anoxy
Headphoneus Supremus
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All y’all have baby necks. Need to lift some more weights my dudes.
probably nothing alike XDFor those who also have Focal Elear, could you kindly provide your impression on how LCD2C compares?
I think these are great for metal and most rock music and my game orchstrated game soundtracks, the TH-X00 for rap/hip-hop, And my Custom One Pros for my commute to work and back. Time to let every other headphone go.
Just wanna add my 2 cents here. I have owned a pair of LCD-Xs which I sold right after I got my utopia. Just received my LCD-2C today and decided to return them after a 7-hour critical listening. I know it's not fair to compare them with my utopia-dana-dave combo, but I just find the LCD-2C way too dark (literally insufferable). I believe they are indeed well-made for $599 but just not my thing. I was searching for a pair of planars for bass backup but I guess I have to save money for a much better pair. Surprisingly though I find they have the same level of clarity as LCD-x with stock cable (I know for LCD-x, black dragon cable from Moon-audio can significantly alter the sound signature).
The LCD-X with stock cable are dark in my point of view. Through LCD-2C I could hear as much details as through X but they are just darker. I thought 2C might not have that sharp high pitch thing as X did but apparently I was wrong. It was such a torture to listen to Kalafina with 2C. It was dark at most of the time accompanied by many sharp high pitches. But they work really well with Linkin Park so I guess it does depend on your taste.Darkness doesn’t affect clarity? So the LCD-X aren’t dark?
Interesting observations. Do you have a Kalafina track you find particularly bothersome? I’d like to give it a proper listen with my 2F - which should be even slightly brighter than the 2C - to try hear what you’re hearing. In my experience the source has a big effect on the peaks and troughs along with the headphones. Sometimes it’s not about the headphones as much as it is about synergy.The LCD-X with stock cable are dark in my point of view. Through LCD-2C I could hear as much details as through X but they are just darker. I thought 2C might not have that sharp high pitch thing as X did but apparently I was wrong. It was such a torture to listen to Kalafina with 2C. It was dark at most of the time accompanied by many sharp high pitches. But they work really well with Linkin Park so I guess it does depend on your taste.
Try heavenly blue. Maybe I just like my utopias too much and I find everything else dark. However I do enjoy my t8ie mk II with whiplash silver litz v3. So it’s also possible that the stock cable is just too bad.Interesting observations. Do you have a Kalafina track you find particularly bothersome? I’d like to give it a proper listen with my 2F - which should be even slightly brighter than the 2C - to try hear what you’re hearing. In my experience the source has a big effect on the peaks and troughs along with the headphones. Sometimes it’s not about the headphones as much as it is about synergy.