Audeze LCD-2

[oqvist]

Ah...after rereading the post a couple of times, I think oqvist meant that he would cut off the jack at the end of his stock cable and wire it to his speaker amp. I was thinking that he meant he was going to take it apart to find out what was inside.

FYI though, it's the Canare 4S6 Canare Corp.: Speaker Cable-Star Quad: speaker Cable - star quad(4S6)

Yes that was what I meant. English is not my primary language.

[Nebby]

Yes that was what I meant. English is not my primary language.

It's all good. I'm not that great at English either, as you can obviously see

[HeadphoneAddict]

Hmm, seems like differing opinions all over the place. I guess I'm still a little curious.

Then do the TP trade, and if you don't like the HE-6 you'll make money selling off the HE-6. I've posted my HE-6 impressions on the other forum, and they're one of my favorite headphones. Their clarity, detail and transparency is amazing, and I love how they sound good at low listening volumes where with other phones I feel the need to turn up the volume to hear deeper into the music. I personally have no problem with their soundstage or imaging.

[DefectiveAudioComponent]

Thanks but I can

[jp11801]

I am really liking my LCD2s, these are my favorite full size headphones.

Might be placebo but I swear the Moon Audio cable opens them up a bit. I am pairing them at the moment with a Melos SHA Gold Ref that was brought back to life by Ari (thanks!)

While not the quietest amp around it is a great match for the LCD2s providing gobs of power, slam and air. For those with a Melos Sha variant have you checked out this pairing?

[swt61]

Oddly enough, one of the best amps for the Chocolate Donuts was the little Parasound Zamp. I ran it from the speaker taps of coarse, but it had great authority and slam. I wonder how it would pair with the LCD-2? They can be had used for quite cheap.

[Currawong]

I tried mine with the Zamp briefly. The sound was a bit dull, but ok.

[swt61]

Well that's good info at any rate.

[DefectiveAudioComponent]

Speaking of cables for the LCD-2, good news from HF is that the "assistant" at Whiplash audio might now (perhaps) know how to wire the LCD-2 cable (after some trial and error).

[luvdunhill]

that's a relief. The vast number of possibilities one is faced with when doing a rewire can be daunting.

[spritzer]

He probably can't solder it though. He's still weighing his options about which end of the soldering iron he should hold...

[guzziguy]

that's a relief. The vast number of possibilities one is faced with when doing a rewire can be daunting.

I thought that they were half-vast.

[swt61]

I love my sarcastic brethren!

[HDen]

Picked up my LCD2 earlier today, the cables are fine for me(comfort wise), the headphones themselves are heavy though.

Running them through the Neko>Glite, I feel like they might benefit from a 'stronger' amp, when listening to Irma Thomas and Marvin Gaye, I had to put up the volume at almost 1 o'clock. Currently listening to Cesaria Evora(Miss Perfumado), 12 o'clock seems to work well, however it still feels a bit loud. Other than that, the soundstage and details are great. I was using some D5000 before this, so I'm hearing quite a few details with a nice bass that I was not able to hear previously.

I'm getting my mother make a little leather wrap thing for the headband, I don't think this foam will last very long, especially in a hot climate.

[morphsci]

If you have the original Neko DAC its output is on the low side so that could be an issue. I noticed that with the GSX, which certainly does not lack power.

[HDen]

If you noticed the same with the gsx, then that could be the problem, I have the 1st version of the neko

[NapalmK]

I just got my LCD-2s a couple of days ago and they are astoundingly good. I'm seriously considering selling all of my gear because of these things. On my poor man's setup (uDac>GLite(w/DPS) I can tell they would benefit from a good source and a bit better amp. Still it's not a bad setup at all for low-budget. I think I'm going to upgrade to a y2 or parasound pretty soon though.

Oh HDen how did your leather headband cover turn out?

[Dusty Chalk]

Yes, do. You can actually subsidize the one with the other. I can think of worse "final" setups to have.

[blessingx]

Just boxed up my last 'stat.

This message brought to you by Audeze.

[HeadphoneAddict]

Just boxed up my last 'stat.

This message brought to you by Audeze.

And my son thanks you for that final act of sacrifice...

[blessingx]

To the next generation!

[jp11801]

Dang the LCDs are sweet, while I love my speaker rig they constantly compete for time with the Zu and Alons

I could listen all day except for the fatigue at the crown of my head from the head band

[blessingx]

Yea, is it possible the much hyped LCD2s are actually underrated at this point?

[gurubhai]

Its unfortunate that the LCD-2 are having to go through the life-cycle of a FOTM , they are better than that IMO.

[Fitz]

They are definitely good, but they did not do enough to entice me away from my K1000.