Genuine Audeze Ear Pads for LCD-2 LCD-3 LCD-4 LCD-4Z LCD-X LCD-XC LCD-MX4

4.84.8 out of 5 stars

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by voodoochild197401 Dec, 2021

Better than the rest and almost as good as the original Audeze vegan pads....almost.

I have been trying to replace the original vegan pads, but no pads have come close. I tried Audeze own pads, but in 2020 they changed the make of them, and they are....well crap. I also tried three types of Dekoni pads, but the only ones that came close were the fenestrated ones. (ones with holes in)

The Dekoni pads have issues. The foam is too thick, and the open, airy sound is lost. They are deep, but the inner hole is not as wide, and you lose some soundstage; oh, and they are also too firm.

Out the box, the AHG pads feel better to wear, and the inner hole is almost the same as the original Audeze pads, so the soundstage is almost the same. They are not as deep, but it has a tiny effect on the sound, and maybe in the future AHG will increase this?

The foam they use is much better, it does not trap the sound like the dekoni pads, and they sound more like the Audeze pads.

If you want the original sound (as close as I have found), these AHG pads are the best way to go. Yes, they are not perfect, but two tweaks by AHG, making them the same size in every way as the Audeze vegan pads and using a less dense dust cloth, would make them perfect.

Very happy I have these, and I can finally stop looking and trying others in the hope of finding a match for the vegans.

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Why no 5 stars? well, perfect gets 5 stars, these are a 4.7 :-)Read full review