Very thorough write up. Are the Aryas a lot brighter than the LCDXs? Like in a very significant way?

This is exactly how I felt after doing a few more back to backs.

Starting to sense that Audeze is the king of low-end.

In your opinion is there any major difference tonaly compared to the X? Take it bass is stronger?

They come with a 3 year warranty on the drivers and a 1 year warranty on everything else.

The cans feel durable, but defintely require a bit more of care in handling than the dt1990s Audeze recommends things like not pushing hard on the ear cups while wearing them, for fear that air pressure from them being sealed on your head will damage the diaphragms.