[Wildcatsare1]

I hope you feel better Wildcatsare. I am glad you have found a great amp for your LCD 3. I need to audition the LCD 3 or 4 so I can sample the famed Audeze house sound.

Thanks Dog!!! I'm physically able to make it back up to my Audio Room, so it's a slice of Heaven. How are you doing my Friend?

 

[CarlosUnchained]

  Actually, I am not sure about the tube sound. Will it make LCD 3 too warm?

I tried Jot and Lyr 2 face to face with the LCD-X and the Lyr is just slightly warmer than the Jot, which is said to be transparent and I found a tad bright. Valhalla it's the warmest of those.

 

[Gamergtx260]

  Actually, I am not sure about the tube sound. Will it make LCD 3 too warm?

You could swap to the solid state LISST tubes if you want a neutral sound.
But of course, there are other good alternatives too.

 

[seamon]

 

  Actually, I am not sure about the tube sound. Will it make LCD 3 too warm?

You could swap to the solid state LISST tubes if you want a neutral sound.
But of course, there are other good alternatives too.

You know......that's not a bad idea.
Anyways, what other alternatives would you suggest? Looking for something around 500

 

[reddog]

Thanks Dog!!! I'm physically able to make it back up to my Audio Room, so it's a slice of Heaven. How are you doing my Friend?

I a. Doing good, being patient as the doctor finds the cause of my very high blood pressure.Doctor thinks its scar tissue pressing against an artery. I am kicking back listening to Dave Brubeck, through my CD player into my Yggdrasil and Liquid Gold. The music helps me heal and I am sure your music will help heal you as well as put a smile on your face.

 

[seamon]

 

Thanks Dog!!! I'm physically able to make it back up to my Audio Room, so it's a slice of Heaven. How are you doing my Friend?

I a. Doing good, being patient as the doctor finds the cause of my very high blood pressure.Doctor thinks its scar tissue pressing against an artery. I am kicking back listening to Dave Brubeck, through my CD player into my Yggdrasil and Liquid Gold. The music helps me heal and I am sure your music will help heal you as well as put a smile on your face.

Good Music has actually been proven to help with recovering from an illness. 

 

[montanari]

I didn't like lcd3 from the lyr 2
It had also top selected valves but The LCD sounds very slow from it

 

[SLC1966]

I recently went from Asgard 2 to Lyr 2 for my LCD3 2016 driver. I prefer LISST to the stock tubes. I prefer the detail Lyr 2 is providing vs Asgard 2. I feel the 3s are no longer under driven. They seem more alive. Less congested.

 

[Gamergtx260]

  You know......that's not a bad idea.
Anyways, what other alternatives would you suggest? Looking for something around 500

I recently went from Asgard 2 to Lyr 2 for my LCD3 2016 driver. I prefer LISST to the stock tubes. I prefer the detail Lyr 2 is providing vs Asgard 2. I feel the 3s are no longer under driven. They seem more alive. Less congested.

Unfortunately, I haven't used any other amps other than the Mjolnir 2 and Ragnarok. I found the pairing with the Mjolnir 2 + LISST good but I find it more exciting with the Ragnarok as the Mjolnir 2 was a bit harsh on the high end, tending to take away the musicality of the LCD 3.
 
As SLC1966 said, the Lyr 2 is very powerful (nearly powerful as the Mjolnir2, from the specs) and go for the LISST as they give more detail retreival than the tubes since the LCDs are already warm. 

 

[montanari]

Try to listen to burson soloist before pull the trigger
I prefer mjior over the lyr but I agree to harsh

 

[Gamergtx260]

Try to listen to burson soloist before pull the trigger
I prefer mjior over the lyr but I agree to harsh

Agree. I also heard good things about the burson but never tried it.

 

[seamon]

Which do you think has a smaller footprint Burson or Lyr 2?
Looking for something transportable

 

[montanari]

Lyr 2

 

[montanari]

There is cavalli liquid carbon
It has the smallest foot print of the 3
In the budget
I never listened it

 

[reddog]

There is cavalli liquid carbon
It has the smallest foot print of the 3
In the budget
I never listened it

I have the Liquid Carbon as well and use it to drive all of my headphones, from my HE1K to my Utopia. I have never heard the LCD 3 and can not vouch for how it sounds with the Carbon. The carbon is a small, but powerful amp.