LCD-2 came in the mail. How do I tell which version I have?

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  1. svperstar

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    So my LCD-2 finally got here. How do I tell which version I have? The serial number on their site just says "authentic" and gives no further information.
     
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    You weren't provided the piece of paper with their measurements of your headphone? Shouldn't that have which version, serial etc on it?
     
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    You probably got the playnar version unfortunately.
     
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    I got them used so it didn't come with that. It has the serial number on it but thats all.
     
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    You could also do some research on Google to eliminate some possibilities. I know the early LCD-2 had different wooden connectors for the cables than the later ones (these were prone to breaking). Then there was 2.1 and 2.2 whithout the fazzor added. You can check for these things relatively easily. Someone more familiar with Audeze can correct me if anything is wrong.

    If all else fails, you can call them on Monday and ask. The real question is, do you like them? This is all that really matters.
     
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    Post a picture for us. If the connectors points down and are molded into the cup, it's an early version. Later revisions have the extra angled fiddly bit jutting out the bottom.
     
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    This is kinda a bad picture. It has the angled headphone jacks:

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    Maybe try putting your serial number in here:

    http://www.audeze.com/verify/consumer-alert

    Not sure what detail it provides, as it was for when they had their robbery. I'm kinda bummed for you that the included measurement sheet isn't included. I wouldn't consider a pair without it. Maybe double check for it under the foam inserts?
     
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    Buying them without knowing which version they are may not have been the greatest idea, since the pre-fazor and fazor versions sound quite a bit different, but as a poster above noted, if you like them, that's what matters. Yours are 2.2, since they have the angled (metal) connectors. Feel the drivers inside the cups. If it's flat where the perforations are, they are the non-fazored version (2.2c). If there are ridges, then they're the fazored version (2.2f). To be certain, I would recommend e-mailing Audeze, with your serial number, and asking for the version information and the frequency-response graph for your specific pair (though from what I've read, due to the scale and smoothing, the graph isn't of much value, except maybe to compare with other LCD-2's). I bought mine (rosewood LCD-2.2, pre-fazor) used, as well, and Audeze provided me with the information and graph via e-mail (very quickly too, I might add).

    Are yours rosewood or bamboo? I was thinking that yours are bamboo, but it's kind of difficult to tell from the picture.

    Most importantly, how do they sound?
     
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    Mine are Bamboo

    Sadly I didn't read the fine print of the Ebay auction till Wednesday and these didn't come with a cable so I don't know how they sound. I ordered a cable from Audeze but with the Thanksgiving holiday it won't ship till Monday so I won't be able listen till middle or end of next week. I already called around every single electronic/computer/music store in my town and nobody has mini-XLR cables. I found a place with XLR cables that would make me a cable but they would have to order mini-XLR.

    I'm well aware the Fazor and non-Fazor versions sound different. I have been reading about Audeze for years and finally decided to try out a pair. I prefer dark headphones so I wanted the LCD-2 as a lot of people say they might just be the dark "End Game"

    I know plenty of people say the non-Fazor is better but I am always skeptical of all claims on forums. 10 years ago "everyone knew" that a Cardas/ZuMobious cable made the 650 sound way better even tho there is no logical scientific reason behind this so yeah. I just wanted some variant of the LCD-2 Fazor or non.

    I am pretty sure I have the 2.2f as the inside of the cup feels like there are ridges.

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    I hope you realize the contradictory nature of what you just said there...

    Regardless, I do hope you got a good sounding pair and enjoy them.
     
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    Ha. Yeah you get general ideas but don't believe everything you read.
     
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    One nice thing about this forum is that there is a whole bunch of people who aren't just talking out of their ass, though.

    I also read on HF how the LCD's were an improvement over the 650's in every way. I proceeded to splurge on the 3F's because Fazor was of course getting even more hype, only to find the 650's to sound better.

    Then I started to understand that there was a crowd who could have saved me the trouble. Yes, there is a lot of hype, but there are people with ears you can trust as well. At the end of the day, it's our own money and decision. I think that this forum can be very useful if you use it a bit differently than HF.

    It's set up with people who have differing tastes, but if you read some of the in depth posts, you can find some people who have similar tastes to yourself and go from there. Or you can just buy fazored headphones and realize they actually do sound worse. It's all good either way, it just kind of goes against this big collection of what could be useful knowledge.

    There is also always subjectivity in audio, I'm not trying to come across as elitist or anything like that. :)
     
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    @Mikoss is confirmed elitist, and as one of the founding members of headphones illuminati, you are allowed to call the audeze 's a crap shoot and even if you got a 2.2f or whatever, there is no guarantee that it will sound like any other 2.2f. product variation is pretty wide. That's why the included (smoothed out & overly generous) frequency response paper from audeze is useful. It's your lottery ticket.
     
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    I also find it (at least somewhat) contradictory that the OP states that he's well aware that the fazored and non-fazored versions sound different, and he's been reading about Audeze for years, but he didn't seem to care which version he gets. I certainly don't have all of the details, though. Maybe he got a fantastic deal and jumped on it (without knowing the version, or realizing that no cable was included).

    OP: do post your impressions, once you've received your cable and have had a chance to listen to them. I'm interested to hear what your thoughts are, and others seem to be, as well. Though I do like my LCD-2.2c's, I'm considering selling them, since I've been listening to other headphones more often lately (HE-6, HE-560, HD-650, E-MU Teak, primarily). Good luck to you, and I hope that they suit your needs/tastes.
     
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    Confirmed elitist headphone illuminati. I want that title :D

    In all honesty, yes I agree with you @JoshMorr, but it is such a crapshoot for quality with Audeze. Find a unicorn and keep it... There just seems to be better chances in the non-fazored pile.

    Also, I'm with @OJneg re: Playnars. Dynamic drivers ftw.
     
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    @Peter78 I was referring to the "heard it was dark end game" comment followed by not caring which version to get due to not always trusting what people say. So why trust anyone about it being end game with any version?
     
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    @Hands, I did understand what you meant. I was trying to add onto what you said (that another aspect of what he'd said seemed at least somewhat contradictory, or at least counter-intuitive, to me). Thanks for clarifying though. I probably was not as clear as I'd intended to be.
     
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    I've just been reading on HF about how the HE-400i is a massive improvement over the 650- and how the Violectric V100 driving them was absolutely up to the job, and not the cause of them sounding wooly and insipid. Big lulz, that particular guy seems to be stalking me.. I wonder if he does tongues in a first date? My luck could be in.

    I'm glad that I only made one, perhaps two small bad purchasing decisions before I wised up to HF. People who spaffed four digits on Audeze headphones have it really rough.
     
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    To see if it lives up to the hype. I decided the HD650 was good enough a long time ago but then figured you know what. Work is going really well I have extra money why not splurge a bit and see if the LCD-2 is any good?

    Many of the "official" review sites swear up and down that fazor really improves the LCD-2 but other people claim the fazor is worse........................I need at least one LCD-2 to form an opinion.

    I dunno how long you have been in "the game" but around 2005 the Sony MDR-SA5000s came out and a certain vocal segment of the community claimed they were the most amazing thing since sliced bread. Now they are just a footnote in headphone history. All kinds of hype and such.
     

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