Audeze LCD-X Over Ear Open Back Headphone new 2021 version Creator Package with carry case

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A coil of thin copper wire is attached to a diaphragm moulded from a rigid, lightweight material and suspended within the field produced by a fixed magnet. Another thing worth noting is that the LCD-X 2021 isn’t really a demanding pair of headphones when it comes to amplification. The Rosson still has near-magical mids which the LCD-X gets close to but doesn’t quite share while the XTC-O still have some of the best lows available. The suspension-style headband works like a charm, and the earpads are big and soft, providing a superb feeling and great weight distribution.

Clear on the other hand is the more comfortable headphone since it is substantially lighter at around 450g vs LCD-X 2021's 612g. However, just as there are other transducers that can convert sound into electrical energy, so too are there other ways of designing headphones.

Progressive Rock/Metal – Porcupine Tree/Steven Wilson, Karnivool, Tool, Dead Letter Circus, Periphery, Lamb of God. If I worked in a studio, they’d recommend 10 minutes not working with sound every hour to maintain good hearing all day, and I find that I can only work for about an hour to 90 minutes and make accurate decisions anyways. The overall treble tuning enables excellent detail retrieval and resolution while always keeping the sound signature exciting and engaging without much fatigue creeping in in long listening sessions. Audeze has always been known for its pretty accurate, yet rather intimate staging capabilities, and it’s no different with the X 2021.

Besides "don't EQ sharp dips in the treble", I don't see what it can tell us or how it correlates to sound quality. VHS conquered Betamax, and Brunel’s broad-gauge railways were torn up to make way for the standard-gauge network. Patent-pending Fazor elements guide and manage the flow of sound for improved frequency extension and balanced soundstage.The soundstage is very precise, but not extremely large (the Hifimans are noticeably larger, but nowhere near as precise). Yet differ they do, and although the EL8s are still very fine headphones, they don’t quite succeed as often or as spectacularly in creating the illusion that there is nothing between the music and the listener. They aren’t as pleasant to listen to as either the open-backed Audeze ‘phones or some high-end dynamic models, but given the importance of the mid-range in recording and mixing, it’s arguably more useful to have that area prominently represented than to be seduced by exaggerated 10kHz ‘air’ or 40Hz sub-bass.

Additionally, the magnets array has been reworked to reduce the weight of the headphone, while maintaining the highest possible quality. Please ensure you provide a valid phone number for us to contact you should verification of your identity be required. Trusted by award winning artists and engineers, the LCD-X is a blend of transparency and reliability, ideal for any studio or audiophile system. Also, it isn’t as prone to create hot spots on the top of your head after wearing them for a while, and since it is still a heavy headphone at 612g, it’s a very important aspect of the design. In fact, apart from a marginally brighter mid-range and a fractionally less confident and full bass, I’d be hard put to pinpoint exactly how they differ from the LCD-Xs.

I don’t have a balanced cable to use with these, but if the LCD-XC is any indicator, a balanced cable will improve these exponentially.