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Originally Posted by
Slickman 
I originally wanted to get the Soloist but I heard it's really bass light compared to the HA-160 and that's why I want a Burson to begin with is for the bass.
If you like tight powerful bass might I suggest the bryston balanced headphone amp.I have a ha-160 with an upgraded power cable and fuse.I have had my burson for a couple of years and have used it with my lcd2 v2 but I recently auditioned the new bryston balanced amp in single ended fashion with my lcd2 v2s and I have to say in the bass department the bryston was much more impressive sounding than my burson,The bass from bryston with the lcd2 v2 was entirely in another league above my burson and maybe two leagues above it.The bryston definitely takes hold of the audezes tendancy to sound a bit warm and really tightens things up producing a much more neutral sounding balance with this amp.If I could swing it I would definitely consider buying this amp to pair with the lcd2 v2 to get the best out of them.This is the first amp that I have heard that can tighten things up when using an audeze lcd2 v2.Of course I have not heard a lot of amps with my lcd2s.
But I have to say I have never heard bass like that out of any of the amps I have auditioned.Of course the bryston is more than just bass it also is very resolute and definitely gives you a clear window of what is in front of it.Be it equipment or recordings this baby is very truthful to what is connected to it.So with that honesty it is not kind to substandard sources or source material.But on stellar sources and source material it can be quite special sounding.
I have to say it is actually priced somewhat reasonably given its abilities.I believe this amp can easily hold its own in comparison with amps two to three times its price.And with that it is essentially bomb proof with brystons twenty year warranty.
Edited by buson160man - 9/17/12 at 4:30pm
