March 20, 201115 yr comment_435295 Oh, great! I hope morphsci gets it! It'll alleviate my guilt... Report
March 20, 201115 yr comment_435315 Have you heard the HE6? Its much faster sounding with a kick ass bass that n estat would have a hard time pulling off, I think. Yep, and the new proto, and I own a normal HE-5. Preferred the signature to the LCD2, but still gimme my Stax! Edited March 20, 201115 yr by cetoole Report
March 21, 201115 yr comment_435339 Yep, and the new proto, and I own a normal HE-5. Preferred the signature to the LCD2, but still gimme my Stax! I liked the HE-5LE better than the He-5....less "zingy", I agree with both of you though, the LCD2 rocks. Report
March 21, 201115 yr comment_435342 Yep, and the new proto, and I own a normal HE-5. Preferred the signature to the LCD2, but still gimme my Stax! The proto at the NYC meet kicked ass. I also preferred it over the lcd2 Report
March 21, 201115 yr comment_435377 I took the grills off my LCD-2s the other night, which also removes a piece of loose cloth sitting behind them. I am very much enjoying the improvement from that. Report
March 21, 201115 yr comment_435382 The piece of loose cloth was probably there for a reason (damping). Improvement? Ehhh, perhaps. Report
March 21, 201115 yr comment_435383 I think there's a bit of a problem with the damping on the LCD-2, playing with the cloths may be productive. Report
March 21, 201115 yr comment_435385 This might help: http://www.innerfidelity.com/images/All%20graphs.pdf Report
March 26, 201115 yr comment_436744 Hey Guys, At the other place i've noticed that the number of LCD-2's coming up for sale is gradually increasing. Also people dont seem to be hanging onto the Audeze for very long, perhaps just a month or two. According to 6Moons these are the holy grail of headphones with the ALO audio cables I have personally never heard a pair and dont know anyone who has, so cant comment or had a chance to borrow or evaluate. Having tried most of the high end dynamics on the market over the years (AKG 701/1000, Sony R10, AT, Beyer, Sen 650/800 et alt) I always gravitate back to my beloved Stax 007, they just sound so right to me. A recent forray with a pair of Sennheiser HD800 have convinced me even more of this, even though they have a wider (if not natural) headstage. I would be interested in your comments why people seem to move the Audeze on quite quickly. Is it that people just want to give it a try, or are there other reasons like comfort, weight or tonal balance? Report
March 26, 201115 yr comment_436745 As all new good headphones they were over-hyped, so everyone jumped on the band wagon and since these are nice but have their own flavor folks who don't like them sell them. The usual story. There are a lot of SR-007s and HE-6s for sale as well, does not entail there is anything wrong with how they sound. Edited March 26, 201115 yr by faust3d Report
March 26, 201115 yr comment_436746 Hey Guys, At the other place i've noticed that the number of LCD-2's coming up for sale is gradually increasing. Also people dont seem to be hanging onto the Audeze for very long, perhaps just a month or two. According to 6Moons these are the holy grail of headphones with the ALO audio cables I have personally never heard a pair and dont know anyone who has, so cant comment or had a chance to borrow or evaluate. Having tried most of the high end dynamics on the market over the years (AKG 701/1000, Sony R10, AT, Beyer, Sen 650/800 et alt) I always gravitate back to my beloved Stax 007, they just sound so right to me. A recent forray with a pair of Sennheiser HD800 have convinced me even more of this, even though they have a wider (if not natural) headstage. I would be interested in your comments why people seem to move the Audeze on quite quickly. Is it that people just want to give it a try, or are there other reasons like comfort, weight or tonal balance? Consider the fact that he sources of information you refer to in your post are responsible for the dissemination of a significant amount of idiocy. Report
March 26, 201115 yr Author comment_436752 But that idiocy can be a good thing when wanting to pick up a used pair of LCD-2s. Report
March 26, 201115 yr comment_436764 I thought about buying one of the many used pairs, but I can't justify buying a dynamic amp after how much the estat amp is costing Report
March 27, 201115 yr comment_436848 fffuuu I'm wondering if I could live with a switch from stats to the LCD-2... Report
March 27, 201115 yr Author comment_436850 Probably so Dinny, but honestly there are probably some things you're going to miss about the OII. As good as the LCD-2 is, it just can't match the stats in certain areas. However, for a headphone that can be driven by a multitude of dynamic amps (headphone as well as speaker), it's definitely something I could be very happy with. I've actually discovered that I seem to listen more now that I have just one headphone. I think it frees me up from overthinking which phone is gonna be best with a given genre of music. Report
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