[John Q Lin]

How does the L2 stand up to the HD600, HD650, X2, M100?

 

[wolfjeanne]

How does the L2 stand up to the HD600, HD650, X2, M100?

I've never owned any of these headphones, apart from the L2, which I've had for years and use almost every day.
When I listened to a properly amped HD650 it was definitely better in most regards: more spacious, more detail, slightly more rolled of highs. Walking the line between musicality and analytics in a rather similar fashion actually.
I only tried the X2 in a store. Again, more spacious sounding and more comfortable, but in terms of soundsignature I personally prefer the l2 slightly; the X2 has more bass that sounds a bit less solid, and is overall somewhat darker sounding. Neither of these need an amp, so that's great.
M100 I have never been able to directly A-B, but there's the obvious difference between (semi)open and closed-back, the latter isolating better and providing more bass at the cost of spaciousness. It has a warmer, bassier sound than all the other cans you mentioned; too much so for my taste.
Can't comment on the HD600 since I've not heard it in ages.
 
Really, these are good headphones, but, at least where I am, the ones you are comparing the L2 to are also more expensive. If you have a chance, I'd recommend trying them out somewhere because a lot of it is down to sonic preferences and, given the law of diminishing returns, how much you are willing to pay more for something slightly better sounding.

 

[Cruelhand Luke]

L2 is on sale for $99.00 right now. I couldn't pass on it. 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WTQDV5E/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1WAJHEZVYERHM&coliid=I1YFPGYH65NVIE

 

[wolfjeanne]

Holy ****. At that price I'm seriously considering getting a second pair for when my own one breaks.
Considering how fine they still look after two and a half years of pretty intense use, I'm hoping they'll last quite a while longer though.

 

[Cruelhand Luke]

  Holy ****. At that price I'm seriously considering getting a second pair for when my own one breaks.
Considering how fine they still look after two and a half years of pretty intense use, I'm hoping they'll last quite a while longer though.

seems to me like you owe it to the forum to buy another set, do A/B comparisons to see how the sound has changed over time and then take that old set and start modding the piss out of it to see what improvements can be made....I mean, if you cared about the rest of us at all....

 

[wolfmath]

Has anybody noticed the little bump on the outside of the earcup. It's concealed by the headband, so it's difficult to access. What does it do? Does it perhaps remove the earpads?
 

 

[ThomasHK]

Has anybody noticed the little bump on the outside of the earcup. It's concealed by the headband, so it's difficult to access. What does it do? Does it perhaps remove the earpads?

It keeps the metal headband slider from scratching the cup.

 

[FlacFan]

  Has anybody noticed the little bump on the outside of the earcup. It's concealed by the headband, so it's difficult to access. What does it do? Does it perhaps remove the earpads?
 

 
 

It keeps the metal headband slider from scratching the cup.

ThomasHK is correct.
 
BTW, removing the pads is a piece of cake. The information they were not removable is a myth. 
I replaced mine with pads from brainwavz and enjoy the L2 much more ever since...
 
Cheers.

 

[wolfjeanne]

  seems to me like you owe it to the forum to buy another set, do A/B comparisons to see how the sound has changed over time and then take that old set and start modding the piss out of it to see what improvements can be made....I mean, if you cared about the rest of us at all....

Hmmm just noticed they don't ship to any of the countries I'll be in in the next couple of months, but if you know a way to ship them to Austria, Italy or the Netherlands I'd gladly proof my love to you
 
 

  BTW, removing the pads is a piece of cake. The information they were not removable is a myth. 
I replaced mine with pads from brainwavz and enjoy the L2 much more ever since...
 
Cheers.

Would you mind posting some pictures of that? How does it improve the headphone?

 

[FlacFan]

 
Hmmm just noticed they don't ship to any of the countries I'll be in in the next couple of months, but if you know a way to ship them to Austria, Italy or the Netherlands I'd gladly proof my love to you
 
 
Would you mind posting some pictures of that? How does it improve the headphone?

Just a couple of pages back, somebody else did post pics. Post #860 - #863.
 
I won't be able to take and post pictures until late in the evening....
 
Cheers.

 

[wolfmath]

 
Just a couple of pages back, somebody else did post pics. Post #860 - #863.
 
I won't be able to take and post pictures until late in the evening....
 
Cheers.

That's the L1, not the L2.

 

[FlacFan]

  That's the L1, not the L2.

That does not matter at all. Same design and construction. They modified the tuning, that's all there is to it.
 
Later tonight I'll try to get some pics up here...
 
Cheers.

 

[oryan_dunn]

So, you can remove the stock pads, but can you put the stock pads back on so it looks like you never took them off?

 

[FlacFan]

  So, you can remove the stock pads, but can you put the stock pads back on so it looks like you never took them off?

Yes. It is not more difficult than an any other HP.
 
Cheers

 

[FlacFan]

OK. I took only 3 pictures, but I hope that this is sufficient.
 
1. I gently peeled back the pad. You can see here how the pleather slips out of the groove. The pads you see here are from Brainwavz. The cushion is memory foam covered by velour. I also have a blue pleather version - they will both fit. Those are actually a bit larger than the L2 stock, which makes it a bit easier to get them on.

 
 
2. That 3mm or so pleather need to be tugged into the groove. Every blunt (BLUNT) instrument will do the trick. Pleather is stretchy and comes back fairly fast to its original shape. Make sure you don't overdo it though. You don't want to tear it.

 
3. Here I peeled it back a bit more. Now you see there is a pretty firm piece of foam underneath. This is part of the phone. This foam gives a bit, so you can squeeze it to get the pads off or on.

 
Hope this helps someone.
 
Cheers.