Sherwood Posted October 5, 2009 Report Posted October 5, 2009 The LCD-2 is notably better than the LCD-1 in essentially every way. Fascinating how much the housing affects these things.
swt61 Posted October 5, 2009 Report Posted October 5, 2009 The LCD-2 is notably better than the LCD-1 in essentially every way. Fascinating how much the housing affects these things. I'm not the least surprised at the housing having such a large effect. That's what I discovered when building the Donuts, and also it seems ortho drivers don't like excess space, they seem to want a snug environment. The surprise to me is the thickness of the pads. Thanks for the comments. After hearing Marc's LCD-1, I'm pretty sure I'll have to buy the LCD-2.
Beefy Posted October 5, 2009 Report Posted October 5, 2009 Colour me intrigued. What sort of amps are people driving these with for their fantastic results? I've seen mention in this thread of GSX, BA, 0404 USB.......
manaox2 Posted October 5, 2009 Report Posted October 5, 2009 I saw in the pictures from RMAF the LCD-2 with Zana Deux.
Sherwood Posted October 5, 2009 Report Posted October 5, 2009 I heard them out of the ZDT, my Moth EC2a3, and Aman's SET prototype. All powerful, single-ended tube amps. I should have tried them out of something a little smaller, but I did not. I'd love to hear them balanced out of the Cavalli EHHA. That'd be NoNoNoNoNoNo-rific.
falkon Posted October 5, 2009 Report Posted October 5, 2009 Sherwood, did you get a chance to compare these 3 amps?
luvdunhill Posted October 5, 2009 Report Posted October 5, 2009 grr, I'm hatching a plan that will probably involve stealth for sale ad at the other site. I figure I have $475 or so in mine at the moment, so the $325 trade in doesn't really excite me all that much, I'd rather just sell them myself. Interested parties may contact me, but I haven't totally made up my mind yet. That means the LCD-2 will have to probably make a pilgrimage to the Pacific Northwest as well then
mypasswordis Posted October 5, 2009 Report Posted October 5, 2009 Sounds like a good plan. My plan is to rob a bank with a squirt gun spray-painted black and a couple stink bombs, which I think will end up quite badly.
luvdunhill Posted October 5, 2009 Report Posted October 5, 2009 Sounds like a good plan. My plan is to rob a bank with a squirt gun spray-painted black and a couple stink bombs, which I think will end up quite badly. what does an original Vuillaume tailpiece fetch on the market these days?
mypasswordis Posted October 5, 2009 Report Posted October 5, 2009 Hey, I need that! Er, I mean, I don't know what you're talking about
luvdunhill Posted October 5, 2009 Report Posted October 5, 2009 Hey, I need that! Er, I mean, I don't know what you're talking about just replace it with one of these, $5.50 shipped: 4/4 EBONY VIOLIN TAILPIECE - eBay (item 330362278124 end time Oct-22-09 21:34:23 PDT)
wualta Posted October 5, 2009 Report Posted October 5, 2009 Don, it seems to me that your mids didn't so much suppress the hump in the mids as raise up the bottom and top ends. Which I applaud.
dBel84 Posted October 5, 2009 Report Posted October 5, 2009 Don, it seems to me that your mids didn't so much suppress the hump in the mids as raise up the bottom and top ends. Which I applaud. as long as it sounds right, I don't usually care . I am curious as to why you think the thick "smeggy felt" won't pull in the mids. I have always worked around this premise. ..dB
swt61 Posted October 5, 2009 Report Posted October 5, 2009 That means the LCD-2 will have to probably make a pilgrimage to the Pacific Northwest as well then If I buy one soon, it may need to tag along with yours.
swt61 Posted October 5, 2009 Report Posted October 5, 2009 Sounds like a good plan. My plan is to rob a bank with a squirt gun spray-painted black and a couple stink bombs, which I think will end up quite badly. Once you get out of the bank, go immediately to a FedEx location and ship the money to me. That way I can obtain a good lawyer if you get pinched. I would see to it that you get the best representation possible, just ask my wife Morgan Fairchild. Yeah, yeah that's it...Mo-o-organ Fairchild.
Guest sachu Posted October 5, 2009 Report Posted October 5, 2009 as long as it sounds right, I don't usually care . I am curious as to why you think the thick "smeggy felt" won't pull in the mids. I have always worked around this premise. ..dB heh me too.. In fact even a moor-brook donut gave the same effect albeit to a slightly lesser extent.
deepak Posted October 6, 2009 Report Posted October 6, 2009 Is there a choice for wood type on the LCD-2? On their website it looks like they have two different wood cups in the photographs. Also any waterfall or FR graphs?
swt61 Posted October 6, 2009 Report Posted October 6, 2009 Is there a choice for wood type on the LCD-2? On their website it looks like they have two different wood cups in the photographs. Also any waterfall or FR graphs? Wood snob!
morphsci Posted October 6, 2009 Report Posted October 6, 2009 Well I finished the dbel modding/damping of one cup as the "new" foam arrived but then ran out of felt . Still, it doesn't sound haf bad.
wualta Posted October 6, 2009 Report Posted October 6, 2009 as long as it sounds right, I don't usually care. Same here! if it works, it works. Can't argue against that. I only want to point out that it's difficult to say whether one has reduced midrange or boosted bass and treble, and the latter is always preferable. If the smeggifelt was being used as a damping adjunct, then I'm sure it reduced any bass-centered resonant peak which undoubtedly brought down some midrange as well, which goes without saying. Is that how you were using it?
luvdunhill Posted October 6, 2009 Report Posted October 6, 2009 any idea when the head direct orthos will be available?
Dusty Chalk Posted October 6, 2009 Report Posted October 6, 2009 Well I finished the dbel modding/damping of one cup as the "new" foam arrived but then ran out of felt . Still, it doesn't sound half bad. Ar-ar.
swt61 Posted October 6, 2009 Report Posted October 6, 2009 any idea when the head direct orthos will be available? Are you turning into an ortho hound?
spritzer Posted October 6, 2009 Report Posted October 6, 2009 Sure looks like it and I feel somewhat responsible... \
mypasswordis Posted October 6, 2009 Report Posted October 6, 2009 Repent and make things right by buying an LCD-2 and driving it with your F5.
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