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Jun 5, 2011 at 2:28 PM Post #346 of 1,490
bobsayshi said:
HD800 - maybe 5% better than my HD600s
LCD-2 - Maybe 5% better than my HD650s
D7000 - I preferred my t50rp to it. Also, a D2000 plus wood should not cost $1000.
 
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Interesting perspective you have. :wink:

I know it's not fair, but when I switched back to the HD 650s after owning the LCD-2s for the better part of a year it was way more than 5%.

Saying they're overrated is like saying that Ferraris are overrated. They are overrated though... :p

If we're using this thread as a perspective to properly view individual headphones in an unbiased manner, ala a Consumer Reports of Headphonia, I doubt there would be very many lemons.
 
Jun 5, 2011 at 2:34 PM Post #348 of 1,490


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bobsayshi said:
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HD800 - maybe 5% better than my HD600s
LCD-2 - Maybe 5% better than my HD650s
D7000 - I preferred my t50rp to it. Also, a D2000 plus wood should not cost $1000.
 
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Agree w/ the D7000/T50RP comparison.  That's why I still have it.  With most amps I would agree about the HD800 being 5% but with the right synergy it's another tier/league for me.  The best I've heard the HD650 was with the Burson 160 and it was very good.  But nowhere near the HD800 under optimal conditions.  I don't know that the HD600/650 would scale as well as the HD800.  I didn't hear that potential in the drivers.  YMMV.  
 
 
Jun 5, 2011 at 2:37 PM Post #349 of 1,490
 
The LCDs are far far better than the HD650s. It's like a night and day difference to me. In addition, the D7k is not just a D2k with better wood. 
 
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bobsayshi said:
HD800 - maybe 5% better than my HD600s

LCD-2 - Maybe 5% better than my HD650s

D7000 - I preferred my t50rp to it. Also, a D2000 plus wood should not cost $1000.

 
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It's obviously a niche market that only someone who is passionate enough to own them will. I agree that they might be overpriced; the HD800 is atrociously expensive and frankly speaking not all that great. However, I don't think they are overrated as they are much better than the budget headphones.
 
Jun 5, 2011 at 2:38 PM Post #350 of 1,490
 
I think you have to be a nitpicking, discerning listener to appreciate some of the headphones.  Saying the LCD2s are 5% is totally arbitrary.  Because one person might value resolution more than you.  So it might be 50% better to them, right?  It's a matter of having or not having.  In the case of the LCD2s vs. HD650s, a matter mostly of having or not having resolution, and a couple of other subtleties.
 
Question is, do you stop being a nitpicking, discerning listener once you stop coming to Head-fi?  Possibly.  Maybe BobSaysHi is right.  
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Jun 5, 2011 at 2:51 PM Post #351 of 1,490
Good to see your trying to justify your buys... :wink: Im sure alot of people would disagree with your last highlighted line, but whatever floats your boat.

 
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What if I were to say to you, as nice as the MS1i are for the price, I would never enjoy it as much as listening to my HD800 or ES5 and it would be left collecting dust or in FS forum.  In that context I think the $100 MS1i would be more overrated than my $1000 phones for me.  If we shift the criteria to personal gratification and reward (subjective, I know) wouldn't that invert the whole expensive=overrated formula on its head?  
 
So let's just say for arguments sake that in an absolute sonic sense that all bang per buck phones and IEMs are overrated.
 
Enjoy.  
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Jun 5, 2011 at 3:02 PM Post #352 of 1,490


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In addition, the D7k is not just a D2k with better wood. 
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You're right, they use the same wood as the D5000 just with a . The difference lies in the driver, which has a more powerful magnet. Is that worth the increased price? To me, no. Overrated? Yes.
 


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I think you have to be a nitpicking, discerning listener to appreciate some of the headphones.  Saying the LCD2s are 5% is totally arbitrary.  Because one person might value resolution more than you.  So it might be 50% better to them, right?  It's a matter of having or not having.  In the case of the LCD2s vs. HD650s, a matter mostly of having or not having resolution, and a couple of other subtleties.
 
Question is, do you stop being a nitpicking, discerning listener once you stop coming to Head-fi?  Possibly.  Maybe BobSaysHi is right.  
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Ah man, you got that 100% correct there. I came here for the DIY, I stay for the DIY. I don't build stuff for the audible improvements, rather I just like to build stuff. I feel that 90% of audiophilia is a scam, with the exception of a couple vendors.
 
Also, if I had money to blow, I would buy a LCD-2. It was my favorite out of what I heard.
 
Jun 5, 2011 at 3:06 PM Post #353 of 1,490
Any headphone that costs more than £100.
 
 
I'll get my coat.........
 
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