[mbllbm]

Which of these two amps do you think is better?
Looking for audeze lcd 2 rev.2 amplifier and not know which of the two you choose.

 

[Currawong]

Not sure if anyone here has the Auralic. Looks interesting though.

 

[Maxvla]

New review of the BHA-1 recently:

http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/bryston-bha-1-fully-balanced-headphone-amplifier

 

[Larryonfire]

From what I heard the Taurus is warm and dry and the Bryston is very analytical and detailed, read somewhere someone called it bright. So a matter of taste what sound signature you like. The Taurus gives you 4,5 W and Bryston only 2 W, so Taurus will drive HE-6 better but with your LCD-2 power is not a problem. There is a long review on the Taurus at 6moons from last year I think. I will maybe get the chance to hear the Auralic Taurus in the next months, so will post an impression. Both amps are delicious.     

 

[jtinto]

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From what I heard the Taurus is warm and dry and the Bryston is ...

I really wanted you to say the Bryston is "cold and damp"

 

[Steven-JK-W]

My friend had a Taurus for LCD2 and we both thought it was a little dry and boring, while the Bryston was like a advanced Taurus, more powerful, smooth and analytical. When my friend compared two amps, he found the Bryston brighter and more musical. But I thought the two are both rigid, not joyful as Woo Audio.

 

[CybDev]

My friend had a Taurus for LCD2 and we both thought it was a little dry and boring, while the Bryston was like a advanced Taurus, more powerful, smooth and analytical. When my friend compared two amps, he found the Bryston brighter and more musical. But I thought the two are both rigid, not joyful as Woo Audio.

If I understand correctly Woo primarily makes tube amps and that they have a completely different signature sound than the two SS amps mentioned here?
Have you compared them to any other SS amps?

 

[Norway]

I've been listening to and having fun with LCD-3 and AURALiC TAURUS fully balanced using the DAC in Grace Design m903 all night, and I do not understand why people are calling it dry and boring. I find Taurus to be fun, detailed, fast, warm and extremely controlled. It really pulls out the midrange in LCD-3, something Grace Design m903 is not able to do properly. However, it is not as smooth and bold as Woo Audio WA6-SE, but that's a tube amp and to my knowledge one of the characteristics of tube amps.
 
Here's a quick shot of the two together. It was just set up so I could listen to it through the night. Like interior designers would say; something old something new. They both look amazing.
 

 

[CybDev]

I've been listening to and having fun with LCD-3 and AURALiC TAURUS fully balanced using the DAC in Grace Design m903 all night, and I do not understand why people are calling it dry and boring. I find Taurus to be fun, detailed, fast, warm and extremely controlled. It really pulls out the midrange in LCD-3, something Grace Design m903 is not able to do properly. However, it is not as smooth and bold as Woo Audio WA6-SE, but that's a tube amp and to my knowledge one of the characteristics of tube amps.

Here's a quick shot of the two together. It was just set up so I could listen to it through the night. Like interior designers would say; something old something new. They both look amazing.

Nice

Did you have a chance to listen to the BHA-1 as well?
I think perhaps Lyric might have one, but I'm not sure.

 

[Norway]

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Nice

Did you have a chance to listen to the BHA-1 as well?
I think perhaps Lyric might have one, but I'm not sure.

 
Absolutely. Contemplating getting their DAC too, the ARK MX+, such a nice rack, ehrm, I mean stack.
 

 
Unfortunately, no. Not been to Lyric so I couldn't tell, but I think the Norwegian member ardilla said something about wanting to go there to demo it, so you might be right.
 
I might write a more in depth review of Taurus or Taurus & ARK MX+ if I decide to get it. Right now I'm listening to Sennheiser HD 650 and the lows are really controlled, not the blurry texture or lack there of that we're used to.

 

[CybDev]

Absolutely. Contemplating getting their DAC too, the ARK MX+, such a nice rack, ehrm, I mean stack.




Unfortunately, no. Not been to Lyric so I couldn't tell, but I think the Norwegian member ardilla said something about wanting to go there to demo it, so you might be right.

I might write a more in depth review of Taurus or Taurus & ARK MX+ if I decide to get it. Right now I'm listening to Sennheiser HD 650 and the lows are really controlled, not the blurry texture or lack there of that we're used to.

Aye, I actually tried the ARK MX+ at audionorge as a source for Schiit Mjolnir and the Taurus, with LCD2/LCD3/HE-6/HD800.
There were some technical problems with it tho, they were not sure what caused it, powergrid or the MX+, but something was very much off, so it interrupted the session...
The MX+ sounded very nice while it worked tho, and was pretty high on my list of DAC candidates

 

[s4s4s4]

Loving my BHA, have tried LCD 2 and 3, ps1000, he500's, and HD800's. lets me hear all the music has to give.

 

[CybDev]

Loving my BHA, have tried LCD 2 and 3, ps1000, he500's, and HD800's. lets me hear all the music has to give.

That's pretty nice

I see in your siggie you have a BP26 as well, how would you say the headphone out compares to say the BHA-1?

 

[s4s4s4]

It has very little output, pretty much useless. Never even bothered with it, most of the phones I have tried have been balanced anyways, even my HD800's. 

 

[Norway]

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Aye, I actually tried the ARK MX+ at audionorge as a source for Schiit Mjolnir and the Taurus, with LCD2/LCD3/HE-6/HD800.
There were some technical problems with it tho, they were not sure what caused it, powergrid or the MX+, but something was very much off, so it interrupted the session...
The MX+ sounded very nice while it worked tho, and was pretty high on my list of DAC candidates

That's a shame. Was that what put you off?