Ken G
500+ Head-Fier
Any Sine owners bought these yet? Would love to see a comparison between Sine and LCD2CB.
I have both, and while I haven't spent extensive time comparing them, the LCD2CB is on a complete other level when it comes to detail, dynamics and separation.
I will say however though that comparing these is a bit unfair since they serve different needs. The SINE is a fantastic mobile/on the go headphone. If you are traveling or want to listen to music at a coffee shop or your son's soccer practice, it is better than almost anything else in the same category. It will not scale very well with desktop equipment but will sound fantastic straight out of an iPhone with the Cypher cable. Very low maintenance.
The LCD2CB is a different beast and will compete with most HP in the $1K range and scale well with good amps and DACs (see the review form innerfidelity.com I posted last night). It is more of a neutral frequency response but does have the Audeze Planar body on the low end. I think it has a pretty good soundstage for a Closed Back. It is great for home listening where you need to block out noise but NOT a great mobile choice. It will not sound very good directly out of a iPhone and you will have to crank up the volume quite a bit on a DAP (on my Fiio X7 mk II, I use high gain at around 90% volume out of the balanced output, Chord Mojo powers it well but requires like 5 cords/adapters). It is also heavy, bulky, and a bit awkward for coffee shops and planes - I've definitely had to channel my inner Princess Leia while wearing it in public.
I like both and I think they compliment each other since they have different use cases. I bought the Sine with Cypher for around $200 which was a no brainer. I wouldn't be surprised if Audeze ran a special for both of these during their annual black Friday B-Stock sale since they've provided discounts for both in the past (SINE was around $200 on BF last year and LCD2CB was 20% off in late August via the Amazon Video promo).
Hope this helps.