A more definitive comparison... A couple of weeks ago I was able to listen to the LCD-3's in my home, so I nailed down my thoughts and experience. I carefully compared them
to my Grado PS1000's, HiFiMan HE500's, and Alpha Dogs. They all played all the music faithfully, with differences in presentation. The PS1000's were the most revealing. The
HE500's were the most challenged in the bass, and that could be a function of little use in the past year. It was also not a great, deal-breaking difference, but noticeable.
The LCD-3's are extremely well-built and beautiful, and the most expensive. They are on my lottery list... The Alpha Dogs are also quite well-built, beautiful, and gave a similar
presentation to the LCD-3's, but somewhat recessed. There was no glaring defect among any of them.