, 2020 at 7:52 AM Post #24,645 of 40,709
Thank you! Im almost at my endgame. Endgame for me will be the Matrix X Sabre Pro DAC with Dragon Inspire Fully Upgraded tube amp and Bryston BHA-1 SS Amp. Then a nice wood audio rack. That will be the end of my headphone upgrade experience. After that, its on to speakers!
Nice man! Power cables and interconnects are my next upgrades. I plan to go the Pangaea route with the power cords and interconnects I am still doing my research.
 

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