planar shill
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The closest of my collection is the Susvara. But, even then, they don't sound that similar. I think it is just that the Susvara is the only other headphone I have that is so clear beyond the mids.
Introducing the Audeze LCD-R!
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Tchoupitoulas
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I've not heard the Stax or AMT that @M3NTAL mentioned above, and no one headphone comes close for me. But mulling it over, if I had to describe the LCD-R in relation to other headphones, I'd say it's the offspring of a naughty weekend between the Final Audio D8000 (the original, not the Pro versions) and the Raal CA-1a with donut pads.
It's got the warmth, smoothness, and slightly rolled off treble of the D8k and the transient speed and snappiness of the CA-1a.
It doesn't have the bass depth or articulation of either, though, alas.
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planar shill
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Is it just me or does the LCD-R sound way more normal after being used with the RAAL resistor box? Am I losing my mind?
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Do you think the resistor box permanently changed the way the LCD-R sounds or you believe going back to the Jot-R, the system sounds "normal"
planar shill
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I did not even think about that. I put the original amp in my closet since the whole reason I bought RAAL's thing was so I could use my other amps. I will have to try that out when I get home.
planar shill
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It was all in my head. It is a bigger difference than what I heard from going between other amplifiers with other headphones but still pretty much the same thing overall.
planar shill
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I wonder if they will make another one of these with something more manageable like 8Ω or even better, coming with RAAL style resistor box. Perhaps in the new MM style design language. It seems like it'd be a homerun.
ThanatosVI
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Well it has been requested countless times. I would expect something with that Tech at some point.
planar shill
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I can't get over how addictive the timbral difference is despite being rather subtle compared to other planars. The bass and low mids sounds like typical Audeze and the highs are something else entirely. It's so "fast" sounding with a different texture.
I got my LCD-Rs out again. Some time ago, I felt that they sounded a bit dull. I don't know what was causing that, but when I tried them again recently, they sounded a lot livelier than I remembered. I've been listening out of the Audio-gd R-27HE using HQPlayer up-sampling and the sound is fantastic. It's a bit behind using the Master 10 speaker amp, but I leave the R-27HE on all the time, so it's ready to listen, whereas the Master 10 is kept off, and needs a few hours to warm up for best results, and I have to disconnect my speakers as well.
I agree about the speed though. There is something quite addictive about that aspect of them.
I agree about the speed though. There is something quite addictive about that aspect of them.
Do you prefer the 16ohm or 32ohm TI-1b input for the Bliss (assuming you still own the Bliss). Have you played around much with the difference in the two input resistances it presents to the amp? I have a CA-1a and TI-1b arriving on Monday and am excited for that combo, but would also love to potentially play with the LCD-R with more competent amps at some point.
On my speaker amps I prefer the 16ohm, on Bliss it's closer and I haven't really clearly settled on one over the other so I typically just leave it on 16.
Thanks @gammi, gives me a good starting point and glad you have had solid results.
More questions @gammi, are you using the LCD-R with the Stock LCD-R cable out of the TI-1b? I'm assuming the pinouts are the same between the TI-1b output and the CA-1a and LCD-R? Just want to make sure I don't end up reversing polarities or if I need an adapter to use the LCD-R stock cable.
Yup, stock cable, pins are the same
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