[Thenewguy007]

Is the Violectric V200 still one of the better amps for the LCD-2?
What gains settings are recommended for it?
 

 

[Kevinspeed]

The first amp I got for my LCD was the Bruson Soloist.  It did a great job for the money.  It is a good place to start for sure.  I would like to hear their amp/dac combo.  My first DAC was an arcam rDac I moved to an Ayre QB9 pretty quickly and that was a good combo.

 

[Kevinspeed]

The Cavalli LAu does magic with the LCD2

 

[Lohb]

  Is the Violectric V200 still one of the better amps for the LCD-2?
What gains settings are recommended for it?
 

For the money, a tricked out Gustard H10 may be a better deal and you can roll the savings into a much better MULTIBIT DAC.
H10 upgrades - opamps/emi shielding.
http://www.hillas.com/Categories/3M-EMI-Absorber/3M-EMI-Absorber-AB5100S-210-mm-x-297-mm.html
http://www.head-fi.org/t/735828/gustard-h10-high-current-discrete-class-a-output-stage-headphone-amplifier/795#post_11342558
Here is the mother of all opamp rolls on it but 797BRZ seems to be a winner for dynamics/transparency..
Genclaymore
http://www.head-fi.org/t/735828/gustard-h10-high-current-discrete-class-a-output-stage-headphone-amplifier/3300#post_11952188
stumc
http://www.head-fi.org/t/735828/gustard-h10-high-current-discrete-class-a-output-stage-headphone-amplifier/2985#post_11829037
Some say ditch the crappy mains cable and buy what you can afford....

 

[MattTCG]

Anyone got the mjolnir 2 with the lcd2.2?

 

[Outpost31]

Hey guys/gals, been trawling through the thread and feel so overwhelmed that I felt the need to post.
Recently purchased myself a pair of the lcd-2 fazor, coming from the fidelity X2, my only dac/amp I have is the dac magic xs and a yamaha rx-v667 a receiver. Now I'm looking at getting something better to pair with the headphones but I don't want to spend too much. Not sure where to start. I like a warm sound. Can spend up to about 500. A couple I've looked at is the O2/dac and the audio-gd nfb15.
Any help would be awesome. Cheers, Jimbo

 

[madwolfa]

Hey guys/gals, been trawling through the thread and feel so overwhelmed that I felt the need to post.
Recently purchased myself a pair of the lcd-2 fazor, coming from the fidelity X2, my only dac/amp I have is the dac magic xs and a yamaha rx-v667 a receiver. Now I'm looking at getting something better to pair with the headphones but I don't want to spend too much. Not sure where to start. I like a warm sound. Can spend up to about 500. A couple I've looked at is the O2/dac and the audio-gd nfb15.
Any help would be awesome. Cheers, Jimbo

 
Schiit Magni 2U/Modi 2U combination would set you back only $300 and work just fine with your Audeze. I personally use Asgard 2 with mine (it has slightly less power) and it plays beautifully. You don't need a ton of power for LCD-2F.

 

[Outpost31]

Schiit Magni 2U/Modi 2U combination would set you back just $300 and work just fine for your Audeze. I personally use Asgard 2 with mine (it has slightly less power) and it works beautifully. You don't need a ton of power for LCD-2F.

Thanks for the quick reply, this was something else I was also looking at. The combo looks sleek and sexy too.

 

[chillaxing]

   
Schiit Magni 2U/Modi 2U combination would set you back only $300 and work just fine with your Audeze. I personally use Asgard 2 with mine (it has slightly less power) and it plays beautifully. You don't need a ton of power for LCD-2F.

 
 
You don't need it, but sure is good when you have more on tap.  I just feel that the more you power these things, the more dynamic they get.   Thats why i'm going speaker taps, and the lyr2 is going up on the chopping block.

 

[Outpost31]

I see a lot of people recommend the Lyr, what would be a good dac to match? I'm aware of the bifrost but wondered if anything cheaper that's just as good?

 

[chillaxing]

I see a lot of people recommend the Lyr, what would be a good dac to match? I'm aware of the bifrost but wondered if anything cheaper that's just as good?

 
 
if i didn't have my e18, i would have probably gone with a modi2 uber or odac

 

[LancerFIN]

Entry level amp for LCD2 go for NFB15 and use high gain.

 

[Outpost31]

So I'm down to either the lyr(2ndhand)/modi-uber or the audio-gd nfb15. Both will work out at about the same price for me (in the uk)

 

[jodgey4]

I'm very partial to Audio-GD but I'd go with the Schiit stack in this instance in a heartbeat .

 

[BobMonkhouse]

I still need a couple of more months to buy a pair of LCD-2 but reading a lot about amps for those and this thread. I like how they sound a lot with ODAC/O2, so I consider the new JDS Labs Element is a good more powerful option.