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mqtpqt t1_j67lacw wrote

wooden cups

you can't just add the cups on your LCD-2, there is additional dampening and other changes that needs be done for it to not sound like shit

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OneModernRelic t1_j682u1u wrote

Wups

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pavoid t1_j68wsp0 wrote

The treasure you can find opening comments. thanks for this 😆

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inorebez t1_j6aktrb wrote

I wumbo, you wumbo, he she WE WUMBO!

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meaculpa303 t1_j67qq3r wrote

Those look like the Bubinga cups that were offered on the LCD-XC. Sadly they don’t sell them anymore. I tried my best, but all I managed to get were the maple cups a few years back.

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206Red t1_j686n34 wrote

audeze cups

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1974903 t1_j68pifh wrote

that rhymes with ow deez nuts isnt that profound

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fuzeebear t1_j694nsc wrote

Does it really, though? Audeze is pronounced like "oddity" with a Z instead of T

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1974903 t1_j69563g wrote

not if you pronounce it like owdeez

but yeah you’re right

oddizy nutz

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Wh00ster t1_j68qik4 wrote

They’re called wooden cups

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[deleted] OP t1_j6725vg wrote

I have the LCD-2C but I want the option to make them closed back, could I just buy the cups and swap them whenever I needed?

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pkelly500 t1_j6a1q1p wrote

Nope. Not that simple.

There's acoustic dampening and other trickery in the cups that differ in open-back and closed-back models. Even if you somehow added closed-back cups to the LCD-2C, they would sound like shit because they're tuned to be an open-back.

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[deleted] OP t1_j6729fg wrote

I don’t see Audeze selling replacement parts for it, nor do I even know what the part is called to search for third party options

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Drew141 t1_j6734im wrote

The reason is, that it has a function rather than just being cosmetic. I have the LCD2 Closed Back and have opened them up I know there is a wire attached to it and a bunch of foam there hence.

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hyde0000 t1_j673hcl wrote

Yeah basically this.

Also it's not very common for people to swap wood cups on LCD-2C.

However it's very common for people to swap wood cups on Fostex/Denon headphones. But those are different size and will not fit LCD-2C unfortunately.

So the best chance is hoping someone sell their LCD-2 Closed as parts.

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Saberknight4x t1_j67gkw3 wrote

Any idea what that wire goes to? Someone on eBay awhile back was selling the baffle cups/cups and all I saw was tuning foam.

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KiyPhi t1_j67iqnv wrote

According to this image, a resistor, inductor, and something we can't quite see. So it seems they use passive filtering in the cup to tune the sound.

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timsams_ t1_j69ig63 wrote

Thanks for that link. I have the LCDXC and it's basically an LCDX with cups on it. I wondered if I could just slap the cups on my LCD2C and be done. I haven't heard the LCD2 closed but if they implemented that kind of filter, they must be better tuned than the LCDXC, which is a total mess compared to LCDX (no bass, harsh/painful tremble, unusable for me).

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florinandrei t1_j696cef wrote

The sound would change tremendously, which is why this is not done.

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Gamergtx_260 t1_j69968j wrote

I had these once. Heavy as a helmet but one of the best closed backs.

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StanKukin t1_j6b9m7w wrote

I believe the scientific term is - wooden headphone ear-cup sound enclosure lol. Just closed back earcups, mate.

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Sullivxn t1_j6dj043 wrote

Those look like a beefed up Monilith M1060C

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