Well, I'm not an expert by any means, having owned only the Beyer T90 and now the LCD-2, but here are my impressions of the LCD-2.   Soundstage: unbelievable, I'm noticing stereo separation I never did before. By comparison, the T90 seemed like my music was all in mono.   Detail: I'm...

  Well I went for it. I bought the LCD–2 (pre-fazor) in Rosewood. I sold the Beyer T90.   Holy moly, what a difference. The LCD-2 are so much more to my taste. Superior in every way. There's really no comparison.   I guess you really do get what you pay for.

I just got my LCD-2's and have been experimenting with gain mode on the Asgard 2.   I perceive some dynamic range compression in high gain mode as compared with low gain.   From a technical standpoint, is that possible or just my imagination?

Why is the pre-fazor supposed to be better than the current model?

After reading all 70 pages of this thread, I've almost settled on the Audeze LCD-2. But I'm gun shy after my 1st high-end headphone purchase, which proved to be a disappointment. I bought the Beyerdynamic T90, which, to my ears, had no bass whatsoever, even when EQ'd.   I'll be using them for...

I'm using my Beyerdynamic T90 for 100% Spotify Premium listening. They are connected to my desktop computer via a Schiit Asgard 2 headphone amp (with high gain on) and a Schiit Modi DAC. I've been using this setup for 7 months.   I love these headphones, except for one thing. I can't get any...

Ritchie Hayward of Little Feat Billy Cobham James Brown's drummer in the era covered by the In the Jungle Groove album (don't know his name) David Garibaldi (Tower of Power) And you gotta love Neal Peart

I'm a huge Count Basie fan, but his contemporaries like Bennie Goodman and Glenn Miller leave me cold. None of them swing hard like the Count; they all seem to be more syrupy and pop with more ballads and easy listening type stuff. Cab Calloway is a better, but no Count.   But I'm sure there...

Artist: Mahavishnu Orchestra Album: Visions of the Emerald Beyond Track: Eternity's Breath, Pt. 1   The first notes after bassist Ralphe Armstrong kicks in the octave drop pedal on his bass. I saw this live as well in 1975 or '76. Mind-blowing moment.

All the late era Steely Dan and Donald Fagen really impress me. Fagen really knows what he's doing in this area. The fact that the music is also great is a plus too.

Here's my question: I have several hundreds of dollars of Amazon points built up, so I can buy a nice rig. But I don't want to be a chump either, and buy way over what is optimal for my listening.   100% of my listening is Spotify on a high-end desktop PC, in a quiet environment, where I work...