Shahenian Obelisks, Audeze LCD-4z, Audeze LCD-5 with Burson Soloist 3XGT

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[fusion_builder_container type=”flex” hundred_percent=”no” equal_height_columns=”no” menu_anchor=”” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=”” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_position=”center center” background_repeat=”no-repeat” fade=”no” background_parallax=”none” parallax_speed=”0.3″ video_mp4=”” video_webm=”” video_ogv=”” video_url=”” video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_loop=”yes” video_mute=”yes” overlay_color=”” video_preview_image=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” padding_top=”” padding_bottom=”” padding_left=”” padding_right=””][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ layout=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” border_position=”all” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding_top=”” padding_right=”” padding_bottom=”” padding_left=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” center_content=”no” last=”true” min_height=”” hover_type=”none” link=”” border_sizes_top=”” border_sizes_bottom=”” border_sizes_left=”” border_sizes_right=”” first=”true”][fusion_text]It’s only been half a day, and it is impressive -notably the airy and delicate treble – I will give an updated review in a week once I let it burn in – or after my initial 100 hours, test different IC cables – compare it against my Tube headphone amp (which was a little less expensive but has a $1000 of NOS tube upgrades – and currently beats the Burson—but let’s recheck this in a week or two, as the bass is getting a bit deeper and articulate as I play the Soloist). I love the volume control – it is fantastic!! And the settings controls are intuitive and easy to operate – thank you, Burson. So far only been testing with the Audeze LCD-4z (custom build), and there has been no fatigue – and I have worn them for 6 hours. Later this week, I will change over to the Audeze LCD-5. And then, I will test it as a preamp to my speaker amps. But the initial impression is that this is a keeper (absolutely). If I can update my review later, I will. I love talking about equipment comparisons. These aren’t very pretty photos from my iPhone – the Burson doesn’t have a home on my desktop yet, so I can get to the cables quickly and experiment, and so far, sits in front of a Shiit Audio Freya + preamp (which I may replace with the Soloist 3xGT if the speaker SQ improves with it as pre-amp). But it is progressively sounding better as day one grows longer, and I am impressed. Did I mention how much I love the volume knob? ;) *The LCD-5 is going to be a treat). And Burson has excellent support (Hi Alex! Cheers, Melbourne).[/fusion_text][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]