LCD-X has very good separation and imaging, again, I noticed some micro details that i haven't noticed on LCD-2s. (at 0:18 continue, 0:36 left, 0:44, 0:54 right ) LCD-X soon falls after the main melody came. They blended together again...... my brain can't decide if i should focus on the instrument, or the vocal, as they both sounded like overlap each other and sometimes at similar level. where as LCD-2s are punching good beats and making me ignoring parts of the music, and focus on one and enjoy it. Let’s start with the detail retrieval – surprisingly, they are just about the same in this regard. Both are flawlessly detailed both in micro and macro scale, providing a very crisp and high-fidelity sound. Where they do differ is in the specific frequencies. It has beauty & comfort qualities as well as other qualities. Very soft earpads and leather materials provide extra comfort. High Frequencies: Falls short in the upper range compared to HD800s but excels in the lower ranges. Falls short in mid range and overall control than the LCD 2. Falls short in resolution and imaging compared to the hifiman edition x v2 but excels in tonality. In short, LCD X falls short to other TOTL headphones but still excels in some way to keep its place for people that really enjoy that bass quantity with added LCD’s house sound signature.

Using the USB dongle, you can easily connect to their console or desktop over lossless, low latency 2.4GHz wireless.I had very high expectation on vocal performance on LCD-X which suppose to be huge improvements over LCD-2. Because i really really really enjoyed to listen vocals on He500, which i just returned for LCD-X.............I really really regret on that part. The design is like older Audeze headphones, But the comfortable is the next level as an adjustable leather headband. First, all three headphones in their current form are quite similar tonally. Gone are the days of uber-buttery sound for Audeze, I find the current models be pretty well balanced with the mid-treble range and up being stronger and in better proportion than previous Audeze incarnations. I hear the LCD-2 now as being a little grainier and less refined in the treble than the other two, but significantly improved over previous iterations. The LCD-3 sounds nicely refined and clear with a bit of liquid goodness thrown in. The LCD-X seems to just want to do its job and get out of the way.

With each Audeze headphone, I’ve found a good progression in sound quality improvements. From the LCD-2 R1 to R2 and then subsequently to the LCD-3s (you can read my thoughts in the wikis I wrote here on Head-Fi). After my time with them, I feel that the LCD-X offers a very solid improvement over the LCD-2 R2 (as was the LCD-3). However when comparing the LCD-3s to the LCD-X, I feel that there are certainly areas that the LCD-X have improved things even further. I am not saying this a perfect headphone. It has its faults. But you can easily overlook them as it sounds damn good. I find the vocals just right.The vocals are full and you will get a nice texture of singers’ voice. The vocals sound predominantly thin and artificial in my other headphones. My girlfriend doesn't give a crap about earphones or headphones. But with LCD-X it is different; Life of Pi's lullaby brought tears in her eyes. Yeah, if you are weak at heart, you ''will'' cry. If you have stubborn balls, you may not cry. You can even find faults in singer’s voice.You may even find imperfections in your favorite singer’s voice.You may even hate some of the singers due to the same reason. You gotta make sure that you use high quality files, otherwise this headphone will disappoint you for sure. Buy legit flac files. If you don’t do this you may think you just wasted your money, and you may calculate how many things and how many pairs of lingerie you could have bought for your girlfriend with the same amount of money.The only downside is that when you hear some female vocals with that tempting texture, you may end up in the bathroom. My previous headphones never made me to go to the bathroom. Amen to that! Cheap jokes apart, let's get to the bass. There's plenty to like when it comes to the sound as well, with the LCD-X delivering a neutral sound that allows your music to shine. The low-end and mids are incredibly detailed, and the treble has no sibilance whatsoever and decent extension. But it's the soundstage and imaging that set the LCD-X apart; this is one of the biggest reasons why the headset is so highly regarded. Or are they? I don’t know, sometimes they sound a little recessed, sometimes not. Most of the time though, I think they’re even with the bass and treble — my lizard brain, expecting vocals to be forward, is caught off-guard by this.

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In comparison, look at driver & item price; both use the same planar magnetic technology and magnet and Diaphragms powered by a 1.5-tesla magnetic field with the same price option. You are going to get a good soundstage but not like the HD800.To put it briefly, I personally didn't like the HD800's overall sound quality. It is too nude for my tastes. But the HD800 excels in soundstage. Ear pads are waaaaaaaaay softer than i expected which i was told it's same as LCD-3's ear pads. In fact, i didn't like them..... they are comfortable, but they are too soft that pressed headphones towards my head more, so my ears touched the "razor edge" of the plate (Did i forget to mention that, LCD-X has different plate inside the earcup compare to LCD-2s, they are sharp... so they hurt my ears, like .. .physically) In the compensated frequency response plots above we see the evolution of the LCD-2. Probably the most important area of change is between 400Hz and 3kHz. This is an area critical to the proper reproduction of the human voice and its overtones. I really wish we had proper target curves to help guide our view here, but my understanding leads me to think that we don't want to see a precipitous drop after 1kHz, but rather more flat to 2kHz then gently sloping down thereafter to 10 or 15dB down at 20kHz...of course in the real world things get pretty wonky above 5kHz and you'll never see a flat line up there. Anyway, it's pretty obvious that the LCD-2 has been on a trend to make the transition after 1kHz more gentle and to lift the 1-3kHz area. Above 10kHz one can't read too much into things, but it does seem the later headphones have somewhat more energy than the older models.

The handcrafted build quality for the Audiophiles. These headphones provide laser-etching technology with enough care. (Image credit: Audeze) At last, The Audeze LCD-4z is an excellent choice for gaming with all platforms and mobile and console devices, audiophiles use, and regular listening to music. Without any DAC/Amp, it sounds great! LCD-4z Specifications The MGs width to my ear is hair larger than the LCDs, height is a hair smaller, but depth is MUCH deeper up front. This, in my mind, compliments the more relaxed tuning in the mids putting them a bit further out in the mix as well, along with the bass. While this type of stage is something you will find appealing or not is totally an individual’s view, I actually find the bigger stage with the more relaxed energy works very well with the MGs, just as the more in your face stage works with the bigger energy of the LCDs. The only major problem with the LCD-X is the comfort. I can wear the HD 800 for 8 hours or more and not feel like I’ve worn them at all when I take them off. Their comfort is simply spectacular. The best I’ve experienced with any headphones at any price point. The LCD-X are simply too heavy to replicate this experience. After a couple hours you’ll start noticing them on your head. There’s no particular point on my head where it hurts or anything, but I can’t forget they’re on my head. I can’t get lost in the material I’m experiencing with them completely because of this. Another thing worth noting is that the LCD-X 2021 isn’t really a demanding pair of headphones when it comes to amplification. It sounds just about right with my JDSLabs Atom Amp+ and XIAudio Broadway S, and an additional power that comes with the SMSL SH-9 or the LittleDot MK III SE doesn’t really change them that much. For sure, they do scale quite well with better equipment, but you don’t have to spend big to get them going.They are very clear, have an excellent & large sound stage, they image well and are quite spacious.

It doesn't has the annoy chi-chi noise when you adjust headband compare to the wooden ring LCD-2s and LCD-3s. Another thing that's rather odd, given the fact that three or four years ago Audeze headphones were so well known for their unbelievable bass extension and potency, is that now compared with some of these warmer cans the Audezes sound a bit bass shy to me. Don't get me wrong, Audeze headphones continue to have killer bass control and depth, it's just that after hearing the other cans I begin to feel like I'd want a couple more dB of response below 120Hz when listening to the Audeze headphones. Large soundstage – bigger than the XTC-O, good instrument separation – slightly better than the XTC-O, but just barely. The soundstage while playing Hogwarts Legacy was pretty epic on the LCD-X while on the XTC-O it’s more intimate.

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I heard these cans with a custom UPOFC balanced XLR cable and the cans have been burned in for a minimum of 100 hours. over time", says their rep on Head-fi. The updated LCD-X 2021 has new ear pads as well as refined and newly optimised magnetic circuits. They modified the ear pad material to get a better seal around the ears on differently shaped heads for a more consistent sonic experience. all connected to a custom Russ Andrews Yello power mains extension with a Supra gold plated UK mains plug with a gold plated AMR fuse inside. Not really a fair comparison, since I own these primarily for gaming. Penrose is good for gaming, LCD-X is far too heavy. On the other hand, for music, Penrose sounds uneven — dark and edgy simultaneously. Truly the Cloud Strife of headphones.