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Nov 19, 2011 at 8:28 AM Post #91 of 1,320


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gwarmi said:
 
Wow so they're only making 16 x LCD-3's I see? And they'll come with illustrious paperwork that shows they were all owned
by the famous and notable in headphone racing. Sounds great!
 
Doesn't work that way Nikp ~ anyone who's heard the big flagships or owns them will tell you $500AUD is the real
barrier where after that ~ price per performance unit becomes exponential.
 
The dollars go up and up and the performance becomes incrementally nuanced. Some don't even value it
depending on their tastes.
 
I once posed this question to a group of fairly seasoned Head-Fiers, which would you choose :-
 
1) AKG Q701 or K601 with any source and amp you want on the planet
 
or
 
2) LCD-2 / LCD-3 / HD-800 and a Nuforce Icon HD Dac/Amp
 
 
No offence to Nuforce owners 
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 but you'd have to be silly to choose option #2.
 
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I don't mean it that way. I haven't gotten a chance to listen to high end headphones (and probably never will). I may attempt a shot at it but I don't have the time / money to spare if the difference in sound quality is small. I'm just guessing the major cost on the LCD-2 was purely because it's handmade (?), exotic materials and the classic beauty that it possess.
 
In universal IEMs, performance exponentially increase as $ goes up to around 250-300. After that, the differences became just a matter of preference. 
 
Nov 19, 2011 at 8:48 AM Post #93 of 1,320


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nikp said:
 
I don't mean it that way. I haven't gotten a chance to listen to high end headphones (and probably never will). I may attempt a shot at it but I don't have the time / money to spare if the difference in sound quality is small. I'm just guessing the major cost on the LCD-2 was purely because it's handmade (?), exotic materials and the classic beauty that it possess.
 
In universal IEMs, performance exponentially increase as $ goes up to around 250-300. After that, the differences became just a matter of preference. 
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Simple ~ you're a fan at A2A, believe you're a customer too - easy just
pop into the audition room - an hour later you've tried the LCD-2, T1,
HD800, W1000X, Edition 10 - then you'll have the answer!
 
Nov 19, 2011 at 6:44 PM Post #95 of 1,320


Quote:
gwarmi said:
Simple ~ you're a fan at A2A, believe you're a customer too - easy just
pop into the audition room - an hour later you've tried the LCD-2, T1,
HD800, W1000X, Edition 10 - then you'll have the answer!
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Looks like I'm missing out up here...  I saw I can get to Melbourne for $85.  Maybe in a few weeks.
 
Nov 19, 2011 at 6:53 PM Post #96 of 1,320
 
It's all just unofficial speculation at this stage but I can say that there is talk afoot at A2A of an
interstate meet and demo of the LCD-3 with a range of hardware when it arrives.
 
It won't be a massive meet though I don't think
 
Nov 20, 2011 at 7:03 AM Post #97 of 1,320
Subscribed 
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Anyone have any idea when the next Brisbane meet is?
 
Nov 21, 2011 at 11:52 PM Post #100 of 1,320
Excellent work Nikp!
 
Nov 21, 2011 at 11:59 PM Post #102 of 1,320
 
The retailers thread is a very good idea ~ only thing is ~ how do we keep tabs on ratings?
 
Hmmm.. or do we just leave it as a qualitative thread ~ written words and impressions more or less
 
Nov 22, 2011 at 2:48 AM Post #104 of 1,320
 
Anyone spoken to Nik at Audiophile (Melbourne) on whether he'll be bringing in the Grado PS500 sometime soon?
 
I was planning on asking him about GS1000i shipments but I thought I'd ask anyway if anyone has spoken to him
of late..
 
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