So I just got the LCD-X as a present to myself. I’m using Schiit Hel with my MacBook Pro. The first thing I did was buy SoundSource and EQ it to Oratory’s EQ settings.

Now I’m not sure if I have terrible taste in music, if my little portable amp can’t handle the LCD-Xs or if I got a defective one. But man does it sound like shit. Terrible distortion on nearly every song. Doesn’t matter if I play through Spotify Premium or Apple Music. Vocals sound alright sometimes, but most of the time it sounds like I’m using an Amp to power $10 Walmart headphones.

I thought you didn’t need to break in Audeze headphones and I couldn’t even install their reveal+ app. At this point do I just reach out to Audeze and ask for a replacement? Anyone experience this before?

TIA