I've got a chance to trade my LCD-2 2016 drivers for a LCD 2.1 what do ya'll think?

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  1. Ryanr1987

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    I've always liked the more lush presentation. Obviously my only concern is the drivers not being in warranty. Do you think it's safe to assume that because they are about 5 years old that the drivers would be fine? Just want some opinions.
     
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    This is the version with the wood housing for the cable connectors? I'd be more concerned of those things cracking, which was why they upgraded to the newer robust ones.
     
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    I think you Randos should post in the All Purpose Advice thread instead of cluttering up the forum with your special snowflake personal advice threads.
     
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    Yeah that's the ones, and the foam headband. I do like the 2016 edition but there's a grain to the sound that bothers me sometimes. I heard about the wood connectors cracking but they are pretty old and the connectors are still in great shape so maybe they are past that danger?
     
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    Edit - Not giving him the time of day.
     
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    And the officious intermeddling forum cop rears his ugly head, again.
     
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    You Randos... What do you mean by you randos??? ;)
     
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    This would have been a great comment had OP not have been as polite as he was, clearly deeming the people of this forum worthy of giving sound advice about the LCD 2, and clearly, unintentionally posting it in this section because he thought it was the right thing to do to get the information he needed.

    You've just revealed yourself as a power tripping, rank pulling little cunt, Zonto.
     
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    The earlier editions are supposedly better, with better bass impact and extension.. But I don't think it's worth the risk mate. If you can take the hit financially in the worse case scenario I would do it - otherwise I would stick with what you've got knowing Audeze would you support you if your current model has a heart attack.
     
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    Yeah I'm not going to lie the fail rate does scare me. It's been a while since I've heard an older LCD-2 so it's difficult trying to remember the sound.
     
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    Audeze's QC in general is what keeps me from recommending any of their LCD line... but I'll say that I like the sound of the non fazors more than the fazors.
     
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    I have owned a couple of non-fazors and a couple of fazors at the same time; I was very impressed with the 2.2 non-fazors amongst the lot. The fazors really made the mid-range unnatural.

    OP: you would think that longer the better the chances on non-failure; I hope it works out for you but my recent experiences with the X and the XC have left me chastened a bit towards Audez'e.
     
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    Agreed 2.2 NF is a very enjoyable if not entire neutral variant ... it is what I'm listening to right now and the Brandenburg concerto's never sounded better. Also agree fazor mucks up the mid range .... sometimes manifested as a nasal colouration on female volcals, at other times just sounding off.
     
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    Let me share a story with you both from this weekend that reminded me of this thread. I was walking out to my car with my wife around 10pm Friday night. I saw a car backing out of their assigned spot out of the corner of my eye, thinking nothing of the regular occurrence. Then I heard a loud crunch. Though I didn't see the car backing out actually hit the other car parked in its spot behind them, it was obvious that was what happened given the trajectory and the layout of the lot. The car pulled back into its spot, a man and a woman got out and talked nervously for a few seconds, saw us standing by our car, and then began to gather their things and walk into their building.

    By that time, my wife and I had made it across the parking lot and were almost entering our building on the other side of the lot. The couple walked by the car they had backed into, the woman entered the stairwell to their building, the man was trailing a few yards behind. I yelled to him and asked if he was going to leave a note on the car they just backed into. He stopped, walked toward me obviously flustered and stressed, and said he appreciated my concern but he checked and there wasn't even a mark. I asked him my question again. He gave another answer side-stepping my question.

    So I then turned and walked over to their car, took a picture of their license plate, and told him I'd be letting the driver know what happened and was willing to be a witness if they needed one. The man got angry, stating that he wasn't driving, the damage was minimal, that we didn't even know if the woman had backed into the car or if she hit something else [impossible based on the layout of the lot], and on, and on, and on.

    On my second trip out to my car loading that night, my wife and I took a few pictures of the bumper where the car was hit. We heard the man yelling at us that he appreciated our concern and what we were trying to do, but that they had left a note and would be taking care of the minimal damage. My wife and I hadn't noticed the note yet, so we were surprised, but saw that it contained solely the woman's first name and a phone number. We said that was fine, but we'd still be taking a few pictures for them just in case. The man used various expletives to describe both of us and what he'd like us to do, at which point we told him we appreciated his maturity and I conveyed my wishes that he develop a more robust vocabulary.

    The following morning, I took a few more pictures in the daylight. A little later, walking back from my car again (I was loading and unloading for a move this weekend), I saw someone driving the car that had been hit back into their spot. I informed the driver that I saw someone hit his car last night, that they had left a note which didn't contain much information, but that I had heard it and had spoken with one of the people in the car at the time. Turns out the owner of the car was out of town for another week or two, and his father had come by to drive the car for a bit, didn't know what the random note with a name and phone number was, and was planning on leaving it there and going about his business.

    In somewhat broken English, the man expressed his gratitude for my standing up in this situation and gave me his email address. I emailed him the pictures and spoke with him briefly on the phone later, and he is now handling the matter with the local police in a much better situation than he would have otherwise been in.

    If you've made it this far (probably unlikely), you may wonder how the above story relates to this thread. Let me explain: sometimes intermeddling is the right thing to do, and if no one else is willing to do it then I will.

    @Senorx12562, @potkettleblack:
    • I don't care about anything that you think about anything.
    • I am not a moderator, and thus cannot pull rank.
    • This site isn't Head-Fi, and I fully intend to prevent it becoming such in any reasonable way that I can with my limited free time (i.e., "intermeddling" as a "forum cop")
    • We've had a recent infusion of new members this year, likely due to the fact that more people are feeling disenfranchised at Head-Fi and/or due to Sorrodje's HD800 resonator production thread. (How he stays sane is simply beyond my comprehension.)
    • Despite new members' (i.e., Randos') good intentions or polite phrasing of their individual questions in these threads, each one of these threads makes it more difficult to find relevant information because of the threads' limited life span. A great recent example of this was a member asking in a new thread which pair of headphones he should buy for his sister's birthday with $X budget. At the time, it seems like an innocent question. After the birthday has passed, however, the thread serves zero useful purpose except reducing SBAF's S/N ratio.
    • The All Purpose Advice Thread was created to house these individual questions so they don't clutter up the forum. It is a blackhole thread, for blackhole individual questions and appropriately tailored answers for those individuals based on their specific circumstances.
    • My sentiments are not unique, and myself and others have expressed them at various times and in various literary formats, namely Haiku.
    • Many of these kinds of individual advice threads do not exist anymore because someone has reported them and they have been merged into The All Purpose Advice Thread.
    • Some people care what people on the forum think about them. I can give a specific example of someone who has posted in this thread, "Liked" my response, but has subsequently unliked it probably due to the backlash here. I don't care about the number of likes, but I find it humorous that people aren't willing to take a stand despite a little pushback from strangers on the internet.
    @Ryanr1987: I apologize for the higher-than-usual snark in my post, but not for its sentiment. This doesn't change the fact that this question does not warrant its own thread, just like this other question doesn't. Creating your own thread for your question here shows laziness because you didn't search and selfishness because it serves a limited purpose for only you during the window of time where the trade opportunity exists.

    tl;dr This isn't Head-Fi, and we as a community shouldn't let it become such. When I see something happen along those lines that can be corrected I'm going to speak up about it, and I don't care if you like it or not.
     
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    For the record, I read your entire post, wondering what the hell the point was most of the time spent reading it.

    I still don't see exactly how it relates, but you definitely did the right thing.

    Now, I'm my own unique little snowflake and I do agree with your original sentiment, I just feel it could have been said without the sarcasm. But that's me, a gentle, polite and respectful snowflake. ;)

    We were all randos at some point, perhaps a little guidance would have done us all some good. Same rule applies to friends here as well, as none of us are perfect.

    Ok, carry on.
     
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    this is not going to end well. someone lock this thread.
     
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    What an overly-wordy, vain ramble.
     
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    All you Randos stick together, huh? ;)

    Oh, did you read it?

    I'm curious if I'm the only idiot that did. Lol
     
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    Ha ha, I slogged through it. TBH, he made his point rather well. Offered a respectful apology while sticking to his entirely-valid guns. Good in my book. :punk:
     
  20. Warrior

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    I agree. @zonto is good in my book. As is everyone in this thread. Not that my opinion matters to anyone, myself included. Lol
     

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