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Just out of curiosity, which portable (if any) would you say comes closest to something as authentic-sounding as the lcd2? Or as 'hifi'? lol That may not be a fair question.
Glad someone finally asked this question. The Edition 8 is the LCD2s little brother. Both sets are on par in clarity and set up nearly identically the same, both have the natural uncolored flavor with a bass moderate experience, immensely fantastic mids and smooth highs. In fact, the Edition 8 has better highs and in my unpublished mini review ( since nobody subscribes to me I no longer want to review anything ) I found the edition 8 to be superior in regards to the highs. They are smoother, more sparkled and less sibilant than the LCD2. Yes, I called the LCd2 sibilant. The same track played out of the same source proved the Edition 8 to be noticeably smoother, there is a slight hiss in the LCD2 not present in the Edition 8. The LCD2 soundstage larger by about 10% in every direction and much more aired out and with vastly superior separation. However, overall clarity remained the same, I would call them equals.
The Edition 8 is a mini lcd2 in closed back form. I'm going to get hanged for saying that out loud, but its about time someone did.
Edit: In regards to where I would place the DT 1350 vs any other portable: I would says its the best portable out there besides the ESW10 and the Edition 8, both of which are significantly better and make all the lower portables sound like junk ( even though they are not junk, they are very good, but compared to the top 2 portables which are the Ed8 and the ESW10 in my opinion, nothing even comes remotely close) The DT1350 isn't without its faults. It has the best vocals but with tinnish highs and a seriously lacking low end, poor comfort, but with a unique ability for a portable set in that it sounds good on most genres of music as it offers a very smooth forgiving type of sound.
I am not sure if this is the type of sound I want in my portable, I prefer to stick to this type of sound for my hifi listening, not my portables which should be fun and highly engaging...which the dt 1350 is not to my ears
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I actually find the 1350s on the darker and warmer side of neutral. The highs, while they can be dry, are pretty tame. Lush wouldn't be a word I would ever use to describe a can that is detailed and revealing, but maybe we have different definitions/ideas about what that word should mean.
I just find the sound that comes out of the ear pieces is clear, far extending and separated with a nice warmth to it that doesn't take away from it's neutrality as a portable phone.
Not a chance the 1350 is warm. Its far from it. Its colder and closer to neutral. I am not saying you are wrong because everybody hears differently, but I would like to know what other sets that are known to be warm that you have experience with. The phiaton MS400 is known for being warm and its velvet like compared to the beyer. The Bowers P5, Ms400, ESW9 and a few other top portables are all very warm and fuzzy sounding, only hte DT 1350 and HD25-i-ii are colder and closer to neutral.