Recent comments in /f/headphones

oballzo t1_j4tdd16 wrote

Reply to Audeze's headphones have some of the lowest quality of material I've seen and offers even worse after sales support by GreatStuffOnly

Audeze seems to offer minimal support for their lower line products and great support for their main line and up. Guess you have to buy an LCD2 or better for them to care about you.

I know they overseas more of their production for these lower line products compared to their LCD line. I wonder if that includes support too?

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hahaloldam t1_j4tap91 wrote

Reply to Audeze's headphones have some of the lowest quality of material I've seen and offers even worse after sales support by GreatStuffOnly

yes mobius/penrose have garbage build. my replacement mobius literally snapped while it was on my head. Never dropped it, never left my desk, it just snapped while wearing it. LOL

Maybe the maxwell will be better, audeze says it's made of aluminuim in critical parts and it doesn't fold.

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SteakTree t1_j4t3lem wrote

Reply to Audeze's headphones have some of the lowest quality of material I've seen and offers even worse after sales support by GreatStuffOnly

I had one of the early versions of the LCD-2 (a rev 1). One of the best headphones I've ever heard, not because of its accuracy but it had that boutique touch in it design and sound. I bought it used, and the wood was cracking. I used special filler to fix it, but I always was a bit careful with the headphone as it had loose connectors because of this. I knew it was fragile, even though parts of it were built like a tank.

I think if you are paying under 1k CAD for a headphone of this type, it is reasonable given they are a small manufacturer. There are going to be problems, but from most accounts Audeze has done their best to remedy these. You aren't hearing the degree of issues that you do with Hifiman (though I still recommend that at the price of Sundara they are worth it but I might not spend higher on the stuff).

Luxury brands like Focal, had a few teething issues with the Utopia. They extended their warranty, and they have come into their own and have put a serious effort into their luxury high-end headphones.

My personal choice and I think a lot of the community will agree is Sennheiser for quality. Sony also is capable in the QXC department but have very different tuning than Sennheiser.

We just need Sennheiser to give us an affordable electrostat or planar!

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