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Marvey

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LCD3 #4 Distortion
« on: August 25, 2012, 07:46:28 PM »

LCD3 #4 Distortion. I honestly thought distortion would be even lower in the bass, but honestly an excellent result. As usual, headphones at 90db SPL/A with white noise.
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Re: LCD3 #4 Distortion
« Reply #1 on: August 26, 2012, 06:34:53 AM »

I wonder if the LCD2 r2 is even better.
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Re: LCD3 #4 Distortion
« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2012, 12:26:59 PM »

I wonder how some of the old orthos compare, distortion-wise. I wonder if it is the reason they sound so smooth.
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Re: LCD3 #4 Distortion
« Reply #3 on: August 26, 2012, 01:44:22 PM »

Vintage orthos have bass that is all over the board but it would be interesting to have some sense of comparison. I suspect we will see low distortion figures based on the general bass quality in general. The YHD series from yamaha would get my vote as a reasonable comparison. Eventhough the driver is a fraction of the size, it has relatively no damping, is open back and actually sounds pretty good in stock form. It just need a better ear seal than it has and I found the ideal solution thanks to RD..dB

ps those graphs are impressive,
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Re: LCD3 #4 Distortion
« Reply #4 on: August 26, 2012, 02:04:24 PM »

The YHD-1 is very clean sounding & has a gorgeous mid-range.It is rolled of a bit too much on either end in the stock form though IMO.
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Re: LCD3 #4 Distortion
« Reply #5 on: August 26, 2012, 05:12:07 PM »

Whitney's YH-100 compares favorably to the LCD3 in harmonic distortion. Actually a little better. The size of the YH-100 driver and proximity of it to the ear helps.


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