Hi, I just stumbled across these old phones in  the back of the cupboard in case anyone is interested. Must be 20 years old but sounded surprisingly good from my WA6. Slightly splashy treble, but natural bass presence. They're rather however uncomfortable to wear due to the large housing, which...

My raking:    1) LCD2 rev2 + Toxic silver poison 2) MDR-7506 3) Sure SE115 4) D7000  5) T1 6) SR-60 7) Koss PortaPro 8) Sony mdr 1rbt 9) SR80   If I could only keep one set, it would have to be the 7506 (with Beyer pads) for versatility and east of driving.

  The 6FD7 is on my todo list. I also tried several variations of the standard 6DE7 but none of them really sang with my set up.   I got the 6EW7 black tops bundled with the amp and they were my favourite by far. Great extension, weight and open sound stage. They seem to be less common than...

I was lucky enough to pick up a pair of 596 recently after a patient search...   After a much experimentation, I really like Raytheon 6EW7 black tops with the 596, really opens up the LCD2 sound stage. I preferred this to the clear top 6EW7 (spacious but a bit strident) & 6DR7 (thicker sound).

Quote:   Yes I'd agree it might take a while to adjust, at least it did for me coming from D7000. Initially I though "where is the bass?" but I was not used to the neutral presentation. There is plenty of depth - its just not in your face. The LCD2 presentation is very sensitive to the...