[Paganini Alfredo]

How do you even know they would be too heavy Upstateguy? I thought they were a bit hefty at first but honestly don't notice them. And I got them yesterday.

 

[jcx]

 
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A "650 improved" is exactly what I'm looking for, but as I've posted before, IMO, the LCD is a work in progress and not a finished product, so I'm going to wait for a few more refinements before jumping in....
 
LCD-2.5 (brighten dark 650-like sound, maybe with a cable change??)
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that's quite a proposition - cables are not equalizers - even 10s of Ohms special conductive carbon cables wouldn't be expected to make audible frequency response difference with the LCD-2's very flat 50 Ohm measured impedance once you turned the volme up to compensate for the volume drop
 
10 dB response differences require explicit equalization circuitry - no amp or cable is that "colored"
 

 

[DefectiveAudioComponent]

I often fall asleep wearing mine, so they aren't heavier than that. A good thing that they clamp firmly too then.
 
I like the minor tweaks they have done to the LCD-2. I think it looks even better now, and it's nice that people who bought it early will get the new headband foam.
 
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How do you even know they would be too heavy Upstateguy? I thought they were a bit hefty at first but honestly don't notice them. And I got them yesterday.

 

[TigzStudio]

Finalllyyyyyyy!
 
I got my order confirmation from Audeze today and I just sent the payment.  I chose 2-day shipping, you will have my impressions soon.  I will be using them with a Stacker 2 and Audio-gd Roc (Ref 5 source).  I also have a plethora of cables (already assembled) to test with them.  
 
If they don't beat my dt880 600 ohms, the LCD-2s will be going up for sale, if they do beat them, dt880's going up for sale
 

 

[BaboonGuy]

Nice Tigz, when did you preorder?

 

[dallan]

 
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Could you explain a little more about the colored lower midrange upper bass that you noticed?
 
USG

 
I was asked by the owner what I heard after I listened for a few hours in the quiet.  I replied that it sounded very good and high end, detailed and fast but that I heard some coloration on the mid range, the lower end it seemed and in the bass.  He agreed and confirmed that he heard that as well.  Thinking back it seems to me that it was in the lower mid and upper bass range, that is why i commented that.  I can't describe it any more than it just didn't sound natural to me.  When I get them i will get more in to it.  I don't want to try to describe it a month later, audio memory is too short.
 
Otherwise, it is a very fast phone but I heard it with the amp that i wasn't used to(solid state).  I heard a ratatat sound with the set up as well and I attribute that to the speed combined with that set up.  We changed dac's on the next go around and it helped that a lot but i still did slightly hear it and just attribute it to the speed of the SS amp and the LCD2.  Other than that the bass stands out good and fast and the upper end is nice and detailed for a pair of HP's with that level of bass.
 
Like I said before, I am still on the preorder list and bought an amp, the same one i auditioned them with, to accommodate them in that my Zana Duex and Lisa lll don't seem like they would flip the bill.  So obviously I did hear something I liked quit a bit.

 

 

 

[HDMan]

whats the bass like compared to the D7000

 

[TigzStudio]

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Nice Tigz, when did you preorder?

May 27th

 

[tubenews]

Got my confirmation e-mail today and I ordered the 30th of May.

 

[oqvist]

Nothing here ordered the 20th. Time to give them a call

 

[gknix]

Tigz, I'll be interested to hear your impressions with the different cables. Thanks for being the guinea pig

 

[charliex]

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whats the bass like compared to the D7000

Sorry, but I hate these ludicrous comparison questions - like the old adage, its like comparing apples to oranges (which one tastes better).
These are two VERY different headphones, each having their own unique sound signature, one from the dynamics stable and the other
an orthodynamic.  Some people will prefer the D7000, some people will prefer the LCD-2, period.

 

[upstateguy]

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How do you even know they would be too heavy Upstateguy? I thought they were a bit hefty at first but honestly don't notiWece them. And I got them yesterday.

Well, my T-1s feel heavy to me and the LCDs are significantly heavier than the T-1s.....

 
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that's quite a proposition - cables are not equalizers - even 10s of Ohms special conductive carbon cables wouldn't be expected to make audible frequency response difference with the LCD-2's very flat 50 Ohm measured impedance once you turned the volme up to compensate for the volume drop
 
10 dB response differences require explicit equalization circuitry - no amp or cable is that "colored"
 

 
That's not what the 650 recablers say.....   and they've had years of experience brightening up a dark headphone......
 
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 I heard a ratatat sound with the set up as well and I attribute that to the speed combined with that set up.......
 
 

Ever the intriguing poster.  Could you explain what a ratatat sound is?
 
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Sorry, but I hate these ludicrous comparison questions - like the old adage, its like comparing apples to oranges (which one tastes better).
These are two VERY different headphones, each having their own unique sound signature, one from the dynamics stable and the other
an orthodynamic.  Some people will prefer the D7000, some people will prefer the LCD-2, period.

 
That comment was uncalled for charliex..........   and besides, I think it was a valid question.
 
USG
 

 

[kwkarth]

USG, I just don't think these are the cans for you.  Waaay too many negatives.  Move on, get something else.

 

[XXII]

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Finalllyyyyyyy!
 
I got my order confirmation from Audeze today and I just sent the payment.  I chose 2-day shipping, you will have my impressions soon.  I will be using them with a Stacker 2 and Audio-gd Roc (Ref 5 source).  I also have a plethora of cables (already assembled) to test with them.  
 
If they don't beat my dt880 600 ohms, the LCD-2s will be going up for sale, if they do beat them, dt880's going up for sale
 

Congrats! Mine will be arriving tomorrow. I've already reterminated my Cardas Golden Reference headphone cable in anticipation.