[implicitzen]

Skip the wedding

then i would not live long enough to own them both, as my fiancee would have stabbed me to death lol

 

[joseph69]

then i would not live long enough to own them both, as my fiancee would have stabbed me to death lol

She doesn't have to stab you to death, she'll take everything when it over anyway.

 

[tawmizzzz]

Think I found an viable portable option for when walking around the house with LCD5-the surprisingly cheap yet powerful L&P W2 dongle (keep in mind, the original; not the new 131 DAC which doesn’t drive as well on A/B). Drives it better than SP2000 as well.

Of course you lose quite a bit of soundstage depth and layering versus desktop units, but the more forward/less technical sound is a fun, dynamic, and engaging listen. On tuning 2, it becomes mid-centric which is euphoric for vocals, with bass and treble taking a backseat. It’s definitely on the energetic side with emphasized upper-mids.

Sue me for discussing a $299 pairing option.

 

[jlbrach]

She doesn't have to stab you to death, she'll take everything when it over anyway.

I can attest to that sadly lol…all I was left with was my HP’s

 

[cantara256]

Skip the wedding

LOL

 

[senseitedj]

You may be right about the DAC being the most part of the chain in driving the LCD-5's. For S&G's I tried the LCD-5's on the Xduoo MT-604 hooked up to my Dave as the DAC. If I'm being honest, I'm finding very little to fault about the sound. It's almost laughable at how good the LCD-5's sound because there such a big price disparity between the two components.

Interesting set-up...

Does the Xduooo bottleneck the performance of the Dave in any way?

 

[Bonddam]

Holo May KTE -> Holo Serene KTE -> Kicker KX200.4 (circa 2005) -> LCD-5

That's old amp think 2003 during my install days

 

[Slim1970]

Interesting set-up...

Does the Xduooo bottleneck the performance of the Dave in any way?

In a way, it does. The best aspects of the Dave don’t fully shine because the Xudoo is limited in performance. At the same time, the Dave does makes it sound better

 

[thecrow]

I can attest to that sadly lol…all I was left with was my HP’s

I sometimes am worried i might end up in the same scenario as i often put more attention on my headphones than my wife. And that ain’t good.
(just a bit of self reflection on my part)

 

[senseitedj]

In a way, it does. The best aspects of the Dave don’t fully shine because the Xudoo is limited in performance. At the same time, the Dave does makes it sound better

So any advantages of coupling the dave with this tube amp? is there a specific reason you went with this pairing?

 

[marhol]

I sometimes am worried i might end up in the same scenario as i often put more attention on my headphones than my wife. And that ain’t good.
(just a bit of self reflection on my part)

What about buying two LCD5s (to stay with the thread) and listening some favourite romantic songs simultaneously with a bottle of fine wine as a prelude to a nice evening spent together ? ☺

 

[Slim1970]

So any advantages of coupling the dave with this tube amp? is there a specific reason you went with this pairing?

It was more so out of curiosity. I wanted to see what it was capable of when paired with a top flight DAC. Surprisingly enough, the sound isn’t that bad. I believe the tubes are limiting its performance.

 

[Bonddam]

Been eqing bass and treble with some red eq called Bellari got it off Amazon. I like how bass just bumps on the LCD 5 and some boost in treble.

 

[nwavesailor]

I have the Loki Max and have done a little EQ with the 5.

 

[EMINENT]

I have the Loki Max and have done a little EQ with the 5.

Interesting. How you compare to parametric with same eq profile or is it even possible to get the same result?

I just tried HQ Player through Roon and it was good. I don't know if it's $500 (edit - $250) good though.