eskamobob1 t1_j50r5x2 wrote on January 19, 2023 at 4:31 PM

Reply to comment by TheFrator in Audeze's headphones have some of the lowest quality of material I've seen and offers even worse after sales support by GreatStuffOnly

I asked them this directly a while back and was told gluing pads actualy has a fair impact on the consistency of their cans. Their drivers rely on air loading significantly more than basicaly anyone else making cans right now, so the gluing makes sure they get consistent loading across production.

TheFrator t1_j51dbgr wrote on January 19, 2023 at 6:44 PM

Makes sense to me. Less variation means they can focus QA/QC on finer details.

As an Audeze and LCD-5 stan, the glued on pads talking point just gets old. I asked them for a new set of pads for my LCD-5 and they shipped out a pair for free. And they have videos on how to replace it. Just seems like a gripe that gets magnified because they're the only company that does it.