Upgrade for my head

Headphones Headphone Discussion / Help
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So here we go: I currently own my 58x, 4xx, Helios on its way someday and my OG nighthawks. I like them all… looking to go larger sound though… I was going to buy the Elex but waiting until September is a little crazy. I am thinking of or curious about the Audeze LCD2 classic because I feel it would be a step up from 4xx. Curious of the Andover audio pm-50 as well, (It is new after all) Not that much out there on those. Also the focal Elear being Dynamic and a step up (or 2) from the 58x… as for the Hawks… Well we all know they are one of a kind…

Music is all over the place with Classic rock, some country, some classical, Blues, Jazz, some Pop and I have a extensive collection of “Solitudes” which is Nature put to music.

I am kind of open to choices like Ananda, Sundara, Drop edition xx etc… Just want larger more impactful (not necessarily Bassy) but the experience of larger so to speak.

Should mention I would be running them off my Asgard 3

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IMO if you are going for an upgrade for the 4xx, the sundara is pretty dang nice

IMO I would avoid the elear, and instead go for an elex, but they are on backorder atm

For what you are going, I am leaning towards something like the edition xx or the lcd 2 imo (not classic), it will have a more grand and large presentation, and more impact than you are used to

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Lcd 2 is definitely a bunch more money then the classic… Edition xx is currently not available either. May I ask do you have any info on the Alara from Brainwavz? just saw that one too… At one point I was definitely thinking Sundara but have been reading about some issues lately…

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If you look used the lcd 2 is around the 700 dollar mark imo

Darn, look for a used edition xx or the edition x v2

Pretty meh imo, sound was ok, fit wasn’t great though, they are almost a clone of the quad era-1, which I did enjoy

What issues?

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I will look used for lcd2 and or edition xx… As for the alara, I was curious… Sundara= problems with one side or the other quitting. whole thing quitting and or falling apart… Now that does not mean that would happen to me but just thought I would mention it. Is the cable for the Sundara as janky as the other hifimans I have seen?

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not my experience at all… pretty solid build quality and no driver issues… qc has been pretty decent and I think a point of concern successfully addressed by hifiman in recent revisions… also I believe it was made to pair with an Asgard 3 so your good there :+1:

cable is a soft rubber that doesn’t jank whatsoever… really nice cable

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I’ve really only seen the first run units have this issue, otherwise their qc has been very good imo. Older hifiman is way more janky

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Just thought I would mention because I happened to see it on Amazon …most within the past year. I was a little worried as I have heard many good things about the Sundara and both Josh and Zeos love it as well…

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You really want to wait for your Helios headphones before you go for other headphones Jetman.