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Headphoneus Supremus
Refreshing like a spring breeze?
Which is your favorite with the LCD-2?
better signal:noise ratio on ortho threads, just my opinion
on topic,
I'm going to pick one of these up eventually as I'm impressed by the frequency graph,
It's interesting to note that LCD2 owners with tube/hybrid amps are happy with the phones.......
Perhaps the tubes in these amps fill in the order of harmonics above where the FR graph drops 10db's, considering the human voice (mids) is basically at 1 khz and that's just the beginning of where the frequency drops, likely to have excellent upper harmonics of the human voice to start from that point up for owners with tubes in amp, however results are likely tube and implementation dependent.
Can anyone comment on how it pairs with a solid state amp?
better signal:noise ratio on ortho threads, just my opinion
on topic,
I'm going to pick one of these up eventually as I'm impressed by the frequency graph,
It's interesting to note that LCD2 owners with tube/hybrid amps are happy with the phones.......
Perhaps the tubes in these amps fill in the order of harmonics above where the FR graph drops 10db's, considering the human voice (mids) is basically at 1 khz and that's just the beginning of where the frequency drops, likely to have excellent upper harmonics of the human voice to start from that point up for owners with tubes in amp, however results are likely tube and implementation dependent.
Can anyone comment on how it pairs with a solid state amp?
Very nice which Mosfets Will you be using? It seems like there Will be several nice amps around and Spritzer mentioned the Dynafet possibly coming Along for CanJam as well so I think I will wait for impressions and use my 300B in the meantime. Anyone know of any good mini XLR plugs that will fit the LCD-2s so I can get à cable ready until they arrive?
wow the hype you see on Head-Fi about orthos is refreshing compared to the hype surrounding other new headphones like the T1, D7000...
So managed to spend a little time with the new headphones plugged into the little headphone amp on the Forte soundcard and they're now sitting hooked up to my bedside rig with the D10. First impression when I heard it was that the sound felt soft...don't know how to describe it. It wasn't veiled or anything, it just felt nicely mellow. Then I realized on some of the vocals that I know can be a little peaky and bright they were just there. No sibilance, no harshness, no shrillness...just really really there and clear. Then I notice it didn't seem so much like I was "hearing" the bass, more like feeling it as it seemed to support the music rather than overpower it or hide off in the background. Now I'm no audiophile or anything (as maybe shown by my unfortunate lack of an amp bigger than my cell phone), but I did do a lot of music in school and did some musical theater, and I really am digging the way these headphones present the sound. It's not overly colored or artificially fun, but it's got enough liveliness to it that the music is very engaging. It's hard to describe, but right now I'm a little worried about using in my bedside rig because I think I might get too involved in the music and forget to sleep.
There's also a beautiful full and round sound that I hear in the tones that isn't just in the higher pitches, but extends way down. The impacts are present, but I have yet to hear something that feels jarring...maybe if I come across a piece in the music where someone makes a mistake or something, I'll hear it. It's just mind-numbingly pleasant without being sugary-coated sweet. I also haven't run into anything yet that makes it sound congested or taxed. Closest analogy I would have is that it's the kind of feeling that I get when I hear a marvelously good tenor or soprano and they make producing a sound seem effortless. It doesn't "sparkle", so I can see some folks who lean toward that sound feeling that there's something missing. I might see if I can dig up some good orchestral music to get a better "look" at the upper register.
As far as taxing my equipment, my soundcard normally drives a pair of ATH-A700's, and I had to move it up from about 20% to 30-35%. My D10 normally drives ESW9's, and it is up from about 9 or 10 o'clock to about 12 or 1 o'clock. Considering that both of those headphones are pretty easy to drive, I'm quite happy that I was talked into buying them and using the equipment I have to drive them for now. OK, so I didn't REALLY need a whole lot of arm twisting, but thanks guys! In the next day or two I'll grab my 2Move from work and see how that fares as well, but now I'm horribly curious to see how they are with something other than my portables or the teeny amp on my soundcard.
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So managed to spend a little time with the new headphones plugged into the little headphone amp on the Forte soundcard and they're now sitting hooked up to my bedside rig with the D10. First impression when I heard it was that the sound felt soft...don't know how to describe it. It wasn't veiled or anything, it just felt nicely mellow. Then I realized on some of the vocals that I know can be a little peaky and bright they were just there. No sibilance, no harshness, no shrillness...just really really there and clear. Then I notice it didn't seem so much like I was "hearing" the bass, more like feeling it as it seemed to support the music rather than overpower it or hide off in the background. Now I'm no audiophile or anything (as maybe shown by my unfortunate lack of an amp bigger than my cell phone), but I did do a lot of music in school and did some musical theater, and I really am digging the way these headphones present the sound. It's not overly colored or artificially fun, but it's got enough liveliness to it that the music is very engaging. It's hard to describe, but right now I'm a little worried about using in my bedside rig because I think I might get too involved in the music and forget to sleep.
There's also a beautiful full and round sound that I hear in the tones that isn't just in the higher pitches, but extends way down. The impacts are present, but I have yet to hear something that feels jarring...maybe if I come across a piece in the music where someone makes a mistake or something, I'll hear it. It's just mind-numbingly pleasant without being sugary-coated sweet. I also haven't run into anything yet that makes it sound congested or taxed. Closest analogy I would have is that it's the kind of feeling that I get when I hear a marvelously good tenor or soprano and they make producing a sound seem effortless. It doesn't "sparkle", so I can see some folks who lean toward that sound feeling that there's something missing. I might see if I can dig up some good orchestral music to get a better "look" at the upper register.
As far as taxing my equipment, my soundcard normally drives a pair of ATH-A700's, and I had to move it up from about 20% to 30-35%. My D10 normally drives ESW9's, and it is up from about 9 or 10 o'clock to about 12 or 1 o'clock. Considering that both of those headphones are pretty easy to drive, I'm quite happy that I was talked into buying them and using the equipment I have to drive them for now. OK, so I didn't REALLY need a whole lot of arm twisting, but thanks guys! In the next day or two I'll grab my 2Move from work and see how that fares as well, but now I'm horribly curious to see how they are with something other than my portables or the teeny amp on my soundcard.
Spent time last eve' using the Sonett to drive the LCD-2. The 6H30 aka. "Supertube" is Super in it's own right, wide bandwidth and no noise.
I liked it! Some observations, I couldn't push it hard, but at "normal" levels for me it was quite good. The HE-5 burbled when I tried it! When pushed hard (with the LCD-2) the sound congested and lost focus...BUT that's to be expected! Solid-State (or a hybrid derivative) is the most solid of performers here. But a quality Tube unit will get your feet wet with this phone...neat...
Yes Sir, I am approaching our first anniversary this Month! Synergy is the problem, not the 800. As ruthless as the "other" revealing phone...the Qualia. Sounds down-right relentless with the wrong gear and cable. The entire year has been an ongoing experiment!
Being able to listen to the Audez'e at reduced levels, makes the treble reduction less obvious. Upper limits of the Violin loose some vibrancy, the Piano will observe a slight reduction in sparkle and the Soprano can (not will) glass a bit. Wouldn't be noticeable or even objectionable save the rest of the performance, which is outstanding.
That reduction in both treble hash and playback level can make for a VERY long listening session if one wished!! No Fatigue... That's a big fricken bonus!
Spent time last eve' using the Sonett to drive the LCD-2. The 6H30 aka. "Supertube" is Super in it's own right, wide bandwidth and no noise.
Yeah, I like the 6H30 - my hybrid uses the 6H30 and mosfets - lovely combo
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