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Audeze LCD-4 vs HiFiMAN HE-1000 V2

    Audeze LCD-4 Headphones
    Audeze LCD-4
      HiFiMAN HE-1000 V2 Headphones
      HiFiMAN HE-1000 V2
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      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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      4
      4 editorial reviews
      Hifiman HE-1000. I have been a fan of the Hifiman planar magnetic sound ever since I got the - now discontinued - Hifiman HE-500. The 500 was my favorite...Read more
      The competition at the extreme high-end of the headphone market is fierce, so Hifiman made its top headphone even better.Read more
      The $2999 HiFiMAN HE-1000 V2 represents the latest update to original HiFiMAN’s HE-1000 flagship headphones. With improved design and tuning is it worth the price? Read on to find out.Read 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
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      41
      4.0 out of 5
      41 user ratings
      5 stars
      		39 %
      4 stars
      		34 %
      3 stars
      		19 %
      2 stars
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      1 stars
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      Full Comparison

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      Technical details

      Audeze LCD-4Audeze LCD-4
      HiFiMAN HE-1000 V2HiFiMAN HE-1000 V2
      Sound outputStereoStereo
      StyleOver-EarOver-Ear
      Headset (integrated/enclosed microphone)nono

      Design

      Audeze LCD-4Audeze LCD-4
      HiFiMAN HE-1000 V2HiFiMAN HE-1000 V2
      Colour of product
      • Black
      • Wood
      		Silver
      Acoustic designOpenOpen
      Attachment typeHeadbandHeadband

      Sound

      Audeze LCD-4Audeze LCD-4
      HiFiMAN HE-1000 V2HiFiMAN HE-1000 V2
      Impedance200.0 Ω35.0 Ω
      Frequency range5 - 200008 - 65000
      Driver technology
      • Planar magnetic
      • Orthodynamic
      • Planar magnetic
      • Orthodynamic

      Connectivity

      Audeze LCD-4Audeze LCD-4
      HiFiMAN HE-1000 V2HiFiMAN HE-1000 V2
      USBnono
      Detachable cableyesyes

      Power

      Audeze LCD-4Audeze LCD-4
      HiFiMAN HE-1000 V2HiFiMAN HE-1000 V2
      Battery operatednono

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
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