George Chronis
100+ Head-Fier
Very informative TwoEars. Thank you!
Wow, that's a really nice setup. Do you prefer them with the Decware amp or the Studio 6? I'm interested in getting a Studio 6 eventually if it hopefully ever comes down in price.
Id like to chime in as i got my lcd-x today . and also for the first time im using computer audio ( ive been spinning the silver disc for a long long time) .
My system includes PC / Jriver -->USB wireworld 7 --> NAD M51 --> Decware CSP2+ -> ALO Studio Six --> Toxic silver poison --> LCD-x
i used to have a lcd-3 before which i sold .
i know its too early to conclude and there will still be changes
ive used the lcdx about 3-4 hours today , out of the box i like the sound . The bass is not as much as the LCD-3 but it is nice and tight , the midrange is also good , not as thick as the lcd3 but it is excellent , the treble is the part i like which is missing from the lcd-3.it has a bt more detail , the sound is very airy , the soundstage is wider than the lcd-3.
its hard to pick which one is better , ill save that after it has broken in .
i also enjoyed the playback thru computer , i dont have to go to the hassle to stand up , get another disc , take the disc out and replace .
overall ill be spending a lot of time listening - and thank goodness im on a 5 day off .
No, the X is not exactly easy to drive. Also check the above link and other posts here. There is no issue with "not enough power" or whatsoever, it is about the X's mid-range if the amp doesn't match well. So you might need to play around a little before you really unleash it's full potential. But isn't that the fun part of it anyway?
Surely you are right in so far, that Feynman should first try the amps he already owns (if any). Maybe he is lucky and doesn't have to invest more...
For the record: the term "fully balanced amplifier" is a term that only exists in the audiophile world I believe. The correct term for something like the mjolnir would probably be something like "dual-closed-circuit-push-pull-amplifier", or "dual-ground-isolated-differential-amp". Or something along those lines, I guess "fully balanced" just sounds sexier
Or dual differential amplifier.
Good post by the way..