JL Pettimore
New Head-Fier
So I got my HD 660S's earlier in the week and have been listening to them with the LCD-2F's in an alternating fashion for the past 4 days - probably a total of 7-9 hrs total.
I am new to this hobby and bought the 660S's to take to work while the LCD-2F's will stay home. Well, I can say simply, that FOR ME The HD 660S's are some great headphones, and for ~$350 used are a screaming bargain, still a bargain at list price IMHO. The differences between the LCD-2F's and HD-660S are subtle, and just different, TO ME. I honestly can't say I like one "better" than the other. I think the quoted post above is pretty accurate regarding the differences in treble and bass between the two cans, and frankly he has done a better job than I could in describing the details.
The LCD-2F's "look" like a $1000 headphone, and the HD 660's "look" like a $400 headphone, but they both sound great and give me ABSOLUTELY equal enjoyment of all music, regardless of genre (rock, classical, jazz, vocals). The HD660S gets the nod on comfort however.
I'm not much of a tweaker, so I think I'm probably done with my quest for a "better" headphone (both the LCD-2F and HD 660S are "good enough" for me). I almost pulled the trigger on a used set of Empyrean's, but at the last minute decided do go with the HD 660S - thinking that if I felt the LCD-2F's were that much better than the Senns, then the Empyrean's might also be better than the LCD-2F's. I'm now of the opinion that the law of diminishing (non-existent?) returns is alive and well in headphoneland (slowly puts on flameproof suit and slowly backs away from the keyboard ).
I have the 660S and Sundara. I wanted to get the LCD-2F next but y'all have just about talked me out of it. If the 660 sounds just as good, I might look for something else.