Absolutely agree to everything you perceived and documented. I found the detail retrieval on par with my LCD5. Where the HEDD2 exceeds however is the timbre of vocal and instruments adding to the realism that you also mentioned. Only on some tracks they sounded sibilant where LCD5 didn’t at all so I think certain high frequencies around 5-8khz are getting strengthened because of perhaps some internal reflection. But still love them for Folk, jazz, alternative or any track which has real instrument and vocal. Thanks for the putting this gem of a headphone in the limelight.