Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen with LCD2 Classics - transparent?

Submitted by panzermuffin t3_zu9tw0 in headphones

Hello there!

I love my 2Cs. Endgame for me. That being said, I have them hooked up to a Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen. Im trying to understand if this is a "bad" thing. I have the dial turned to about 11 o'clock and it's sometimes too loud for my taste - plenty of headroom.

Is this a "good" combo, read: transparent? Would a Motu M2 be "better"? Distortion, transparency, etc? Sorry for the quotation marks, I want to emphasize the subjective nature of it all.

Thank you and have a nice day!

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IfTheGloveFits t1_j1hu0n1 wrote

Julian Krause did a pretty comprehensive ADC/DAC comparison which included the solo and the M2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLShpyzwvJs

You can scrub to the relevant portions and tables in the video.

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panzermuffin OP t1_j1i10pg wrote

Ove watched that video but Im not 100% sure that Im interpreting it correctly. Can you provide some guidance on what to look for?

Edit: the 2Cs are 70 Ohms. So the solo should work okay with the Solo? He says that with 30 Ohm headphones theres audible distortion at higher listening levels.

So it should be okay with slightly higher Ohm Headphones and lower listening levels (10/11 oclock for me)

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IfTheGloveFits t1_j1i806e wrote

The section at about 16 minutes seems to be relevant to your headphone impedance. If you're not hearing any noise or distortion at your listening levels then you should be fine.

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[deleted] t1_j1hrn4c wrote

Found this on ASR

"From the above graphs I see that the built-in headamp is able to deliver over 1V RMS with a good audio quality (THD+N of 0.004%)"

Looks transparent to me.

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panzermuffin OP t1_j1hrtoi wrote

Dang, thank you!! So as "wire with gain" as it gets?

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[deleted] t1_j1hsmhr wrote

A novel way to say its audibly transparent. Yes, it is a "wire with gain".

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panzermuffin OP t1_j1i1294 wrote

Neat, isnt it? Read it somewhere and found it a great bonmot.

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