Dismantling of the LCD-3F. Follows on from the typical high end headphone practice of looking really nice outside but made by monkeys inside. It probably explains why there's an abnormally high failure rate with them, driver imbalance issues, and how Audeze can't make all of their headphones sound consistent with each other.
Like lmao misaligning the fazor in relation to the driver is something you don't expect from someone charging you $2,000 for headphones. Its like how the Beyerdynamic T1 has less effort put into them than the DT880s.
Everyone has their own way to test equipment. Keep in mind that the master is just as important as the actual track itself. This complicates things. This is what I've used for ages to test equipment:
- King Crimson's "In the Court of the Crimson King" to test how well your system handles detail. Some tracks are especially busy and can sound very blurry on bad speaker/headphones or source equipment. 30th Anniversary Edition is what you want.
- Paul Simon's "Graceland" to test soundstage and tonality. The 1986 master is the best version.
- Paul Simon's "There Goes Rhymin' Simon" for sibilance and vocal harshness. The best way to hear the fundamental difference between the HD600 and HD650. Earlier masters are far harsher than recent remasters but better balanced and more airy/open.
- 1818 Overture for dynamic range. I believe there are versions without cannons, with real cannons, and with digital cannons. Watch out for the ones with digital cannons because you're going to hurt yourself or your equipment if you're not careful.
And a whole bunch of Top 40 while I'm at it.
