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It's a high-end orthodynamic (planar) headphone that sells for a grand. It's the darling of the reviewers. People rave about it.
Well, I guess I'm the minority report. I tried a pair and really didn't care for them at all. Remember how a cd player circa 1982 sounded? Like the music had been sliced up and put back together without all the pieces? Same deal.
I'm so used to the coherence and 'natural' sound of my Stax SR-507's that the LCD-2's just sounded artificial to me. I like other dynamic cans. I own a pair of AT's and I have a pair of Denon MD7000's on order (MD5000's were my first can and I miss them sometimes).
Then there's the comfort factor. The Audeze's weigh twice what my stax do, and felt like it. The headband had bumps on it a la AKG K701 and you know what that means. Yup, you could feel them on the crown of your head. NOT GOOD.
I bought these on the 'where there's smoke there's fire' theory, but they certainly didn't do anything for me. YMMV.
"Lock up when you're done and don't touch the piano."
-Greg House
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The LCD2 I reviewed here and liked them very much. i sold them for two reasons small sound stage and erector set build quality. I went throug and owned all the flagships HD800,T1,D7000,HE6 and heard the HE500. I sold them all and repurchased my D7000 and the T1. I find the T1 to be the best for me in my system and its all tubes for me. I did not care for the the Stax 02 I heard and thought they were bass shy for my taste. All the orthos were good but the HE6 was better than the LCD2 except it needs a speaker amp and that was solid state. All flagships are good and the LCD2 is exceptional but remember they are a one trick pony company with a short warranty. too many changes on the product and that was also another r reason I sold them.
I've ordered a pair from Mark Lawton with his basic mod. Should be here in a week or so. I'm very partial to the Denons for sound quality, comfort and build quality.
I've never heard the D7K's, looking forward to them a lot. I understand they're a hair easier to drive than the 5000's.
"Lock up when you're done and don't touch the piano."
-Greg House
I needed a closed phone and the d7000 was so good that I had missed it. JR Music also discounts them where for 649.00 there was nothing better around. denon uses Fostex drivers in the D7000. I have never been tempted to have them modded.
J&R tells me $799. On more than one occasion.
"Lock up when you're done and don't touch the piano."
-Greg House
You need to call and get the right rep. travis is the last one that sold them to me for 649.00 Other have paid that from Headroom also.
I'M Travis! Ohh, O.K., I'm not THAT Travis. He prolly got fired for going low ball.
"If people don't want to come, nothing will stop them" - Sol Hurok
It depends on the salesperson. You can get all kinds of answers.
Ebay is $729.
I bought a refurb (it's perfect) from Dakmart for $500 about 2 months ago. Looks like now it's $600.
"If people don't want to come, nothing will stop them" - Sol Hurok
someone at headfi bought refurb from Dakmart recently for 470.00
I know, but I didn't want to turn the knife.
"If people don't want to come, nothing will stop them" - Sol Hurok
I'm very happy with a pair of Audeze LCD-2's using a Mapletree Audio Super-II headphone amp. But I can see how they might not be the right cans for you.
My thoughts on your experience are:
1) any dynamic headphone, ortho or not, will probably not give you an equivalent experience to your Stax! If you can afford it, you might be better served by the 007 or 009's.
2) My experience with the SR-507's was that they are very bright. The Audeze's are anything but bright (however, the newest version is much more extended, by report -- I haven't heard them yet). If the SR-507's are your gold standard, then you should probably be looking at the HE-6's if you are interested in ortho's. I doubt the LCD-2's will float your boat.
3) Some amps are much better at extracting the best from the LCD-2s. While the Audeze's can be powered by most amps, but they really benefit from a lot of juice. You might like them better (especially the newer revised model) with an amp that is well-suited to their characteristics. Properly amped, I think they deliver a more full-bodied and richer experience -- especially if you like cello and organ music. I like them better than the SR-507's, but then that's just my opinion. Yours is not wrong.
Overall, I suspect that they are simply not a flavor you'd like.
"Knowing what you don't know is, in a sense, omniscience"
I heard them initially with an Eddie Current amp at show. They sounded magnificent. I don't own that amp and the ones I do own don't evoke the old memories. They are incoherent; the highs roll off; and I don't listen to much bass. All in all, they are not very enjoyable. But it may be the amp.
"What did the Romans ever do for us?"
IME, my new pair were rolled off in the highs. The headstage was discombobulated left to right. The weight didn't bother me. They had magnificent low bass. Sold 'em. No regrets.
"If people don't want to come, nothing will stop them" - Sol Hurok
Always nice to hear a conflicting opinion. I'm going to try to make it to the next Rocky Mountain event and try out headphones like these for myself.
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