Our Take: The Audeze LCD-X Creator's Edition (and Premium Package) are one of Audeze's most popular headphones, with good reason. Made with studio engineers in mind, the LCD-X targets a neutral sound with a touch of warmth resulting in a more laid-back listen than what you would get from something like the Focal Clear or Hifiman Arya. However, the LCD-X does weigh 612 grams so comfort can be an issue for some.
The Audeze LCD-X Creator's Edition contains 1 x Single-ended 1/4" cable as well as Audeze's Economy Travel carrying case.
If you're looking for the LCD-X with more premium packaging, check out the LCD-X Premium Package which has 1 x Single-Ended Cable, 1 x Balanced 4-Pin XLR Cable and 1 x Premium Pelican Travel carrying case.
The Audeze LCD-X High-Performance Reference Planar Magnetic Headphones (Lambskin Leather) is designed for professional mixing, mastering, and reference level personal Hi-Fi listening when connected to a low powered external headphone amplifier or portable device. The headphones are sensitive enough to be driven by portable music players such as iPods, iPhones, and other smartphones. Instead of utilizing traditional dynamic cone drivers, the headphones implement a neodymium magnetic planar transducer design to deliver a frequency response of 5 to 50,000 Hz with a THD of less than 1%, an impedance of 70 Ω, an efficiency of 95 dB per 1 mW, and a total output SPL of over 130 dB when driven by 15 watts.
Magnetic planar technology differs from traditional dynamic cone designs by suspending a thin lightweight diaphragm within a parallel magnetic plane comprised of an array of magnets. The diaphragm is much lighter when compared to a traditional dynamic cone and has a printed circuit spread across a thin-film substrate on the surface of the diaphragm as opposed to a cone attached to a voice coil. When the audio signal from the amplifier reaches the circuit, it magnetizes the diaphragm within the field and produces so
