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slooploop2 OP t1_iu5v9te wrote

Reply to comment by LucasRunner in Hifiman HE400SE Versus HD560S - Modestly Priced Madness by slooploop2

Not the person you responded to but the Hifiman HE6 (not HE6SE) and Audeze LCD4 are the only planars I’ve heard that I’d describe as dynamic. I remember the first time I heard the Susvara my first thought was, “Why the hell is this so limp?” I even used it off a speaker amp and I’ve used it in other systems since that first time and I still haven’t ever heard any sense of dynamics from them.

The Abyss 1266 TC was a huge disappointment to me from that perspective too—I realized from that a lot of people’s definition of dynamics was just elevated bass.

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LucasRunner t1_iu62fqd wrote

Oh I see, you input is very welcome

You're not the first one ive heard saying the 1266 weren't dynamic.

Audeze LCD4's, ive read wonders about them but people always seem to bash them for not being "technical" enough, hence the LCD5 taking such hard left turn.

Too bad it weights as much as a small vehicle because it sure looks like a piece of jewelry.

Now about the HE6... ill dig more about them : )

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slooploop2 OP t1_iu64gra wrote

I was able to compare the LCD4 and LCD5 back to back and was actually disappointed that the LCD5 sounded less technically capable to me. It traded some (much needed) pinna gain in exchange for losing the dynamics and resolution that Audeze finally got right with the LCD4. I’d been waiting for the LCD5 to come out for a while and…there’s a reason I see them selling for half their MSRP a year after their release. It has the exact issue I have with a lot of planars: they compress dynamics to make quiet sounds more apparent, but they really do sound like a step down in technical ability. Definitely a step up in comfort though.

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Wellhellob t1_iu7df5t wrote

Did you heard the hd800s ? How is that one in dynamics department compared to planars ?

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slooploop2 OP t1_iu9xkaw wrote

I’ve owned four different HD800 and used a few pairs of HD800S. The later serial number (>10,000) HD800 and HD800S sounded a little thicker and less dynamic than the early SN HD800 to me but all of them were more dynamic than the outlier planars I’ve heard.

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