Yep, apart from paint, all perfect for the next few years :) Just replaced my Ear + Headband pads as well, love that the 600's are user-servicable.

Finally replaced my Les Paul that was stolen a couple years ago. 2013 Custom Gibson ES339 with 60/30 neck.  Very happy so far, awesome tone and playability.  

Good question, I had never heard of the firmware or seen it on their website.  LH Lab's email to me was the first I had heard of it.

I had a similar issue occur with my Geek Pulse X where it would no longer talk to my Mac.  Submitted a ticket on 10/14, received a response on 11/8.  Thankfully I had read about the wait-times on support tickets so I knew they were severely backlogged and didn't expect a quick turnaround.    ...

Found a deal on Ebay that I couldn't pass up, this guy (Mahogany GS Mini) is coming with me to India in a couple months.  Awesome playability and very rich sound.  

  Awesome. I still love my X-Can v1, can drive most anything that I throw at it pretty well.  A couple years ago at a meet a fellow-headfier even liked the pairing between the X-Can and his AKG K1000 .

CMOYBB = Switch to boost the bass CMOY (non BB) = no bass boost

I love the CMOYBB, the Bass-boost provides a satisfying bump in the lower frequencies and it's a nice upgrade in clarity to the internal amp in the iPod Classic.

Yeah, I eventually upgraded.  Nowadays for (trans)portable listening I use a macbook+dragonfly+(modded)Beyerdynamic T5p.  The T5p's don't get much love here but I love'em.

That's a great setup; for years I would use an 80gb iPod + MDR-V6 + CMOYBB and didn't feel compelled to upgrade.

Quick update with LCD-2 Listening Impressions:   This amp sounds phenomenal with the LCD-2.  Compared with the amp. section of the Geek Pulse X, the Budgie SE renders greater detail in the Highs and Mids with more Bass impact.  When I go from the Budgie SE to the Pulse X the latter seems...

+1  Agreed.  I'd say first figure out what sound signature you like in your headphones (Bassy/Neutral/Bright/Warm) then go from there since there's a TOTL headphone to suit each of those preferences.

Listening to two legends this morning.  

Hopefully you kept your HD600's, while I agree that the LCD-2 is an upgrade, the HD600's have attributes that make them worth keeping IMO.

I agree.  For me they passed the ultimate test, working at Starbucks with background music + chatter.     Sidenote: Jude explained to me that the TH900's are semi-open headphones, which is why they don't isolate too well.

Hi there, I run on High gain at approximately -41db volume from the balanced output.

I'm sure it'll sound awesome with the AK100mk2. Be sure to update us with your impressions if you have the time    Quote:

Awesome, what do you plan on using for Amplification?

Drool.  I love Keith Jarrett.  I remember when I 1st listened to him I had to get used to him singing along with his solos. hehe.

Couple random thoughts to keep this thread alive:   I'm listening to "Rain" from Kenny Barron + David Holland's album "The Art of Conversation" and it sounds amazing.  I know it's been said before, but the T5p seems to love tube-amps (LH Pulse X feeding my Budgie SE amp).  I am always...

My temporary listening station during my remodel.  

I just received the Geek Pulse X this past Friday and have finally gotten the chance to listen to it through the LCD2f.  Initial impressions are good (listening single-ended b/c I my balanced cable has not arrived yet).  Can't wait to carve out some time to A/B it with my other amps.

+1  That's why I still listen to and love my MDR-V6's.

Hey there.  The documentation is top notch so I wouldn't worry.  Just remember to go slow and make sure you have good solder-joints.  Also, the Bottlehead forum members are extremely helpful with troubleshooting should the need arise.

Hi there, I had the same fear after completing my build.  Nothing is wrong with your Crack IMO.  On another forum I read that if the inputs are  high impedance, this leads to a hum when nothing is connected.  To solve the issue, just make sure that your source is connected.  Hope that helps!