I would get the HE-500 unamped. It will most likely sound better than the 650's amped. Amping makes a difference, but not nearly as big as people make it out to be on here. If you are super low on funds, just get a cheap little fiio to get you by.   OTOH, I'm seriously considering this...

I was completely set on an LCD-2, but now TTVJ has the HE-500's on sale for $630. That is a $370 difference!    I don't really like the HD600 sound and I hear the HE-500's are like a better version of the 600's. But my question is, for the kind of music I listen to, will the LCD-2...

also, i thought they switched to bamboo because rosewood was getting harder to find.

Quote: Thanks for replying. I haven't really researched it, so I only went with what I have experienced at first. My bamboo cutting boards crack every other day and it is a fact that bamboo is not nearly as physically durable as hardwoods. Also, I used to have a 300+ year old violin...

I am getting an LCD 2 soon. I am thinking about either bamboo or wood. It's a fact that wood is much much more durable than bamboo, but I am wondering if anyone has had any; issues with the bamboo version like cracks or chipping? The bamboo looks better imo, but I'm thinking long-term...

I'm running my HD600's out of a magni right now. I can't hear a difference between the magni and asgard.

OK.  Last question I promise. For those that have heard both, do you think the difference between HD 600 and LCD 2 are night and day? For example... I thought the difference from going from 555 to 600 was minimal. 

haha oh great... the most expensive one =)  

Right now, I have the HD 600's and Mad Dogs running out of the Schiit M&M stack. I don't really like either of them.  Mad dogs don't sound real and has sort of a veil to it.  HD 600's feel like they can't keep up with the type of music I listen to and the detail/accuracy isn't great.    I...

Hey guys, I go to school at IU in Bloomington.   My roommate and I are really into head-fi.   Since there are no audio stores nearby that I know of, I really want to sample some other cans to see what flavor I like =)   I think Indy would be a great place to meet, but if we meet in...

Guys, I'm planning on selling my 2011 Specialized Tarmac Rival. It has less than 100 miles on it and is in pretty much new condition except for a scratch on the side of the seat.   I want to sell it quick to get some LCD-2's =D What is a fair price to put it at?     Also, I'm just...

how often do lcd2's go on sale around here?

I just bought the mad dogs from someone as I don't have that much cash right now. I'll see if it was just the sound signature of the Senn's that I didn't like. Thanks everyone.  =)

It's just really frustrating at times. I'm just gonna sell my bike for $2,000 and buy the LCD2 and Burson ha-160ds. If I'm not satisfied by then, I'm just gonna get out of this hobby while i can =/

6 Years ago I bought a HD555. It was good all around and I used it mostly for games. Then one day I went to my really rich uncle's house in China and I plugged my HD555's into his $10,000 cd player. I remember being completely WOW'd.  It sounded so real.  (keep in mind up until that point...

I have the HD 600's and they do sound very similar to the 555's. I'm powering mine with an Asgard and the only really noticeable difference is the extension and soundstage.  Detail and everything else is only a hair better.  

I've tried searching, but haven't found any solutions to the problem I'm having. My e10 worked fine for about a week. But now, it's highly distorted half the time.  It sounds fine for 30 sec, then has almost a static/computery/distorted sound for 30 sec. It goes back and forth between...

I finished building the cable for my HD600 today. I honestly didn't believe in cable differences and just wanted a cooler looking and sturdier cable. But once I put them on.  Holy moly baby jesus! I went in with the FULL expectation of them not making any difference. But it was like...

First off... I'm pretty new to the audio world, but I have decent ears from music training all my life as well as perfect pitch.    I got a HD600 and Asgard setup along with a E10 dac.   So I ran the HD600's out my computer's onboard, and it sounded super thin with no bass at all.  As...

So I asked the guy I got my wire from. He said "The shield goes to pin #1 or sleeve (i'm assuming this is the ground) The blue pair goes to pin #3 or ring The white pair goes to Pin #2 or tip"   For a hd600 cable, would I have to rewire the connection to the plug?  or could i somehow...

Quote: LOL. I played GO for 1 day. I don't play CS anymore, but I used to play in ESEA IM for 1.6.

Alright, so I started working on my HD600 cable and for the wire, I bought a starquad cable that was already attached to a neutrik plug thinking it would save me some work. I don't know how the person I bought it from connected the plug to the wire, but I was trying to test for which was left...

Where do you guys get them? I don't have a CD player and am playing music from my computer. I recently got a DAC that plays up to 24/96, but I checked and all my FLAC music is 16/44. Where are you guys getting higher quality music for your computer? Thanks!

I'll be plugging it into my computer. Macbook as well as PC desktop.  

Quote: I was just looking around for a ~$100 DAC! Almost sure I'm gonna buy these, but what does this mean? Does that mean I won't get the most out of it if I plug it in my computer?