Kabeer

Are most of the modern failures (X9000 etc) attributed to the driver coating too? RE X1: interesting it's wired out of phrase from the factory! i did feel my X1, whilst sounding good, had a strange soundstage - it was like two walls of sound - and quite different than the other Stax I had. Did you try swapping these connections and did you notice the headphone sounded better?

Thanks. I'm going to guess the larger inner diameter opening vs the 007mk1/A is contributing to the increase in brightness. If it fits, i have a sneaky feeling that putting the 007A earpads on this may get you back a lot closer to the tuning you usually love...worth a shot

thanks for the early impressions. Are the earpads angled like the 007mk1/A? and is the inner opening circular (unlike the D shaped usual 007 pads openings)?

It is a strange decision. Would have been much better to use the HiFC cable. The X1 cable sounded very slightly duller vs the L500 cable. At first I thought the 007S uses a different connector, but upon inspection, the connector is the same. So I would suspect upgrading to the L500 cable would be worthwhile.

Very best of luck Gary! If you need a review section, then apart from the ones from headfi, if you need any quotes of appreciation from people who have owned your TPs before id be happy to. and im sure a lot of others would be too.

Which Fostex are you reffering to?

Thats a very odd hole pattern on the drivers? :S seems random Beautiful phones though

How about the sound of it?

its about double the price of USA

K3cT, are you going to but THAT particular NAD? (I think I used to own the pair your reffering to). Anyway unless its that specific pair, I think youlll have a near impossible time finding another Mylar NAD again. Most of the pairs you will find will be the standard Kapton ones (super bassy). Even if it IS the mylar one, the LCD2 IS superior. But how much it is worth it to you? That is only answerable if you hear a LCD2 and make that judgement.

Well, ok it will probably be a bit like the v1 you heard. Even if you felt that wasnt extended enough for you, you have to admit its a whole different sound to the kapton NAD.

You two are both refferering to the NORMAL RP18 which is a dark bass monster Ghurubhai and K3cT are reffering to a rare variant of the NAD RP18 (mylar NAD) that is bass light and has treble stock (ie Fostexish)

I agree, its just personal taste. I preffered the LCD2 to the O2 (although i had a really weak setup). Also someone who came to my house and heard my LCD2 preffered it to his prior O2 rig as well (o2+717). Thats not to say that some may prefer it the opposite way around. Its just a taste thing. The important point here is there is a headphone with TRS termination that can compete in the league of the O2, that in itself is rather cool. Personally, my favourite headphone is actually still 30+ years old (yet i recognise its tehcnically inferior to both the lcd2 and o2)

Yup the LCD-2 drivers are very well made , and professional looking. Nothing at all to put down about them

A tramp! the Fostex/Sansui diaphragm is its still a beauty! . Audeze has done a marvelous job on their driver though. I am running it air damped as we speak...(i dont reccomend other users try it so...remember I am nuts, and certain mods might invalidate your warranty), and its still in more control than any stock ortho I know.