liltooth
New Head-Fier
Yes, I am running it with the blu-tac mod, and I also replaced the earpads with the ones from the L700. I am not exaggerating about how much better the sound is now, with the blu-tac mod + L700 earpads + custom EQ + slightly adjusting the bass level from the DSP on the Mojo 2.Are you running the L500 mk2 with the blu tac mod? After I modded mine the bass really came to life. I also own the 007 and the CRBN, I go back and forth between them. Some days I prefer the CRBN, other days the 007.
I think the L500 mk2, the 007, and the CRBN are all in the same "league". The CRBN wins 100% for comfort and looks imo. I recommend the 007 for sure, much cheaper then the CRBN and sounds great.
Recently, I have been messing around with my setup, using the internal DAC of the Woo Audio WA7e, connecting its pre-out to feed the Stax SRM-400S which runs my modded L500. And let me tell you, the result is nothing short of wizardry for my eardrums — completely different than running the L500 directly from the SRM-400S or the WA7e. Don't get me wrong, both the SRM-400S and the WA7e are rockstars in their own right, but this was a very interesting and revealing experiment. P.S. I have the stock tubes on the WA7e swapped out for some Apos Ray tubes, and they actually spiced things up.
Quick update: I decided to give the Audeze LCD-5 another whirl. And again, I kinda liked it... It sounded good, it was very detailed, and it felt really comfortable on my head — I do have a small head, so I didn't find the clamp pressure as bad as what some big-headed audiophiles suggested. I decided to take my time, in a semi-quiet room at the audio shop, listen to some things I am familiar with, and it was good... really good. Then I got bold and tweaked the EQ a bit... then I walked out of that room, gave them my wallet, and took it home with me. This was my love-at-second-listen moment.
After spending some time EQ'ing the LCD-5 at home, I knew that I made the right decision, it compliments my setup nicely — it gives me a good alternative to my electrostatic setup. I am really happy, my wallet and my wife are not (jk).
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