USNRET Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 I have a pair of Audeze LCD-2s and a Schiit Lyr-2 amp..................that my son has decided are his for playing games on his PC. I am looking at getting another setup for ME. I can pair the (not yet bought) new stuff with a Schiit Gungnir DAC connected to my only cd drive which is an Oppo -105 (with external lossless USB HD). It will also be served by my NBS preamp for vinyl renderings. A new Lyr-2 amp and LCD-2 headphones would cost me $1325.00. I really liked the Lyr / LCD-2 combo (when I was allowed to use it) but the question is: at this price point what else should I consider without having the ability to audition. I might not be opposed to closed back 'phones but must be over the ear and comfy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Highly recommend the Sennheiser HD-598 for both sound quality and comfort. Have had them for a year at least, and am very happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSamuel Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 (edited) I have a pair of Audeze LCD-2s and a Schiit Lyr-2 amp..................that my son has decided are his for playing games on his PC. I am looking at getting another setup for ME. I can pair the (not yet bought) new stuff with a Schiit Gungnir DAC connected to my only cd drive which is an Oppo -105 (with external lossless USB HD). It will also be served by my NBS preamp for vinyl renderings. A new Lyr-2 amp and LCD-2 headphones would cost me $1325.00. I really liked the Lyr / LCD-2 combo (when I was allowed to use it) but the question is: at this price point what else should I consider without having the ability to audition. I might not be opposed to closed back 'phones but must be over the ear and comfy. Dunno. Try the Audeze with Pono in balanced moce? Pono electronics by Ayre acoustics and sound promising... My budget is doing good to include Klipsch x models. Bought on clearance. The big Grado's look cool and are supposed to sound very good. Their entry level SR60 are damned good for $69 or $79 or whatever they go for these days. I've had mine for over 20 years and have repearied/improved by Grado twice. The most recent sometime in the last 8 to 10 years. Call and ask for John which model he'd recommend. I called to ask which wire went with which after plug on SR60 failed (under warranty) and having hacked apart wanted to verify which wire was L, R, G and how to fit thick cable into RatShack plug. They had me talk to John. John Grado. Very nice guy. Passionate about audio. All Grado over ear open air phones except the very entry level eGrado (?) street style are made in Brooklyn NY. The %50 street style use SR60 drivers but are assembled in China. Not sure about Grado in ears... but in any case round ear gels not as comfortable as oval. The Audeze being electro static or planar magnetic or whatever they are, are going to be hard to beat. Edited August 11, 2015 by blsamuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 The Yamaha PRO 500s are seductively good-sounding. They're not the most comfortable headphones at first, but to add more height to the earpads, I made donut-shaped spacers from neoprene weatherstrip, which keeps the speaker grilles from pressing on my ears, and slightly improved the bass response at the same time. It's easy to move the headband to find the most comfortable spot on the top of your head. Initially, the tight squeeze on my head was distracting, but after a month or so, they loosened up and became pretty comfortable. That's the bad stuff. The good stuff is that they make good music sound great, and with their low impedance of only 23 ohms, a smartphone or MP3 player can easily drive them to high volume. The PRO 500s are very revealing, and a good recording lets you hear the ambience of the room as well as the music. The bass reproduction is realistic, meaning strong if that's in the recording, but not exaggerated like some similar-looking 'phones. Once you've got them on, and start listening, you'll be going through your music collection to see how great your favourite songs sound through these headphones. Since I often listen in bed, they can cause me to stay awake way longer than I should, just because I want to keep on listening. They sound that good. The headphones come with two cables: a 4-footer with microphone and controls, and a 10-footer with no extra features. The cables can be plugged into the right or left can, and you can link/daisychain a second pair of headphones to them to let someone else listen to your music at the same time. They come in black or blue, with Yamaha tuning fork logos in chrome. I got the black ones, and they look really good. http://usa.yamaha.com/products/audio-visual/headphones/pro-500/?mode=model Audioholics Yamaha PRO 500 Headphones Video Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW11fwdZqBE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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