Just got a bamboo LCD2.2f , first thing impression was how strange that isolation was. It is like a closed can the way that is fully seals with the leather pads. Second thought was holy crap these pads are HUGE! It feels like Im wearing a helmet, thick padding that wraps all the way around. The weight is going to take some getting used to, have not been using heavy cans in a while and the quad hasn't been running in months so no helmet use either lol.
So the sound... not really what I expected. This is what pains me about researching audio, it is so freaking subjective. One person hears a set of cans as ridiculously dark, and another hears the same set as neutral with bass emphasis, and a third says they are bass cannons. Ever since I started reading threads on head-fi I have always been drawn to the Audeze line. The style combine with what I had read about the sound seemed like the LCD-2 was my end game. Now that I got a pair I am very impressed but in different ways than I thought. The sound is much more neutral than I had expected after hearing so much talk about the dark sound sig. The bass has outstanding quality but I was expecting a bit more quantity. Mids are right on par with what I hoped for, AMAZING. The treble has more presence than I thought it would, but coming from my T90 this treble is quite calm. There is a nice balance of detail and smoothness across the spectrum. The isolation helps to minimize distractions from outside noise, this is the only set of cans that are fully open and offer some isolation I have heard. The soundstage is much better than I anticipated.
I am waiting for the solid state amp I ordered to arrive so the majority of listening done so far has been
Laptop(alac/flac) ==> Pangea(usb) ==> Onkyo Tx-Sr502(rca) ==> LCD-2(stock cable)
Tv ==> Tx-sr502(optical) ==> LCD-2