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I posted in my A-10 impressions that I didn't like it with the HE60 or O2 Mk2. But it did sound good to me with the O2 Mk1 or HE90 and even Jade. But with the HE60 I thought it sounded bright and harsher (with my HE60 or Ray's) than I like. (note - the O2 Mk2 were too forward in the mids with it).

In an upcoming update, being able to stream movies and shows or music from an iPhone, iPad or Touch will be nice. I hate that it looks like I'll have to go to iOS 4.1 or 4.2 to get that, and lose my jailbreak. The thing I like about the current Apple TV is that I can pick and choose what content the kids have access to with it, by only transferring those programs over to it's internal hard drive. Before I order one I need to know how to control which videos are available on the iTV, so that only some TV Shows and Movies in the library are available to viewers. I don't want to be limited only to parental controls based on MPAA or TV ratings, because not all of our videos are rated. I also feel that it should have had some internal storage, even 16Gb of flash memory, or at least a way to plug in an external hard drive to expand it. That's not a deal breaker, since I leave the iMac with iTunes library running all the time, but it would definitely be appreciated.

I had to do a refit with Livewires (2x), SE530 customs, Freq Show, UE11Pro and JH13Pro (2x). My Westone UM56, ES3X, and ES5 each fit perfectly the first time around.

That is pretty awesome looking. You are an artist.

UPS allowed me to pick up my WES on a Saturday, instead of waiting till Monday. I don't know if that was an exception to the rule or not.

My breathing is more like the Dell!

I have two older Extremes, one running 2.4Hgz 802.11b/g for older gear, and one at 5Ghz 801.11n for all the Macs, Apple TV and Airport Extremes. I love the Airport Extreme's long range. I have both in our loft in the center of the second floor, and I still have good coverage at both ends of the basement (Home Theater at one end of basement with PS3 and Wii online, and the main headphone rig at the other end of basement with Airport Express > PWD).

Just installed a new 500Gb 7200 rpm SATA HD upgrade for our Late 2006/Early 2007 iMac 2Ghz Core 2 Duo. It already seems faster.

I kept checking to see if my Kindle pre-order was available for download, till about 1am and gave up. At 1:22AM it became available, go figure.

Wierd, I found a route through the middle right away, didn't need to think about the borders. Everyone's brain thinks differently.

Maybe you could fly in late Friday and still be there for Saturday and Sunday? I wont be getting in till friday PM myself.

The Beta blog is not inaccessible to me. But I have an account and am logged into the blog when I read it. The last update was today.

I think it's strange that I was the only one who knew what you meant to type.

Worlds longest golf putt and other tricky golf shots: http://www.youtube.com/user/Everyshotimaginable#p/u/9/qrLBZVSrDR4

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Any thoughts about the iPhone photos I posted the other day? I was wondering what you guys thought about the composition or framing, despite the sucky camera. The photos are unedited, and I might try to buy an app that could enhance them a bit.

I really hope my pair of Rocket Onyx subs don't die anytime soon. And my son just dropped $30 on a used X-head headphone amp at the Colorado meet auction, which went toward paying for the room. Sigh...

Some photos of Pikes Peak taken from above Woodland Park on the Rampart Range Road. The first is my new desktop background, which I though was cool because the peak had a halo cloud going around it. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Photo taken at Elitch Gardens amusement park, with my son on the ride:

Thanks, I knew 440Hz had something to do with an A near a C note. As for the other issue, it was simply that the resonances in my ears were making the experience a mid-fi one (unrelated to price). I've developed some antibiotic induced tinnitus, and some IEM would also cause some notes to resonate in my ears with pianos, notably the Freq Show customs and Image X10 (which I reported in my impressions at the time). So this was the same kind of experience that I had with my initial LCD-2 listening, but improved by changing out the source. I thought maybe the issue was unique to my messed up ears, however, a couple of other people on head-fi just reported similar issues that improved when they switched sources.

I'm so stupid I don't know about a "pdf warner". I went and found they already updated the warner to a real patch.

It was a resonation in the lower mids that was getting to me with certain instruments. Since the LCD-2 are so flat from 20Hz - 1Khz, when you turn up the volume to get the upper mids and treble to a normal volume, then you also get a big bump in the lower mids with the LCD-2. That's right in the range of the piano (I think A below middle C is 440Hz). Like I said, changing the source to CDP-8 or using PWD > ZDT was a big improvement in this problem, and then they do sound like a high end phone.

I've complained on the other forum about excess fatigue when listening to the LCD-2 in my bedroom rig. Well, my Nuforce CDP-8 seems to be a much better source to use with my LCD-2 than the Apogee mini-DAC I've been using. The LCD-2 with WA6 (and several other amps) was fairly fatiguing, with piercing pianos plus some frequencies resonating in my ears. Skylab had reported the WA6 to be a great match for the LCD-2, but it wasn't for me. But they are now much less fatiguing and more refined with a simple change in source. With the CDP-8 there is a more natural and flowing character to the music now, without some artificial sounding echoing going on in the lower mids or graininess in the highs. Since I've owned the Apogee I've found it to be slightly on the aggressive side vs other DAC's like the Stello DA100 or Digital Link III, but usually it's not a problem as long as I use the Sigma 11 PSU. In previous comparisons I've felt the Apogee to be slightly more detailed, but with slightly more grain in return. There is a reason there is a team "source first" out there, and now that I'm used to the PWD the Apogee might not be cutting it any more. Then I moved down to my basement rig with PWD > ZDT amp, and this rig is noticeably superior with the LCD-2 than any of the other source/amps that I've tried before. The LCD-2 now sound closer to what the other guys at HF are raving about, however I think the ZDT > LCD-2 is still darker and less transparent sounding than my WES > O2 Mk1 (PWD feeding both amps). There is a definite similarity, especially in soundstage and imaging, and I would say the LCD-2 are the closest I've heard to a dynamic or "non-stat" version of the O2 Mk1 (at least in my rigs). But, the LCD-2's recessed mids and treble hide some of the details and air in comparison to the O2 Mk1. This comparison has increased my respect for the O2 Mk1, but also made me appreciate the LCD-2 more for what they can do. They have nice detailed bass that isn't bloated or lacking, a warm tone with a full presence and weight to the instruments, mildly recessed mids and treble with good speed and detail, but lacking a bit in sparkle and air in the highs. The HE-5 LE also scale up nicely with the PWD > ZDT, but the presentation is definitely different between these phones. The HE-5 LE is a more forward, intimate and delicate sounding headphone than LCD-2; and the LCD-2 is a darker, warmer and more recessed sounding phone with a bigger soundstage. The HE-5 LE sound more like a faster, more detailed/less veiled version of an HD600 (and not as airy, detailed and spacious as my HE60). I really liked both orthos in my listening session last night, but the O2 Mk1 and HE60 still beat out the orthodynamics for me. If I didn't have the stats I'd still be very happy to play with these orthos on a regular basis. With the proper source and amp the LCD-2 should make many or most people happy, but I don't think it's a "one phone to rule them all" kind of sound (nor is the HE-5 LE).

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If I recall correctly, I was having to add 3db in the 250 - 500 or 1000hz range via EQ to enjoy the Lambda pro properly. That was 2008 so I'm a little fuzzy on the exact amount.