The Audeze LCD-2 Ortho thread (New)

[The Monkey]

I received my LCD-2 rev. bamboo today.

 

[ardilla]

We are in suspense......  
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I received my LCD-2 rev. bamboo today.

 

 

[brokenthumb]

Have any pics?  Love to see some shots other than the official ones.  If you don't mind, where did you buy them from?
 
 
 
Hey guys would the Burson HA-160 be a good amp for a LCD-2? On the moon-audio site the description reads...
 
Powered by 2 pairs of top quality Toshiba transistors delivering up to 700mW of driving power into 300ohm! (That is more than 2W of driving power to a typical 50ohm headphone.) The entire head amp is configured in Class-A operation to remove any cross over distortion that may otherwise occur. As a result, we’ve ended up with a head phone amp that can drive a small book shelf speaker. Is it over kill? Probably. Is it worthy of the Burson badge? Without a shadow of doubt.
 
I just purchased one and really hope I made a good descision.

 

[brokenthumb]

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[BoogieWoogie]

Let us know what you think of them compared to the ones in your avatar 

 

[obzilla]

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I just purchased one and really hope I made a good descision.

For the money it pairs quite well. I liked mine a lot when I had it.
 

 

[brokenthumb]

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For the money it pairs quite well. I liked mine a lot when I had it.
 

Thanks, that's reassuring to hear!
 

 

[Windsor]

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Have any pics?  Love to see some shots other than the official ones.  If you don't mind, where did you buy them from?
 
Hey guys would the Burson HA-160 be a good amp for a LCD-2? On the moon-audio site the description reads...
 
Powered by 2 pairs of top quality Toshiba transistors delivering up to 700mW of driving power into 300ohm! (That is more than 2W of driving power to a typical 50ohm headphone.) The entire head amp is configured in Class-A operation to remove any cross over distortion that may otherwise occur. As a result, we’ve ended up with a head phone amp that can drive a small book shelf speaker. Is it over kill? Probably. Is it worthy of the Burson badge? Without a shadow of doubt.
 
I just purchased one and really hope I made a good descision.

The HA-160 is a great amp that can pair very well with the LCD-2. I reviewed the HA-160D - which has the same amp as the HA-160 - a few months ago for Burson and used the LCD-2 as my main headphone. To me the HA-160D sounded a little bit muddy and coloured with the stock-cabled LCD-2; I preferred it with the ALO silver/copper headphone cable that I had on loan at the time. 

My HA-160D review can be found here.

 

[brokenthumb]

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The HA-160 is a great amp that can pair very well with the LCD-2. I reviewed the HA-160D - which has the same amp as the HA-160 - a few months ago for Burson and used the LCD-2 as my main headphone. To me the HA-160D sounded a little bit muddy and coloured with the stock-cabled LCD-2; I preferred it with the ALO silver/copper headphone cable that I had on loan at the time. 

My HA-160D review can be found here.

That was a very nice review, I really enjoyed reading it.  With the amp sections the same, it should do a nice job according to your review.  Thanks!

 

[Windsor]

 
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That was a very nice review, I really enjoyed reading it.  With the amp sections the same, it should do a nice job according to your review.  Thanks!

Thanks for your kind words.

I give Burson products my highest recommendation, and the Burson team are lovely, friendly people to communicate with. 
 

 

[M-13]

I believe this is not true... please check actual specs

 
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(That is more than 2W of driving power to a typical 50ohm headphone.)

 

 

[brokenthumb]

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I believe this is not true... please check actual specs

 


 

That was taken from the description on the moon-audio site.  I've found two different specs:
 
Input impedance: 36.5 KOhms
Frequency response: ± 1 dB 0 - 20Khz
Signal to noise ratio: 110dB
THD: <0.12% at 150mW , 0.06% at 100mW
Channel separation: <54dB
Output power: 250mW (less than 1% distortion)
Output impedance: Pre-out 60 Ohms, phones out 5.6 Ohms
Power dissipation: >25W, internal, regulated power supply
 
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Input impedance: 47 KOhms
Frequency response: 5Hz (-0.3dB) to 35 kHz (-1dB)
Signal to noise ratio: >98dB at 0dB gain
THD: <0.001% at 6mW/300 Ohms
Channel separation: >70dB/10kHz
Output power: 650mW/300 Ohms, 800mW/60 Ohms
Output impedance: line out 60 Ohms, phones out 5 Ohms
Power dissipation: <10W, internal, regulated power supply
Dimensions: 180mm x 250mm x 80mm
Connectors (audio): 2 x phone jacks 6.35mm
2 x gold plated RCA connectors with Teflon isolation
Weight: app. 4.5 kg
Colour: silver anodized aluminium

 

[M-13]

In the specs you quote notice:
 
Output power: 650mW/300 Ohms, 800mW/60 Ohms
 
So if this thing outputs 800mW into 60 Ohms, how does it output 2 Watts into 50 Ohms? Just thinking out loud...
 
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That was taken from the description on the moon-audio site.  I've found two different specs:
 
Input impedance: 36.5 KOhms
Frequency response: ± 1 dB 0 - 20Khz
Signal to noise ratio: 110dB
THD: <0.12% at 150mW , 0.06% at 100mW
Channel separation: <54dB
Output power: 250mW (less than 1% distortion)
Output impedance: Pre-out 60 Ohms, phones out 5.6 Ohms
Power dissipation: >25W, internal, regulated power supply
 
also
 
Input impedance: 47 KOhms
Frequency response: 5Hz (-0.3dB) to 35 kHz (-1dB)
Signal to noise ratio: >98dB at 0dB gain
THD: <0.001% at 6mW/300 Ohms
Channel separation: >70dB/10kHz
Output power: 650mW/300 Ohms, 800mW/60 Ohms
Output impedance: line out 60 Ohms, phones out 5 Ohms
Power dissipation: <10W, internal, regulated power supply
Dimensions: 180mm x 250mm x 80mm
Connectors (audio): 2 x phone jacks 6.35mm
2 x gold plated RCA connectors with Teflon isolation
Weight: app. 4.5 kg
Colour: silver anodized aluminium

 

 

[Windsor]

 
Here's my music appreciation tools for the night.

The Anaxilus-modded HD 800 sounds great, thought still a bit glaring in the treble and with a tendency to get a little bit sonically fatiguing at times.
 
The neutral-EQ'd LCD-2 rev2 has more weight and body than the HD 800 but less treble extension and clear instrument separation. It has more emphatic-sounding treble than the un-EQ'd LCD-2, and I love how the LCD-2 never gets fatiguing sonically; the weight's another story though.
 
I might sell them both and buy an LCD-3. 

 

[spamaerie]

 
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I received my LCD-2 rev. bamboo today.

 
 
Still waiting on my pair. How long ago did you order?