LCD-2 from 2011


I own an Audeze LCD-2 from 2011. I think it's revision 2. It's pre-fazor. Anyway I get a bit of glare and peakiness in the treble. I've seen an FR curve for this headphone and it does have a prominent 4K peak. Does anyone experience this? 

What if I got a newer Audeze headphone? Does anyone think they are smoother? I've heard the LCD-X but it was way back. I've also heard fazor LCD-2's but liked mine better.

I have a premium cable with the connectors Audeze used in 2011... I think it's a min-XLR with 4 pins. Does Audeze still use that connector?

magon

Showing 1 response by tubeguy80

Older Audeze are notorious for having variations from one example to the next. That went on for many years until the more recent models, and I think they have it worked out by this point. But anything over a couple years old is likely to be pretty unique even compared to an "identical" headphone of the same type. It's luck of the draw whether you get one you like or not. 

That said you can definitely try to find synergy with rolling tubes or opamps or cables etc, that might help fine tune things to your liking. But if not, it's probably time to switch headphones if that aspect bothers you too much.