To all of LCD-2 owners who still listen to their phones with the stock cable, I will say this: You have absolutely no clue of what these marvelous headphones are capables of. NO JOKE!
I bought a used pair of LCD-2v2 used about three years and a half ago. I instantly ordered a Norse Audio (now Norne Audio) Norn V2 8 conductors balanced cable for around 240$ at the time. The cable was made of OCC copper. The difference with the stock cable wasn't really subtle but to be fair, the aftermarket Norse was balanced and the stock SE. For the next three years I never looked back. Until about six months ago when I started to look for a longer cable as I was moving my set-up from my room to the living room (no more desktop system). I saw a nearly new Audiosensibility Statement cable of 11 feet for sale on a canadaian audio site. The cable is made of 7N OCC silver. I know Audiosensibility products and the owner Steven Huang as I had previously had the chance to try and now own As IC's and USB cable. Fortunately, the seller was a guy living close from my house. He accepted to land me the cable to try and compare with the Norse copper cable.
Wow!!! What a revelation it was! All the comments about recessed soundstage, slight treble drop off, fat bass often heard about LCD-2 are no more valids here. It's absolutely incredible how much the sound opens wirth the silver cable. It became much faster too and as you can guess, the détails and resolution jump in your face as never before. But all that with the same smooth and non fatiguing presentation if that make sense. The PRaT was immensely improved too. It's really like I was listening to a LCD-3 Fazor but even more open (I had the chance to compare the 3F to my 2v2 for two weeks last year).
LCD-2 owners, do yourself a favor. Try a good silver cable with your 2. I'm absolutely convinced that you will be really impressed by the result. I should have done that three years before!
