David, could you revisit your entire work. I don't think your esteem of my current headphone is high enough. 

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lugbug1 said:

+1
 
But it's a marmite thing with Grado's. Maybe if he had heard the Rev2's...?
 
(Fantabulous thread and reviews. Mr Mahler should receive some kind of award me thinks!)

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Have you heard the old HP2? Or are you basing this off your experience with other Grados?

k601 maybe? 

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Thank you!
 
I'll make a list of all the headphones that I'd ultimately would like to include in order to make evaluation list even more complete.  At this time, I'm taking a break both from the writing and the spending  But I'd ultimately like to include the following headphones/earphones
 
Audio Technica: L3000
Beyerdynamic: DT990
Denon: AH-D7100
Grado: PS1
Grado: PS500
HifiMan: HE400
JVC: DX1000
Sennheiser: HE60 (Baby Orpheus)
Sony: CD3000
Stax: Sigma Pro
Taket H2+
 
Maybe also a few other in-ears as well....I used to own quite a few etymotics, other UE's and Sonys...
 
The problem is, within the next 5 years, i suspect there will be between 10-20 worthy addition new contenders and as such.... the project will never end

Edit: also the Koss ESP950

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The three I hope to see one day.

It's a lose-lose situation for the reviewer regardless.  Even if David favored warmer sounding headphones, then you'd start seeing Grado loyalists raiding the thread with their usual 'not enough treble to sound exciting or realistic' comments.
 
I see this review as unbiased for the most part.  There might be a choice or two here and there that anybody could pick apart or question, but for the most part he's not favoring any specific sound representation.

This is the most thorough review I've ever seen. I was enthusiastic to see my most recent headphone, the DT880/600, get one of the A+ marks. It's a relatively affordable headphone that can do so many things really well. They don't fall flat with any kind of music genre and have a very adaptable character by using different sources/amps.

This is Epic! thanks a lot for sharing, I had a lot fun reading and really really itching to try some.

This was an amazing Head-Fi experience, thanks! Will there be future updates--PS500 maybe?

so the Dt880 and the HE-500 is about the same type of headphone? or i am wrong?

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David,
 
Could you comment on the bass extension and impact of the LCD2 vs the HE-6?  

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When the HE-6 is properly driven the HE-6 offers a very tactile feeling, not only in the bass, but throughout the frequency response.  The LCD-2 is a warmer headphone and feels "bassier" ... in terms of extension, both extend very well, and I think based on my experience with different amps, the HE-6 extension and impact will depend very much on how you drive it.  There have been a few people in this thread who presume that if I had a different amp, I would find even more in favor of the HE-6.  Of course, this may or may not be true, but I'm much more than satisfied with the Woo 5 pairing.  I think its one of the best sounding combos in the world and a ranking of #9 in my whole collection is not, by any means, meant to insinuate that i think the HE-6 is not marvelous.  Similarly, the LCD-2 being at #12 in my ranking is not a declaration of the HE-6 being universally superior.  I'd hope the rankings supply a basic outline of my opinions, but I try to keep my descriptions and criticisms more open ended than my rankings so that should the reader's listening preferences be dissimilar to my own, they can still get a sense of how the headphone may appeal to their preferences. 
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olor1n said:

David, could you revisit your entire work. I don't think your esteem of my current headphone is high enough. 

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haha, which is it? 
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lyrill said:

k601 maybe? 

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maybe, but they aren't at the forefront of my list, though I definitely would consider them.
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This was an amazing Head-Fi experience, thanks! Will there be future updates--PS500 maybe?

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yes, I'd like to include them.  I did listen to them quite a bit some time ago and enjoyed them

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When the HE-6 is properly driven the HE-6 offers a very tactile feeling, not only in the bass, but throughout the frequency response.  The LCD-2 is a warmer headphone and feels "bassier" ... in terms of extension, both extend very well, and I think based on my experience with different amps, the HE-6 extension and impact will depend very much on how you drive it.  There have been a few people in this thread who presume that if I had a different amp, I would find even more in favor of the HE-6.  Of course, this may or may not be true, but I'm much more than satisfied with the Woo 5 pairing.  I think its one of the best sounding combos in the world and a ranking of #9 in my my whole collection is not, by any means, meant to insinuate that i think the HE-6 is not marvelous.  Similarly, the LCD-2 being at #12 in my ranking is not a declaration of the HE-6 being universally superior.  I'd hope the rankings supply a basic outline of my opinions, but I try to keep my descriptions and criticisms more open ended than my rankings so that should the reader's listening preferences be dissimilar to my own, they can still get a sense of how the headphone may appeal to their preferences. 

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This is a very important point that people reading your review need to understand - the rankings don't mean anything more than your personal preference, most of the very top competitor flagships are superior or even best in their own ways in various sonic aspects, and it is up to the audiophile in question to prioritize what they value the most in terms of the sound they seek (whether it be timbre, tactility, detail, transparency, smoothness, etc etc) and rank the headphones accordingly.

So would you say, that with your setup, the HE-6 was overall more tactile than the LCD-2?

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so the Dt880 and the HE-500 is about the same type of headphone? or i am wrong?

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by same type, do you mean same level of performance?  I would say their price-to-performance is close, but they aren't the same type of headphone in terms of sound or driver design.

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So would you say, that with your setup, the HE-6 was overall more tactile than the LCD-2?

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i would say so yes. I think that's one of its hallmarks. 

LOL @ people getting upset because their headphones didn't make the list, where to high up the list or described differently to how they feel they sound.
 
awesome reviews!