marcan
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Quite right. Sounds like we're both happy with the LCD-2. IMO they're desert-island calibre.
I wouldn't exchange my LCD-2.2 with two LCD-3
Quite right. Sounds like we're both happy with the LCD-2. IMO they're desert-island calibre.
I wouldn't exchange my LCD-2.2 with two LCD-3
When you are talking about LCD-2 being better than LCD-3, I guess you are talking about Rev2? LCD-2F vs LCD-3F?
I need to find European person who would trade my LCD-2F to LCD2.2. Mine are still under warranty till 4-11-17
So very true. Especially with diminishing returns... Just because something costs twice as much, doesn't mean it's twice as good(though sometimes it can). When I auditioned A/B the LCD2 and LCD3 through The Cable Co. lending library, I honest to God preferred the LCD2 with my setup, just better synergy to my ears, and the LCD2 costs half as much as the 3. It's all so subjective anyway, ymmv and all that.
Why don't the manufacturers just invent how to create a 2-way or 3-way HP with 1 driver as sub-woofer. If they coukd make it in an IEM, why not on a HP?
Dear Head-fi brethren,
I took the plunge, and brought myself an Audeze LCD-2 Rev2. The only natural progression from that point onwards seemed to be buying a Schiit Lyr. Deed's done, people.
Now. I have been looking into hifi audio for quite some time now. The one weak link it seems in my chain now, is the DAC. At the moment I use an iPod Video 5G, LOD with caps, and I am currently waiting for the front plate and back plate to arrive, to perform the diyMod on it. Needless to say it still wont be hifi as it wont be decoding 192khz/24bit files.
I was planning to get a hold on an Audio-GD NFB 15.32 but Audio-gd have not replied to my mail yet.
My question is, is the Fiio-X3 ii worthwile for my setup? Or should I go for desktop size sources only?
TL;DR: Have the LCD 2.2, Schiit Lyr. Need a DAC. Should I go for full size DAC or is it ok going for the Fiio X3 ii? Please suggest DACs.
Please Note I have a budget of ~300USD, not more.
Regards
Hey!
I just found a Cambridge Dacmagic Plus selling for 400 Dollars (Canadian) in my area. The NFB15.32 will fall in the same range almost. The DacMagic Plus has balanced out, which I plan to implement in the future diying a Balanced AMP. The Audio-gd on the other hand has a good AMP section. Which comes down to me owning 2 amplifiers, the Lyr (hybrid) and NFB 15.32 (SS). I would actually like to see how this makes my LCD 2.2 sound different.
WOW this got even more difficult now. Budget is a max of 400 CDN, haveto decide between Audio-gd NFB 15.32 (if Audio-Gd replies, that is), Cambridge Dacmagic Plus, and Fiio X3ii.
Damn.
Wow! Head fi at its best!
Can you help me decide then. How much of a difference does balanced actually make? I just got a reply from Audio-GD. Just have to pull the trigger now.
I have RE272s which i always wanted to try balanced. I now have this lovely LCD 2.2 that I would want to run balanced. Anybody with some experience with Balanced LCD 2.2 here?
Another thing that i just recently became aware of, is USB Jitter in DACs. Now, the Audio-gd has USB32. The Dacmagic plus on the other hand, the much smoother Optical in. My laptop happens to have Optical out. The Audio-gd appeals to me more because of the amp section. But if there would be jitters i would really like to go with the other DAC.
Thanks for the fazer mod, brother. This is why i like Head Fi
Regards