Only recent model years. In the early 2010s Audeze was more known for shoddy QC, like cracking wood rings.

I have a 4xxx made in Germany too! 10+ years old, rock solid.

Honestly, Id suggest buying another manufacturer entirely. I owned 3 shiit products so far and was unsatisfied with all of them.

Fulla 2:

• Horrible static noise when turning the volume knob after a few months of use
• Rear 3.5mm pre-amp out is so badly hidden behind that metal lid that its basically unreachable for any normal cable

Modi 3:

• No OFF-switch, I have to turn off its power source completely, otherwise it illuminated half my room at night
• Regularly fails to get recognised by my pc when using USB, works fine with optical

Magni Heresy:

• Same static noise problem when using the volume knob after a while
• Ended its own life with a loud POP noise that felt like it made me borderline deaf
• found out it lacks some kind of protection, which can be dangerous to your headphones in rare cases

Im tired of it all. The Modi/Magni stack was a second chance after the Fulla. Same shit, especially the static noise. They all sounded good though.

I own a Topping E30/L30 II stack now, which is indefinitely better for the same price.

• no sign of static noise on the volume knob
• much smoother volume knob in general
• three gain levels
• both of them measure better than their shiit counterparts (check ASR)
• OFF-button on the DAC
• Display on the DAC
• no usb problems
• Output volume control on the DAC
• included remote of the remote
• both of their enclosures feel far more premium compared to shiits low end products

All of that for basically the same price.

If you dont like Topping (I wouldnt know why), try JDS labs, I have no experience with them, but they cant be worth than shiit.

You are telling me that soundstage has nothing to do with the shape of the cop, reflections within the cup and at what angle the soundwaves are actually hitting my ear? If its ALL in the frequency response, you should be able to name me one IEM that produces a HD800 like soundstage. One of them must have similar high frequencies in the ear compared to an HD800 right?

Ok, but then please explain to me why when I EQ all of my Headphones to the Harman target, why does my HD800 still sound the most detailed?

My guess would be that the HD800s bigger soundstage spreads the individual sounds over a much larger area, making it vastly easier to discern individual sounds. The LCD2C sounds like a thick blob of sound in my head in comparison.

I think buying more headphones actually makes the desire to upgrade even worse. When I bought my HD800 I thought I was done, until I started wondering about that „planar bass“ everyone is going on about. So I bought a LCD2C.

…and now I desperately want a headphone with the bass response off the Audeze and the clarity of the Sennheiser. Send help.

Just give it time. I remember when I bought my first „good“ headphone, my first thought was „oh god where is all the bass, these sound so thin“. But after a week I loved them and my previous headphones sounded like a bloated mess to me.

Your brain will adjust to your new headphones bass quantity. If you are still unsatisfied after one week, try a moderate (2-3db) bass increase.

Why is this downvoted??

He isnt though. I recently swapped out my Magni Heresy for the same reason.

I still cant believe people rated S7 so highly, it was just as nonsensical as S8. Maybe people were still expecting it to culminate in something good.

You dont get it yet

...says the Hifiman enthusiast. Enjoy your superb build quality.

The Gelsingers.