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anyone have a pic of the travel case?
Audeze LCD-2 Orthos
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They have pictures of it on their site, under the gallery.
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I've been having a hard time evaluating my LCD-2s. At first I loved them; then I felt something was missing compared to what I heard 2 years ago at RMAF. I thought it might be that my amps were not right; then I thought maybe it was just that these headphones didn't match my preferences for sound, then I thought it might be my cables (I was using Audio Note AN-Vx ICs for headphone cables. Then I heard about Norse cables. They looked interesting in terms of their construction: “twisted lutz”. And the price was right. Why not? Well, I hooked them up a while back and plugged them into my BC SBH and let them play for...a month or more. I never this amp off because it has this huge cap pack between the PS and the input and output stages. Tonight i was listening to The Nationals Album, and I figured it was time to listen in using the LCDs-2. The moment I heard the opening lines of Cardinal, and it was deja vu all over again -- totally lifelike, transparent, detailed down to licking of the lips, and, finally, musically satisfying. I'm not exactly sure the cables are responsible for this re-awakening. It could be all in my brain. But the cables are the only thing that changed. The cables and the LCD-2s are keepers. And to think i was ready to sell them, just a month ago.
I've been having a hard time evaluating my LCD-2s. At first I loved them; then I felt something was missing compared to what I heard 2 years ago at RMAF. I thought it might be that my amps were not right; then I thought maybe it was just that these headphones didn't match my preferences for sound, then I thought it might be my cables (I was using Audio Note AN-Vx ICs for headphone cables. Then I heard about Norse cables. They looked interesting in terms of their construction: “twisted lutz”. And the price was right. Why not? Well, I hooked them up a while back and plugged them into my BC SBH and let them play for...a month or more. I never this amp off because it has this huge cap pack between the PS and the input and output stages. Tonight i was listening to The Nationals Album, and I figured it was time to listen in using the LCDs-2. The moment I heard the opening lines of Cardinal, and it was deja vu all over again -- totally lifelike, transparent, detailed down to licking of the lips, and, finally, musically satisfying. I'm not exactly sure the cables are responsible for this re-awakening. It could be all in my brain. But the cables are the only thing that changed. The cables and the LCD-2s are keepers. And to think i was ready to sell them, just a month ago.
I've been having a hard time evaluating my LCD-2s. At first I loved them; then I felt something was missing compared to what I heard 2 years ago at RMAF. I thought it might be that my amps were not right; then I thought maybe it was just that these headphones didn't match my preferences for sound, then I thought it might be my cables (I was using Audio Note AN-Vx ICs for headphone cables. Then I heard about Norse cables. They looked interesting in terms of their construction: “twisted lutz”. And the price was right. Why not? Well, I hooked them up a while back and plugged them into my BC SBH and let them play for...a month or more. I never this amp off because it has this huge cap pack between the PS and the input and output stages. Tonight i was listening to The Nationals Album, and I figured it was time to listen in using the LCDs-2. The moment I heard the opening lines of Cardinal, and it was deja vu all over again -- totally lifelike, transparent, detailed down to licking of the lips, and, finally, musically satisfying. I'm not exactly sure the cables are responsible for this re-awakening. It could be all in my brain. But the cables are the only thing that changed. The cables and the LCD-2s are keepers. And to think i was ready to sell them, just a month ago.
jamato8
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I know what you mean about deja vu, I got the same feeling when reading your impressions. I guess the LCD-2 have that effect?
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I know what you mean about deja vu, I got the same feeling when reading your impressions. I guess the LCD-2 have that effect?
Anyone see a pattern here? lol
matthewh133
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Keeping the Burson then?
It's quite a good match, IMO.
Yes I think so, I did really enjoy the combo at the meet
There is a direct correlation between a headphone's perceived performance and the wellness, as well as the mood, of the listener. The better the headphone, the more profound the correlation.
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Quote:jamato8 said:
I know what you mean about deja vu, I got the same feeling when reading your impressions. I guess the LCD-2 have that effect?
I know what you mean about deja vu, I got the same feeling when reading your impressions. I guess the LCD-2 have that effect?
Anyone see a pattern here? lol
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Yeah, me...
I'm getting deja vu all over again.
I don't want to re-iterate myself, so - I'll say it again:
Yeah, me...
I'm getting deja vu all over again.
The Burson LCD-2 combo is really solid. Very sweet. The more I listen, the more I like.
I'm pretty pleased with how the DACPort drives it, too. While the bass is lacking, it's remarkably coherent, spacious and resolving given that it's a 6 oz. cigar-sized tube. Enjoying some AES Dana on my portable rig right now, wonderfully atmospheric.
I'm pretty pleased with how the DACPort drives it, too. While the bass is lacking, it's remarkably coherent, spacious and resolving given that it's a 6 oz. cigar-sized tube. Enjoying some AES Dana on my portable rig right now, wonderfully atmospheric.
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The Norse cable is the first aftermarket headphone cable I ever invested in...for the price, the improvements I gained was on par with the improvements I gained with a set of 1k interconnects, I auditioned heaps of IC cables and felt that it was worth the 1k that those cables improved my system...the Norse cable gave the same degree of improvement, but its price is under 200 bucks for a limited time.
Whilst in the bigger scheme of things, these subjective changes whilst not at all large, is small enough to change the tilt from good to wow. Or maybe its all in my head
. However, there is no denying for me, the Norse cable is purdiest headphone cable ever.
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Did you get the 4 or 8 conductor version?
Does the difference in the number of conductors make a noticeable difference in the sound?
Does the Norse cable make the sound of the LCD-2 noticeably brighter / and more open?
I'm considering the RAL Cryo-Silver cable to obtain a brighter, more open, airy sound - since it did a great job of doing that with the HD650's.
Just wondering if the Norse cable does that? Since it's copper, I'm a bit skeptical.
Does the difference in the number of conductors make a noticeable difference in the sound?
Does the Norse cable make the sound of the LCD-2 noticeably brighter / and more open?
I'm considering the RAL Cryo-Silver cable to obtain a brighter, more open, airy sound - since it did a great job of doing that with the HD650's.
Just wondering if the Norse cable does that? Since it's copper, I'm a bit skeptical.
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Agreed. I think it is a great pairing for PRaT, slam and impact - pure ROCK AND ROLL
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