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Audeze LCD-3 Headphones
Audeze LCD-3
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Audeze LCD-4 Headphones
Audeze LCD-4
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Audeze LCD-X Headphones
Audeze LCD-X
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Sennheiser HD 800 Headphones
Sennheiser HD 800
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4.9 out of 5
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5 editorial reviews
Audeze is a California-based designer and manufacturer of headphones, microphones, and amplifiers since 2008. The LCD-4 ($3,995) is the flagship headphone employing planar magnetic technology. Planar magnetic transducers suspend a flat, lightweight diaphragm in a magnetic field rather than employ...Read more
Audeze LCD-4Z Flagship Planar Magnetic Headphones A brilliant take on a classic! Review By Peter Pialis Of Headphone.GuruRead more
Life is too short to put up with poor-sounding headphones, I mused the other morning, during my 60-minute commute on the NYC subway. All around me, straphangers gripped smartphones and listened to multicolored Beats, noise-canceling Boses, white Apple earbuds, and, only rarely, Sennheisers and Grados.Read more
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3.9 out of 5
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4.4 out of 5
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Technical details

Sound outputStereoStereoStereoStereo
StyleOver-EarOver-EarOver-EarOn-Ear
Connectivity technologyWiredWiredWiredWired
Headset (integrated/enclosed microphone)nononono
Magnet materialNeodymiumNeodymiumNeodymium
N/A
Diaphragm materialLOTUS
N/A
N/A
N/A

Design

Colour of productBlack,Wood
  • Black
  • Wood
  • Black
  • Wood
  • Grey
  • Silver
Acoustic designOpenOpenOpenOpen
Attachment typeHeadbandHeadbandHeadbandHeadband
Body materialWoodLeather
  • Aluminum
  • Leather
Metal
CategoryStudioAudiophileAudiophileAudiophile
Foldable
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Noise isolating
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Connector contacts plating
N/A
N/A
N/A
Silver

Sound

Impedance110.0 Ω200.0 Ω20.0 Ω300.0 Ω
Frequency range5 - 200005 - 200005 - 500006 - 51000
Diaphragm diameter2.48 in
N/A
2.48 in2.2 in
Driver technology
  • Planar magnetic
  • Orthodynamic
  • Planar magnetic
  • Orthodynamic
  • Planar magnetic
  • Orthodynamic
Dynamic
Driver size4.17 in4.17 in4.17 in1.57 in
Total harmonic distortion (THD)0.1 %0.1 %0.1 %0.02 %
Maximum input power250.0 mW500.0 mW250.0 mW500.0 mW

Connectivity

Inputs supported3.5mm
6.35mm
3.5mm
6.35mm
Cable length2.52.52.53
3.5 mm/6.3 mm adapter includedyes
N/A
yesno
Type of connector
  • 3.5mm
  • 6.3mm
N/A
6.3mm6.3mm
USBnononono
Detachable cableyesyesyesyes

Power

Battery operatednononono
Power handling capacity
N/A
N/A
N/A
500.0 mW

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Often compared with Audeze LCD-4

Often compared with Audeze LCD-X

Often compared with Sennheiser HD 800