I'll take four! One for each of my summer homes.

If you like the LCD-X I think you may find the Elite very, very enjoyable. I demoed the LCD-5, Final D8000 Pro, DCA Expanse, and Susvara but the Elite won me over immediately. You could plug it into a potato and it will sound good.

Always upvote LCD-X. S tier headphones and the best cans Audeze makes IMO.

Had a pair of LCD-2C before upgrading to the LCD-X. Both are exceptionally easy to drive. You don't need a fancy amp or dac to get them to comfortable listening and ear drum damaging levels, on a phone. If all you can afford is a dongle dac and adapter then you're good to go. Anyone that tells you otherwise either has damaged ears themselves or don't own a pair.

Is build quality an issue throughout their range or just the entry and mid-fi stuff?

you forgot your Abyss AB 1266 Phi TC and Eleven Audio stack

You could be listening through free buds from United airlines and it would still sound good

This should be an evergreen post pinned to every thread on this sub.

wait that was a thing? I've seen skullcandy buds and headphones at best buy and not once have a I seen anything promoting head or ear rumbling. lol.

Never heard them but your ears don't lie. Your ears > blanket statements and generalizations. Now try the same game (or any game really) on a HD800s or LCD-X on an amp capable of driving them at decent volume.

that was before I discovered monkeytype and keybr

bruh. this hits so close to home.

Firmware fixed the chattering but the PCB with poly plate does not hold onto the switches very tightly. I can give mine a slightest of nudges and my gateron black inks will fly out of socket.