i get what you're shooting at, Peter. and i appreciate the feedback you've been giving on the LCD-3.
i don't worry so much about soundstage size as i worry about the LCD-3's ability to perform consistently.
my chief gripe with the LCD-2 (especially rev.1) is what others call resonance, or ringing, or whatever.
it is a nagging issue that my ears hear ocassionally and just can't ignore.
what it sounds like, to me, is that the a certain song will be humming along, and the performance will be pretty good, and then BAM there's this sound that jumps out and destroys the illusion.
and while all the other sounds seem to emerge from the "soundscape" that the headphone is creating, this one sound will sound like it is eminating from within the ear cup, right next to the ear. and it's typically a midrange sound, or lower midrange. and it seems to "flood" or "fill up" my ears. basically ruining the illusion of the performance.
isn't that what high fidelity listening is all about, the illusion of listening to
a performance instead of
a headphone?
well, the LCD-2 gets close at times, but there's that issue that spoils it for me...
and there are so many head-fiers that never experienced this issue with the LCD-2.
so naturally, i feel that the LCD-3 may have this problem too, but that it won't be reported until someone else with the same "sensitivity" to the issue as myself buys one and "comes clean" about it.