[awjeez1]

I am a mixing engineer and I have a pair of Audeze LCD-5's which I love. I currently have a Mytek Brooklyn DAC + and a Grace M905. To my ear, neither of them do a particularly great job with the LCD-5. I recently heard the LCD-5's on a friend's dCS Bartok and HiFiMan EF600 and was impressed with both. I found they sounded quite musical and detailed without feeling clinical, attributes I ascribe to the R-2R implementations in each.

I'm considering the EF600 for myself, but I'm wondering if anyone has recommendations for an R-2R all-in-one or separate R-2R DAC + Amp combination for the LCD-5's? Open to non-R2R DAC's too. My upper limit is ~$2,500 total.

 

[Audeze]

You should ask where the LCD-5 owners are:

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/audeze-lcd-5-review-measurements-interview.959808/