Sorry. It really sucks to see these expensive headphones have such shotty pads. I know the pads here are about $90... Insane.

Objectively, sure. Subjectively, they are the same enough in my opinion. Either way both are great. Just choose what suits you

Again, I would have taken a worse headphone just because of the closed back ear cushions. They are next level.

>I had the closed and open and they are not that different.

I would hope that's not true as the open backs should have better sound stage versus the closed backs.

>Put deeper pads on the headphones.

I did that with the DT 770 Pro's and it helped but the headphones have almost no sound stage or directionality to the audio.

The Blackshark V2 Pro wireless have extremely shallow earpads and I bought aftermarket ones on Amazon and that headset is super duper comfy. I use them for work. I work 12 hour shifts working from home doing IT work and I can wear them all day.

Hopefully the H6 Pro open back headset is what I'm looking for.

The biggest issues with these gaming headsets (excluding the gx which is made in U.S hmmmm) are the design of the headband and yokes. Which is why they've changed the layout of the maxwell to hopefully remove these problems.

I would like to point out aswell, that it's hard to find headphones made of plastic that don't break at the yokes or headband for a number of people. Beyers and senns audiophile range basically have the fewest qc issues you'll find but as soon as you look at game or portable gear.

Beyer t51/aventho cups breaking Senn momentum and gaming headphones break as do the wireless portables like 4.40 poor headbands Nth 100 break at yokes Focals headbands break Hifiman.... lol Grados wood break at cups Etc

The only headphones that have very few reports of breaking are suspension strap types, Audeze newer designs, hifiman suspension straps, DCA suspensions straps, philips fidelio etc etc.

There's a fundamental problem with singular headband designs that aren't heavily reinforced with metal ie beyers.

How about we blame the industry as a whole rather than singling out audeze for what is basically par for the course qc with plastic headbands and yokes, might actually influence a bit more change.

> My problem is my ears stick out.

Put deeper pads on the headphones. Pad swapping, or "pad rolling" is part of the hobby. Any headphone worth a dang is going to have swappable pads, since they're considered a wear item and will need to be replaced eventually anyway. There are tons of aftermarket options out there for pads, for a huge range of headphones.

The H6 Pros are amazing. I have big ears that stick out and these cups are huge. You are not going to find much bigger.

I had the closed and open and they are not that different. The sound bleed was enough to keep the closed. I play a lot of FPS and also take my headphones to work for music so they had to be quiet.

The other issue is the pads are different. The closed pads are the comfiest pads I’ve ever used. The open are….fine. Not special.

I'm from Eastern Europe, so I think the shipping costs to the US + wait time wouldn't be worth it. New pads it is, I guess. :(

I did receive a response really quick and was told that I can send them the pair to be inspected and have the defective pads replaced. I guess if you can live without your headphones for a bit it's worth it.

Crazy. Here I thought it was my mishaped head, haha.

It's a shame they can't be bothered to fix the headphones snapping in the exact same place on their $400 and $4000 headphones

It's LCDX or better now. I had a GX years ago and wondered if I could get a FR sheet for it. Wasn't super hopeful but hey its like a $900 headphone so who knows? Audeze basically told me to pound sand and that they only offer them "above the LCD2 line" currently which Is a round about way of saying only the X and up gets them.

I have had good experience with Audeze customer support.

I have LCD - X and love them! Haven't had any problems with them at all and I trust Audeze to take care of anything I do have issues with. They are tanks for sure unlike the plastic of the Penrose

I've been daily driving mine for a couple of years. (12 hours a day)

I've replaced the pads once, but otherwise still as solid as they were day one.

The left side of my LCD-1s stopped working less than a year after I bought them. So I sent to off for repair and got a reply saying that they didn't have the part and had no idea when the part would be shipped to them.

I followed up every 4 weeks or so and go the same response - so ended up emailing their main customer support centre. They finally authorised them to send me a refurbished set.

So, the issue was resolved in the end (and my pair had also developed a crack, so it was nice to get a replacement) - just took a bit of hassle.

Throw away the 8XX 😊

A Hammer is the best medicine for Sony let's be real

Made in China doesn’t mean lower quality. 90% of consumer products are manufactured in China including Apple. Quality is purely commensurate with quality of material, design and manufacturing (including QC). This is purely negligence and a cost cutting measure on Audeze’s part. Lower priced or not, it’s their brand and their product; if they can’t stand behind it, it’s a problem. I won’t trust them with their higher priced stuff either

Audeze Nutts.

They're all removable with a screwdriver and pliers.

Get one of those glasses cleaners. Zeiss sells them by the bulk and they are cheap and work just fine.

You throw them away then buy new ones

Look up a tutorial they're removable and replaceable

Hmm maybe I'm too scared to pull on it. I have the Sony WH-1000XM4. The cups seem pretty tightly put in place.