[size=medium]I must say that I am really pleased with my purchase of the Concerto.[/size]
[size=medium]Before having the LCD-2, I was mainly listening with the AKG K340 and Concerto combination. I still do, though less frequent now. For me this combination is very nice. Except for the treble which for me is a bit rolled off, the head-staging, vocals and imaging are very good while, with my pair of the K340, bass notes are clearly distinguishable and extended, and bass grunt or impact are delivered when the passages have them.[/size]
[size=medium]With the LCD-2/Concerto combination, it is a case of noticeably more, save for the head-staging, of what the K340/Concerto combination was delivering with better treble presentation plus transparency and details. With a revealing headphone like the LCD-2, I could easily hear the nuances and or inflections in the vocals, the shimmer of percussions and the fade of bass notes and drums. I believe this is only possible if and only if the whole chain is capable of details and is transparent (hmm, this is also saying quite a bit about the vintage Rotel RCD 965BX CD Player that I am using). Bass is significantly deeper, fuller and more impactful. This is telling me that the Concerto is certainly capable of driving current hungry low impedance headphones as well.[/size]
[size=medium]Does the Concerto roll off the treble? Certainly not, not for me. Listening with my SR 225, there is plenty of it, which is a characteristic of the SR 225. Again, this tells me that the Concerto is transparent. It does not add anything to the sound, or if it did, it is not noticeable.[/size]
[size=medium]Hence, for me, the Concerto is a very capable transparent headphone amp that is capable of driving and controlling not only current hungry low impedance but also mid/high impedance difficult to drive headphones. At least specifically, it mates very well with the AKG K340 and LCD-2.[/size]
[size=medium]Before having the LCD-2, I was mainly listening with the AKG K340 and Concerto combination. I still do, though less frequent now. For me this combination is very nice. Except for the treble which for me is a bit rolled off, the head-staging, vocals and imaging are very good while, with my pair of the K340, bass notes are clearly distinguishable and extended, and bass grunt or impact are delivered when the passages have them.[/size]
[size=medium]With the LCD-2/Concerto combination, it is a case of noticeably more, save for the head-staging, of what the K340/Concerto combination was delivering with better treble presentation plus transparency and details. With a revealing headphone like the LCD-2, I could easily hear the nuances and or inflections in the vocals, the shimmer of percussions and the fade of bass notes and drums. I believe this is only possible if and only if the whole chain is capable of details and is transparent (hmm, this is also saying quite a bit about the vintage Rotel RCD 965BX CD Player that I am using). Bass is significantly deeper, fuller and more impactful. This is telling me that the Concerto is certainly capable of driving current hungry low impedance headphones as well.[/size]
[size=medium]Does the Concerto roll off the treble? Certainly not, not for me. Listening with my SR 225, there is plenty of it, which is a characteristic of the SR 225. Again, this tells me that the Concerto is transparent. It does not add anything to the sound, or if it did, it is not noticeable.[/size]
[size=medium]Hence, for me, the Concerto is a very capable transparent headphone amp that is capable of driving and controlling not only current hungry low impedance but also mid/high impedance difficult to drive headphones. At least specifically, it mates very well with the AKG K340 and LCD-2.[/size]