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Audeze LCD-4 vs Audeze LCD-4z

    Audeze LCD-4 Headphones
    Audeze LCD-4
      Audeze LCD-4z Headphones
      Audeze LCD-4z
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
      5
      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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      1 editorial reviews
      Audeze LCD-4Z Flagship Planar Magnetic Headphones A brilliant take on a classic! Review By Peter Pialis Of Headphone.GuruRead more
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      User rating
      40
      4.4 out of 5
      40 user ratings
      5 stars
      		55 %
      4 stars
      		30 %
      3 stars
      		12 %
      2 stars
      		2 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      40
      4.1 out of 5
      40 user ratings
      5 stars
      		42 %
      4 stars
      		22 %
      3 stars
      		35 %
      2 stars
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      Technical details

      Audeze LCD-4Audeze LCD-4
      Audeze LCD-4zAudeze LCD-4z
      StyleOver-EarOver-Ear
      Connectivity technologyWiredWired
      Magnet materialNeodymiumNeodymium

      Design

      Audeze LCD-4Audeze LCD-4
      Audeze LCD-4zAudeze LCD-4z
      Colour of product
      • Black
      • Wood
      		Black,Gold
      Acoustic designOpenOpen

      Sound

      Audeze LCD-4Audeze LCD-4
      Audeze LCD-4zAudeze LCD-4z
      Impedance200.0 Ω15.0 Ω
      Driver size4.17 in4.17 in
      Total harmonic distortion (THD)0.1 %0.1 %

      Features

      Audeze LCD-4Audeze LCD-4
      Audeze LCD-4zAudeze LCD-4z
      Carrying caseyesyes

      Pros & Cons

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              Audeze LCD-4 vs Audeze LCD-4z - User Opinions

              • sherill
                over 1 year ago
                Concerning sound, both headphones are strictly identical, with a dynamic and detailed restitution. However, the LCD-4 have a higher impedance: 200 ohms compared to only 15 ohms for the LCD-4z. This makes them suitable for use with more powerful amplifiers (more than 1 watt).Jun 23, 2020
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              Audeze LCD-4 vs Audeze LCD-4z - Editorial Reviews (1)

              Audeze LCD-4Z Flagship Planar Magnetic Headphones A brilliant take on a classic! Review By Peter Pialis Of Headphone.Guru
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              Audeze LCD-4Z Flagship Planar Magnetic Headphones A brilliant take on a classic! Review By Peter Pialis Of Headphone.Guru

              Audeze LCD-4Z Flagship Planar Magnetic Headphones A brilliant take on a classic! Review By Peter Pialis Of Headphone.Guru

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