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GnT_Man t1_ja3j91x wrote

Reply to comment by om3gapro in Finally added an Audeze headphone to the collection by om3gapro

Ended up returning my pair of LCD-Xs. I just don’t have the neck of an f1 driver. After returning them at my local store i accidentally ended up trying some headphones, and they had just gotten the 109 pros in. It had the same magic, but with more punch and half the weight. Was so wowed that i ordered them then and there.

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om3gapro OP t1_ja3rrtc wrote

After getting the Clears, HD8XX, Arya and LCD X, I thought I'd never feel the need to get another headphone. Well, now after hearing all the 109 hype I can't help but feel curious. Maybe one day haha

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GnT_Man t1_ja3tco1 wrote

I’d say it’s the opposite of most high end headphones. Most are master of one aspect but lack in others. Like the HD800s have great soundstage but lack bass, LCD-X have great sound but lack soundstage etc. The 109s on the other hand aren’t the best of perfect in any way, instead it’s very good at most things. A Jack of all trades master of none if you will. So for me as a student, that’s exactly what i need.

But they also have a trick up their sleeves. They lie like nothing else. They’re like an insurance salesman crossed with a televangelist. Even horrible underground metal or rap recordings sound good on them. It’s like they’re somehow not revealing and have great detail. Like, my best recordings sound just as good with all the details as they did on my LCD-X, and at the same time my worst black metal recordings that were unbearable on the X sound mesmerizing on these.

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johnwall47 t1_ja3zenp wrote

Needed to do some of those f1 driver neck exercises lol

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GnT_Man t1_ja4052h wrote

Wearing the LCD X for more than an hour could be an f1 driver neck exercise 😉

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