Anaxilus
Headphoneus Supremus
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Spectral decay is a better indicator of true detail than boosted treble. The LCD2 and LCD3 are still slower than the 800. Or at least are more inconsistent on the 300hz square waves and impulse responses. They only really excel at the 30hz (up to perhaps 80-100hz based on my ear and fondness for kick drums). Even though the LCDs have better distortion characteristics in lower bass which enable more texture and detail they often sound slower to me on faster more complex passages because of that inconsistent response. It's just easier for me to 'confuse' an LCD driver than an HD800 driver. It could be an acoustic bass resonance part of the housing that makes the LCDs seem slower in such cases rather than the driver too. We can't get proper CSDs below 500hz yet due to the test bed. Either way, the LCds are not cut and dry better in bass response IME. The HE500 is at best a mid-fi phone by today's ToTL standards in bass response. Slow and muddy compared to these big boys (except T1).
These are at -40dB. The effects are even greater the lower you drop the noise floor.
HD800
LCD3
LCD2
T1 (good version)
HE500
These are at -40dB. The effects are even greater the lower you drop the noise floor.
HD800
LCD3
LCD2
T1 (good version)
HE500