TheJudge
100+ Head-Fier
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Are the cups even larger than the HD800 and the Audio Technica AD1000/2000?
I was about to fork out for a HD800 or T1 - but it looks like these things are the closest to the holy grail.
You do realize that this type of excitement happens with the arrival of every new 'high end' headphone, right? If you don't audition and just accept the opinions of others as fact, that is a dangerous policy. A quick way to end up broke and unhappy.
So far, from the comments I've gathered (both online and in person) of probably 15-20 well-respected Head-fiers, maybe all of 3 of them have stated a preference to HD800 or T1 over LCD-2. And it's always more a matter of their personal preference to the dynamics' sound sig or soundstage. IOW, the LCD-2 was too neutral for them.
FOTM happens when you have just a few very vocal cheerleaders who aren't even familiar with what else is out there. They get a couple dozen beginners on board, and it snowballs simply due to the quantity of (mostly) low-quality posts. In earphones (where I spend most of my time), it's an ongoing (and frustrating) issue.
But I wonder how many of the LCD-2 fans are lacking in perspective, that you've noticed?
So far, from the comments I've gathered (both online and in person) of probably 15-20 well-respected Head-fiers, maybe all of 3 of them have stated a preference to HD800 or T1 over LCD-2. And it's always more a matter of their personal preference to the dynamics' sound sig or soundstage. IOW, the LCD-2 was too neutral for them.
That is the exact opposite of what I have gathered from the ears I trust. IOW, the experienced ears I trust stated a preference for the LCD-2 over the HD800 and/or T1. Of course, like a moron, I missed the LCD-2 at CJ.
I think you and Andrew are saying the same thing.
Which is pretty astounding if you think about it, to get a good 75+% of agreement on anything.
I think what happens (and it has happened to me) is that we are initally so excited about the positive aspects of a new headphone ( and how they "fix" the problems of the previous one) that we overlook the negative ones. They catch up to us later on. Then we long for something "better". Thank God our spouse/partner is not a pair of headphones.