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gonna pull the trigger on the Soloist SL for my LCD 2, any objections?
Amp recommendations for Audeze LCD-2
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angelsblood
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its just here is a second hand V200 and full size Soloist... around the same price as a new Soloist SL, just considering!
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Personally I always buy used whenever I can especially on headfi because all the members here take impeccable care of the gear so usually its like new. also it saves me a lot of money and when I resell to upgrade to newer gear I take a small loss on it rather than a large one. Some people though just prefer to buy new. It is up to you. So far 0 problems with buying and selling gear here.
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Good point, i guess i need to take a leap, as i always get paranoid buying second hand... (even cars i buy brand new, even though its very stupid to do so, especially in the UK).
Thing is, I heard Soloist SL is basically the Soloist with less power and no pre out, sound wise is same in terms of signature. Nobody seems to talk about V200 nowadays XD
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How does the Soloist SL compare to the Lyr with good tubes?
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Soloist is more lively than the Lyr. Not saying the Lyr isn't good, it's just the Soloist is one of my favorite single-ended amps on the block.
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Soloist takes it for me. I like the signature more just because I'm not a huge fan of tubes one way or another. I'll explain why:
Choice is a prison for me and I could never sleep knowing there are a set of tubes I haven't auditioned yet and that was my problem so thats why I was like FUGGIT and ordered the Mjolnir haha..
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Haha! I'm kind of like me haha. I love collecting things like knives, cards and limited edition stuffs and the thought of there being more out there just drives me insane... If I upgrade my Lyr to the Soloist, will I hear a difference?
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You will definitely hear a difference. 
I appreciate the LCD 2 more on the Soloist vs Lyr (with stock tubes). There are improvements, and then there are differences. I can't say there is a huge gap in sq, but there is a difference enough for you to notice and decide which suits your preferences best.
What dac will you be pairing with it?
I appreciate the LCD 2 more on the Soloist vs Lyr (with stock tubes). There are improvements, and then there are differences. I can't say there is a huge gap in sq, but there is a difference enough for you to notice and decide which suits your preferences best.What dac will you be pairing with it?
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The Lyr with the right tubes is indeed a beautiful thing.
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The Bifrost UBER with USB. I feel like the Soloist SL with the Bifros would be a great combo and wouldn't mind selling off my Lyr for it.
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Hmmmm...I have no experience with the SL specifically, but if it is anything like the full sized soloist, it will be a good match. Don't sell off your Lyr just yet though. It is always adviseable to let gear grow on you before making a decision on which stays and which goes. Sellers remorse is worse than buyer's remorse imho. 
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