HE-6 vs. LCD-2 comparison thread - Page 3

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Originally Posted by grokit 

Even with a modestly powered speaker amp I didn't hear an improvement from the additional power with the LCD-2 like I did with the HE-6. All they need is a couple of watts really while the HE-6 are more K1000 like, true earspeakers if you will. The main improvement with the HE-6 when you give it more power is in the imaging, they can have a weird side to side thing going on with no central depth if inadequately powered.

I agree with this statement.

Well, at the recent San Diego meet, I got a chance to hear both. Quick impressions...

LCD-2: I thought it looked great and had excellent build quality. I also thought that the LCD-2 sounded very neutral and natural, much more than the HE-6. The clamping force was adequate for me and I didn't find the LCD-2 to sound dark or veiled at all.

HE-6: Also looked great with great build quality, just a tad below the LCD-2 IMHO. The sound is not as neutral as the LCD-2 but it does sound natural with a euphoric touch. I thought it made a perfect combo with the Lyr. They are quite heavy yet didn't feel uncomfortable on your head.

My preference is for the HE-6 at the moment but it's only an ever so small preference. In the end, I wouldn't mind owning both.

Let me get this straight:

The LCD-2 sounded much more neutral and natural than the HE6. However, the HE6's sound, though not as neutral as the LCD-2, is nevertheless natural, though not as natural as the LCD-2, and has a euphonic touch. And you prefer the HE6.

I think I've just about got it.... 

According to headphone.com's measurements, the HE-6 ramps up to a modest peak (+4dB, I'm guessing) around 35 Hz and then drops off below, whereas the LCD-2 is comparatively flat the whole way.

Unless you're listening to music with a lot of energy in the lowest half of the lowest audible octave, it's probably not an issue. Both the LCD-2 and HE-6 can rattle your head with bass quite easily.

They are hard to compare because they have such different amping requirements. I have both, but use different systems for the two headphones because of this. Usually my favorite is the one on my head at the time, but head-to-head comparisons between these two headphones are prohibitive and somewhat pointless even though they are both flagship orthos. I think the warmth of the LCD-2 makes the HE-6 the more neutral headphone, but I realize that this is completely subjective to my own experience and may or may not apply to anyone else's. If you want to compare flagship headphones directly, an HE-6 vs. K1000 "earspeaker" comparison would be more appropriate, as would an HD800 vs. LCD-2 headphone comparison (there's already a thread for that one).

Any comparison of HE-6 to LCD2-r2?

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Originally Posted by YoengJyh 

Any comparison of HE-6 to LCD2-r2?

I Head-fier friend of mine told me that their most used phone was the LCD-2 (rev1) and had every phone (incl the HE-6...their review and taste urged me to pick up my own pair of LCD-2s

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Originally Posted by YoengJyh 

Any comparison of HE-6 to LCD2-r2?

Please. Anyone? Thanks.