As much as I was taken, first with the Sus and then the P, I was always looking for that last bit of cymbal shimmer or detail I could hear on my 2 ch rig. Listening with the 5 these background gems are more prominent. If that is 'in your face' perhaps I want and need that. I was on the fence regarding adding the 5 even after Sajid and you said it was a good or even great hp. I am glad I now have my own LCD-5!
Just kidding. I have the little brother, the P-SE and they are great headphones. To me, these perform slightly better than the HEKSE and D8000, which I subsequently sold.
Then when I got the Sus and LCD5, the P-SE didn't see much head time as the fun and detailed signature of the P-SE is being handled by the LCD5 with improvements across the board.
The Sus will always be that magical headphone whose mids will always be the main actor with a great supporting cast but is more focused in the background.
I think the P needs the HA200 to sound its best. I’m using the 430HA which drives them well but the HA200 brings more detail and a bigger, more layered soundstage to my ears.
Obviously, HA200 is more suitable for P and SE. But I don’t think the improvement is that much compare other DAC and amp.
In my impression, P is much better than the SE.
I have used the p straight out of my chord dave….excellent and out of my formula s/powerman even better…originally I thought the opposite but over time I have come to prefer the formula s combo…great HP IMHO
I have used the p straight out of my chord dave….excellent and out of my formula s/powerman even better…originally I thought the opposite but over time I have come to prefer the formula s combo…great HP IMHO
Do you run it balanced or single ended? If you have tried both, when level matched is there a difference? I have only ever listened to them in single ended mode and there are reports that when driven balanced the upper mids do open up a bit.
My Solitaire P showed up today ... nice gift to myself this Christmas!
Still much as I remember from my auditions some time ago although this time I was powering it via an iESL connected to the speaker out of my Magnum Dynalab MD209. The bass is by a wide margin still the best I have ever heard on any TOTL headphone. Think a properly tuned version of the low distortion TH900 bass and that gives a bit of an idea. When driven balanced the upper midrange dip is still audible, but seems a bit less so ... this could very well be wishful thinking on my part though. Regardless, the dip does appear to fit the easy listening/relaxed but superbly detailed "character" of the headphone and is clearly the signature T+A was trying to achieve (and why they are reluctant to do anything to change it).
One unexpected bonus was that I was able to easily drive the P to satisfying levels from the 4.4mm balanced out of my Questyle QPM. This is an excellent match with levels of detail bordering on unreal. It just underscores that nothing beats living with a component for a period of time.
From february onward the price for the Solitaire-P increases from 4800€ to 5200€
Solitaire P-SE from 2800€ to 3100€
And for the Ha200 from 6600€ to 6900€
So those on the fence better decide fast.
The other Series 200 items don't increase in price, they already have the higher price since release
Wow. Looks like I got a much better deal on my used pair than I thought.
In Canada the current MSRP for a new unit is over $7k! After exchange this will raise the price of a new unit to about $8k. I guess if you can already afford to pay that much for a headphone the increase won't matter. I do wonder how they justify this increase though ... especially given the recent releases from other manufacturers and the relative performance of their own -SE.
From february onward the price for the Solitaire-P increases from 4800€ to 5200€
Solitaire P-SE from 2800€ to 3100€
And for the Ha200 from 6600€ to 6900€
So those on the fence better decide fast.
The other Series 200 items don't increase in price, they already have the higher price since release
this is a big mistake...IMHO the sol p is the best headphone nobody knows about and in large part due to the price....they are doing themselves no favors..personally I think the sol p is better than the new lcd-5 but the 2k price difference now possibly to be more makes it a tough sell..at say 5K instead of 6400 or if increased close to 7k it is tough to get people to listen to what is one of the very best HP's out there
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