kothganesh
Headphoneus Supremus
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Yeah I can understand how. lol. Do you think the amp lacks nuances with the lcd, or the headphone.
Both actually.
Yeah I can understand how. lol. Do you think the amp lacks nuances with the lcd, or the headphone.
FWIW I found Emotiva paired the best with LCD-2 over HE-500 and LCD-3.
How would you characterize the LCD and Emo's sound?
LCD-2 - most optimal combination. Fun energetic treble, not harsh to my ears. Better mids, deeper bass on this over HE-500. This also hits harder than LCD-3.
I agree 100% with the bolded but regarding the bass of LCD2/LCD3 vs HE500 on Emo, I found the the exact opposite. At last year CA meet, I brought my Emo and a few of us compared LCD2/3 vs HE500 using a few tracks with tons of bass/sub-bass. We were all surprised that the HE500 hit harder and just as low. The only thing was that the HE500 was not as tight. I personally was expecting the bass of LCD2/3 to be better than HE500. Unit variation?
Very possible, the LCD 2 has seen lots of unit variation over its life cycle. Especially the sub bass region.
Yeah, bass on LCD2 is no doubt tighter and less decay than HE500. Depending on music genre and personal preference, both types of bass presentation have their places.
Personally, I also found that the LCD has just a bit more "quantity" of bass. Given, I am running it off of the STX, so YMMV.
YesterdayWait wait, you got LCD? When?
I agree 100% with the bolded but regarding the bass of LCD2/LCD3 vs HE500 on Emo, I found the the exact opposite. At last year CA meet, I brought my Emo and a few of us compared LCD2/3 vs HE500 using a few tracks with tons of bass/sub-bass. We were all surprised that the HE500 hit harder and just as low. The only thing was that the HE500 was not as tight. I personally was expecting the bass of LCD2/3 to be better than HE500. Unit variation?
^ if you have the right synergy behind the HD800, you will get sublime sound. When people say HD800 is not for EDM and hiphop, I believe it's more of stating their personal preference than truly referring to HD800's capability to reproduce the source faithfully. I've been comparing HD800 vs HE500 on countless of my favorite tracks ranging from classical, rock, pop, instrumentals, vocal, jazz....You are absolutely correct in your assessment of the HD800.
Yea, it's the best voicing I've heard to date on a headphone by a wide margin. BTW how's the stock cable? Also, I remember reading that the HD800 treble was adjusted over the years. Any truth to that?