YES! The LCD-X is Still Insane! 800s, Arya and 2C Comparison.
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- Let's take a look at a classic. Does it hold up to the LCD2c, Arya and HD800S.
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Seriously thinking about unsuscribing.... Every video about headphones lead me to a dangerously desire to buy a better setup xD
Tell me about it -_- Luckily I have a limit. And the X is that limit for what I would pay for headphones. And for a class A amp is about 700. When this is in the house. I'm done and leaving all audio related subscriptions.
@@Rubmaster Yeah but what about complimentary headphones? You have different headphones for particular music. I fell in that trap with motorcycles. I have an adventure bike, naked street bike, and sport touring bike.
I am $750 down in dac amp combo thanks to him and z reviews
You should also unsubscribe because nothing of value is said on this channel.
@@kalel33 luckily I got myself an MDR-Z1R which plays everything and especially everything fine
Hey so I been owning the LCD-X's for about a year now and definitely stand by them 100%. There is one thing I just found out recently though that can seriously impact the quality of the sound. Overtime the black screws on the bottom where the black half-circle metal piece is connected to the silver adjustable metal bars and earcups can loosen up over time (at least mine did). The right cup started to sag, causing discomfort on my right ear, I also noticed that there was more bass on the left cup then the right because the left was more sealed and a lot of sound was leaking on the right cup. I was starting to get really concerned about it but then I noticed the black screws and so I tightened both sides up and instantly it was restored. both cups are tight against my ears with no sag or discomfort. Now they feel the same way as they did when I first bought them! Maybe even better!
I'm sensing he doesn't give a shit
@@mazzerattimike8695 well this comment is really for anyone who also happens to own the LCD-Xs and started to experience the same thing. At least they will know what to do if they should run into the same issue
funny that happened to you, mine arrived loose when i bought it. Was a bit annoying but easy to fix so not a biggie L(
I have the same problem, I screw them everyday
Had that issue, Audeze support said "use a little crazy glue, and screw it back in", did that and it worked.
After getting the LCD-X, and relistening to this video with the LCD-X, is insane! So much detail! Thanks for the video Josh
I got both the Arya and LCD-X. Spent about 4 weeks with them and ended up returning the Arya. At first the Arya sounded better, but after a few weeks of breakin it became less of a difference. Better bass and a more intimate experience with the LCD-X while the Arya had better sound stage. LCD-X feels like it came from a soviet tank factory, thick high quality leather and metal all around (but heavy). The Arya is cheap and plastic, through and through, even the cables are short and don't feel nice (for $1500!!). The headstrap also looks dorky and gets in the way. Bottom line, the drivers on the Arya are nice, no doubt about it, and for some people might be the right fit, but I ended up with the Xs because they are just much higher build quality and I prefer the bass + intimate sound.
I love it when you recommend tracks! Exploring and sharing new worlds is awesome. Much needed, thanks!
Onto my 2nd pair after a break. Listened to the HD800S, listened to the LCD X, and bought those. Better bass, and wider flexibility with source material. More meat and bones on the sound - Crystallize - Lindsey Stirling on these is amazing🙂
Great overview of headphones, your presentation & information provided is getting better by the day. A good reviewer not only makes purchase easy but encapsulates the overall experience of owning a product, & you definitely do that. Keep up the good work. Subscribed!
I had the LCD-2 for a few weeks and recently bought the LCD-X and it is as the reviews say! I am really happy with my money investment! I have an ifi hip-dac.. best setup i ever had :-) Thank you for your review!!
The lcd 2 c or the lcd2 ? How do you compare it to the lcd x
Love my LCD-Xs with Sonarworks Systemwide to flatten out the frequency response a bit. Once you’ve enabled Sonarworks, these become some of the best cans ever for audio engineering work! The transient response is incredible. Dialing in things like compression is much easier on these than my HD650s! It’s impressive.
The most informative and honest headphone reviewer I've seen on TH-cam!
I really appreciate you making videos like this, great content my dude.
Have it, love it! Driven by Oppo 105d XLR into Cavalli Audio Liquid Carbon. They are my reference and I tune my loudspeakers by using this as my base. When I got these, they were 1700 plus tax and shipping. Still worth IMO.
Joshua, thanks. Excellent review and user experience shared. You helped me to choose the right one for me.
Finally, a re-review! Thanks Josh!
Bought mine this afternoon. Can hardly wait to get them. I own the EL-8 and the LCD-2 from the Audeze line-up.
Insane review. Thank you for sharing this wonderful content with us.
Man I’m so happy I just got my first lcd today it’s astonishingly good I got a gold planar gl2000. And I prefer the lcd hands down it’s much sweeter and softer sounding than the gl 2000 and it’s never harsh sounding and so pleasant to listen to and it loves EQ and sounds amazing through my Ifi zen stack it’s a match made in heaven I’ve been jamming and gaming on it since I got home from work thank you for the rec on this guy its just a lcd2 I got it with travel case brand new the case was a pleasant surprise because the description said it has no case included that’s why I thought it was selling so cheap if you can call 600$ cheap for a headphone and it is brand spanking new thanks so much Josh this is my current end game
Placed an order for the LCD X last night and woke up to this. Couldn’t be more reassuring.
Dude same. I ordered one a few days ago and just came across this review
They are great man. The weight is a bit more than the wooden LCDs but the suspension is good enough.
How is it?
@@chrisselner5005 Really weird frequency response. A bit shouty. Airy yet intimate. A slightly noticable lack of definition/clarity/resolution. Great bass / sub ass for planar. Very clean and linear. Honestly though for the price I can't recommend this over the Sundara. For $350 I think the Sundara is a much more balanced can and far less expensive
@@KurtG879 I just picked them up also and wasn't that crazy about them. Then I recreated this EQ adjustment th-cam.com/video/Xfb_70TPSe8/w-d-xo.htmlm46s using the peace plugin for equalizer APO and oh, my god! They sound soooooo much better. I think like they were intended too. It shocks me that Joshua likes them so much without EQ. It makes me wonder if he has a unique pair or....him and I have very different taste, haha.
The LCD XC are really great as well. Fantastic closed back. Amazing alternative to the open back X.
I’m buying xc
Can't wait to make waffles with these.
Best suggested songs ever! Love your reviews :)
Currently paused your video and playing Haxan Cloak. This is interesting because I never would have discovered this on my own.
I have done some listening tests with the lcd 2, lcd 3, Lcd X, focal clear(+MG) , Arya and Ananda( my own) all powered by the mojo 2. I like the lcd X most! Bit heavy on the head, but most enjoyable sound, for most styles of music. Some others sounded superior in some Areas, but with the x, all music sounded right, tone was best.
Dude, I was listening to this review with my LCD-X while working on something on my desk......when you moved around @16:10, or when you put the Aryas down and few other gestures made me look at you haha. They aren't wide but I think that's to keep a 1:1 ratio with de width and depth...they can really amaze me with how the throw sounds around with such great image. I never heard the Arya, but what you said about the bass....I always thought the X sounded like a subwoofer, I like subwoofers and holographic sound,, I'm a basshead by nature after all...I now know where the money from selling my 2C's is going...damn Josh you really sold it to me now! Good stuff !
Do you find the x significantly more fatiguing than the 2c?
Would love a video about what tracks you listen to when defining the qualities of headphones. Among all millions of tracks out there it’s hard to find those real golden ones that really gives that wow experience when using headphones. I find myself coming back to the same tracks all the time XD
I have the LCD-X and the Arya thanks to you Josh! great compliment to each other sound very different, I use the X for rock and metal, anything more aggressive and the Arya for everything else. Ayra is still my favourtie and I consider it the most impressive. But the softness leaves me dissapointed for some genres. For me the X is like listening to a microphone and the Ayra is more speaker like
which ine do you like more for electronic
@@jim8643 100% Ayra, LCD-X isnt bad for it I just like the space you get with the arya presentation much more. Worth noting I EQ both pairs to Harman target with slight adjustments for preference, makes a big difference for genres like this. Arya can get very close to the target if you like that sound
love the amount of information and listening material references!
Eyy I see those superteam carbon wheels! I had a set of em when I first started racing 4 years ago! Fantastic first set of carbon wheel.
Hi Josh
Love your reviews here in the UK
I brought the LCDX after much research and your review - cost was £1200 for the Creator pack, after which I brought the Audeze travel case for £100 so it was a win win!
Great phones! Keep up the good work 💪🏾
Do you still use them a lot? :)
Those ear cushions look so comfy!
Great points and considerations this time. Keep it up. I agree the GX is hyped imho. If I was picking, I'd still pick the X as well. I'd want both the X and the Arya if I could have them... oh and throw in a Verite Open Ziricote... not too much to ask for right?
I'm pursuing this very journey, I have the LCD-X and the Verite. The Verite with the Universe pads actually sound quite similar to my LCD-X tonality, almost tempted to sell my X and pick up the Arya just to hear what they are about!
Must say, the Verite feel quite cheap (build wise compared to LCD-X. I honestly believe the build cost must be under $500 for the Verite.
i sold the HD800s after a week and a half trying to EQ it to my liking and sadly it did not work out The vocals were pulled away from me first HD headphones i heard that did that and have heard HD 598se
Great re-visit, thank you! One obvious comparison missing to me would be the LCD-X vs. LCD-MX4, supposedly a gross between the X and the 4. @josh, did you ever get your hands on those?
Obvious - except 2 1/2 times more expensive...
I have LCD-X and I totally love them. I wonder what would be the appropriate stereo setup pricetag to be anywhere near the X's quallity in terms of "packing the information and stuffing it in my ear ..."? Any thoughts on this are very appretiated!
We need a direct comparison between LCD-X, Arya and Focal Clear. Plus, info on the revisions done to LCD-X and Arya.
I would love to see you review the LCD-2 (the current, fazored version) and how it compares to LCD-2C and LCD-X
The Fazor version is one that doesn't get talked over much, but it is an extremely good performer. The Fazor give the LCD-2 what they are missing in their normal state: treble. It becomes pretty much reference, even measuring flatter than the LCD-X in some units. They keep the bass the originals had, but they sound lighter because of the treble presence. If you really like a really close to neutral signature, the Fazor version of the LCD-2 is incredible.
@@V.Hazezz exactly
@dreydman1 yea there is 3d printed fazors online
@@kbeau937 so u reccomend buying the 2c and doing the fazor mod instead of buying the 2?
@@perlaortizjorge3530 no ide buy the fazor model
You're actually the reason I bought a pair and I have not looked back since.
I have it with a 789 but I'm going to get a schiit Ragnarok 2 as I've heard they pair well. (I also just want a Ragnarok 2)
X.
Sounds stunning with many good recordings. Way above their price tag.
On the other hand, some recordings just can't be played on those, the output is completely crap.
That's driving me crazy.
After studying this deeply and spent hours with different albums, I just focus on the things that work.
I love those cans, they have magic that no measurement can revel.
I hope you will review LCD-24 as well.
Hey Josh , are you planning to have an update video on the 2021 revision that you also added to your buddy Brian's build?
Hey thanks for the video ! Have you compared the LCD-X to the LCD-MX4 ? I wonder how much of an uprgade they really are. They seem to be the flagship in terms of a more neutral/reference type of signature. Thanks anyway :)
Thanks Josh, you helping make my purchase decision for over a grand
Thank you very much for the comparison of LCD-X with DT-1990 for the studio purpose.
I have 1990 and I've never been so happy working with headphones.
I changed from the DT1990 to the LCD-X last week. I think he downplays the difference a bit in this video. The difference is pretty obvious if it comes to clarity and precision. The DT1990 aren't anywhere as high resolution as the LCD-X. In Fact the LCD-X made me understand exactly what people mean when they talk about resolutioon in headphones. It is definitely a big step up for studio purposes since the LCD-X have way more detailed sound especially if you mix a lot of subbass.
That being said don't get me wrong! The DT1990 are definitely amazing and enough for amazing studio purpose. The LCD-X is a possible step up if you have some spare money but not required at all.
@@Frobbl Thanks for the detailed answer) 🧐
Yet again great video. However, there is always missing comparison to Focal Clear/Clear Professional......always....
Just received the LCD-X to compare to my Arya. I put it back in the box within 10 minutes. Build quality is awesome and comfort isn't too bad with the new headband, but the imaging and clarity can't touch the Arya. It just throws everything at you all at once, and it all blends together. Basically everything you have said. Thanks for the reviews.
$1200 for the LDC-X Creator's Package and $130 for the same carrying case as all the high end Audeze headphones directly from their site, $1330 total. I've been looking for the catch too.
Important aspect! BUILD QUALITY!
LCD-X > Arya
A potato > Arya
Rodrigo Fredes the failure rate of the LDC-X driver is definitely much higher than Arya, and the crazy variance between units. (metal is an expert on that lol)
@@llevine6510 Well probably because Arya is still a relative new headphone idk and I only can speak about my experience I have LCD2 for over 2 years and not problem, Hifiman Edition X v2 for 11 months the right driver stop working, Arya 7 months the headband make a horrible noise replace the headband for a new one and the same problem after 1 month, Arya cost $1599 in terms of value that price is so inflated! Materials are so cheap!! I don't see Arya can keep that price for long time until more people start complaining about their build quality (they already know for they poor build quality) I will say if you want the Arya wait until they drop in price. I owned 800s, LCD 2 twice! (I sold one) Fostex Th900mk2 (treble murder as Josh describe xD) and multiple others in the middle cost range, the only company that feels cheap is Hifiman, there is not a great value on those headphones in my opinion and experience, I'm glad I sold my pair.
From dealers I've talked to, failure rate is easily higher with Hifiman products across the board. That doesn't mean Audeze is particularly reliable though
I'll definitely go with the potato. The Arya is just plastic horror. Better go with Hd800S.
@@marcin561 I have a 2020 review unit sitting in my living room that sounds horrible. So no, it's not fixed.
Great video dude
Joshua, thank you so much for this comparison review. It convinced me to buy the LCD-X creator package and pair it with the Monolith THX DAC AMP portable. Check this out: As the THX DAC AMP has 1 Shelf EQ and 3 Parametric EQ settings, I used Andrew Park's EQ settings for the LCD-X (found in the headphones.com forum) and used the three settings which addresses the dip in the upper mids for the LCD-X. Dial these settings into the THX 887 or THX portable and hold on to your socks:
Shelf EQ: LF GAIN +2.5 FREQ 120
PEQ 1: ENABLE ON, FREQ 1.7K, GAIN +3.5, Q 1.5
PEQ 2: ENABLE ON, FREQ 3.2K, GAIN +6.0, Q 1.5
PEQ 3: ENABLE ON, FREQ 4.2K, GAIN +6.0, Q 4.0
any update on lcd x and your eq settings here to this date? how are you liking it? what are your impressions?
@@vincesanity27 The more money I spend on flagship headphones and tube amps, the more I appreciate what the LCD-X brings at such a good price. I have changed my EQ setting , but they are important only of you have a 2020 version of the LCD-X. There was a revision if it which changed the frequency response for 2021.
Hey Josh, I'm considering to buy either LCD-X and LCD-2C in the near future. The current collection I have include Focal Utopia, HD800S, and an Ether CX. Which one would be a good complement? Or does Focal Utopia absolutely crush those two in the vocal category? Thanks!
i like the quality of your image. lighting is Top quality
Can't wait till you get your hands on the LCD-GX. It might be a 2c beater for sure
@Otie Jason the lcd-gx is def not a 2c beater. I now know this 😅
Hi. I have a question for you...between Sennheiser Hd 800s and LCD-X, which is the best in your opinion? I listened to both, Hd 800s seems to have less bass but has a wider soundstage (which I prefer). Is it possible to get fuller by equalizing the bass?
P.s: I’ve had the hd 600 for years and I love how they sound but I’d like to upgrade. I like the spacious and transparent sound but also powerfull and with a deep and round bass.
So glad you finally did this video!
Hi Josh. Did the X still get your recommendation in 2021? Or what HP could be a better option?
Hey man. Would you be able to review the final e5000 iems? Would love to hear your opinion on them since they’re pretty unique sounding, and have a lot of variance in opinions form the community.
Hey man, will you make a review on the new Ollo S4X?
Which do you think is better for mixing hip hop/electronic, LCD-X vs MX4?
I'm wearing the LCD-X right now. I've come to realize that they're pretty uncomfortable for a normal sized head. Based on where you have the headband notches, it seems like you have a slightly larger than average head? For me I have to use them on the smallest notch, which makes the cups not rotate properly to sit with even pressure on the head. They're also incredibly heavy for a headphone. I liked them at first but now they're pretty fatiguing and uncomfortable to wear for long periods of time. I'm also curious what you think about the missing energy between 1 and 6k as noted by audiosciencereview. Do you listen to them with EQ?
Excellent review. Would you mind posting some links to the carry cases for 50 bucks that you mentioned? Many thanks!
Well, I don't know about $50 cases--my full size headphones never leave my apartment so I have no interest or need for cases, but the exact same case whose inclusion raises the LCD-X price by $500 is available on Audeze's site for $130. Very odd.
Just as I'm about to choose between the Arya and LCD-X, Josh posts this to help me out. Haha the timing couldn't be better.
I'm on the same boat, as well. In my country, the Arya is $300 more expensive than the LCD-X. I may end up with the LCD-X...
Same here man, still torn between the two
I compared those A to B For a month before deciding. To me and my tastes there is no doubt...LCD-X wins. True, Arya has more depth, but Audeze sounds way fuller, with more body to the midrange, more precise bass. In the end try to listen both, good headphones, it's a matter of perception in the end.
I have seen some arya around $1100 pre-owned basically new from authorized dealers. It sounds like my preferred sounds signature over the audeze x but I still have a hard time wanting to pull the trigger with hifiman quality issues. I guess if your buying one of these invest in a longer warranty if possible. Anybody have experience with buying extended warranty on these that covers everything?
@@brandonburr4900 I have dealt with both. Hifiman is one year, non transferable.
Audeze is 3? But I know I'd transferable.
I’m really enjoying my 2-c’s , would the lcd-x be a good addition or upgrade from my current fostex hp-a3 dac?
Would love to see you test the Quad Era-1. People call them baby Abyss and sometimes rank them above headphones like Focal Elex, Clear and Audeze 2c.
Listened Quad Era-1 that my friend got with with Astell&Kern SP1000M and I liked it even more than Meze Empyrean that I have. I did not have them with me, but now I just want to go to Hi-Fi shop near by to check LCD-XC (wanted to buy the older version as the closed back headphones that I like most out of all I’ve heard so far), LCD-X (both new versions) Comparing them to Meze Empyrean and Quad Era-1. Really wonder which one I will enjoy more out of all of these…
Still can't decide if these would make a good addition to my HD 800S in a collection.
Great video! First time in your channel. If you allow me one question please. I'm looking for an Audeze Headphones mainly to video editing. I'm kind of new in this but i like to buy a GOOD pair from the beginning. Wich model do you recommend me please? And if you can, why?
Thanks in advance and sorry for my English i'm still learning
Have a Productive and Healthy day!
Dear Joshua, would you have a comment to share regarding the LCD X 2021 version? Stay safe!
quick question for you bud...what closed back headphone would you use with the magnius and modius for gaming/music?
Other package comes with a balanced cable as well. I think that’s where the price difference comes from mostly.
Arya v2 returned. I agree that the soundstage on those is so wide, that it's probably not even what the mastering engineer probably intended. I'd rather have a headphone where I can hear sound over a smaller area, but still having good imaging (like listening to a band some distance away from the stage, but the instruments aren't heard all jumbled together). Aryas have good imaging: picking out individual instruments in the mix is easy. I could also hear the quietest of tracks: certain tracks have hidden voices or guitars that simply cannot be heard with lesser gear: but I had heard those quiet tracks with both the Arya, and Focal's Clear. The biggest reason I'm getting rid of the Aryas, is I feel that there is something slightly wrong with the midrange: there's a slightly plastic, artificial quality to it, only in a certain frequency range, that I can't get used to. Have a feeling you have to get a HE-1000 or a Susvara to get rid of this. The Great Gig in the Sky, hadn't gone well for me, in particular. The Clears had sounded cold and brassy and fatiguing with some tracks (especially the clocks on DSOTM and Fleetwood Mac's Gold Dust Woman), but tonally I preferred the midrange on those. In many tracks, I could hear just as much detail with my Martin Logan speakers (the midrange on those is that good). Bass was muddier with my speakers than even headphones that are under $1000, due to physics and room effects. Clears have a huge 55 Hz resonant peak, planars don't. Got LCD-X 2021 (was waiting them to fix the upper midrange hole).
It's different story for the both of them with the Arya v3, and the LCD-X 2021.
Thank you!
Funny enough, I liked the LCD-2F more than the X. But they were too heavy so I sold them after 3 years.
Gonna have to wait a while till they figure out how to make a light version of it.
I finally got to listen to a pair of LCD-Xs today. They were the first really expensive headphones I've got to listen to properly in an optimal environment: in a quiet environment, comparing with headphones I know well (Sennheiser Momentum 2.0s), and to music I know well. A few thoughts.
It was difficult to know how to feel about them. I don't have a wide experience of headphones; the best headphones I've listened to before were HD800s, but that was in a very noisy environment, so hard to judge. The LCD-Xs certainly sounded good, but they're quite a flat sound: as predominantly a rock listener, they don't have the excitement that I'm used to with the Sennheisers. The Sennheisers sounded messy and congested (not excessively so: I still love how they sound) but exciting and emotional and engaging; the LCD-Xs sounded clean and detailed, but by contrast a bit distant and unexciting. I kept wanting to turn the volume up to try and get them to make me feel something.
I really don't feel like they're necessarily the best headphones to be listening to rock or other aggressive music on: they really don't seem to want to blast your face off and rock your socks. Where they really seem to shine is on anything more spacious and delicate. However: I'm wondering if with some EQ, especially boosting about 3-4k, that may change.
But to go back to the start, I'm really not a headphone connoisseur, and my experience is narrow, so I don't know how valuable it is.
Hey, you can try using Audeze's Reveal+ software, it should improve the sound. However, Audeze is known to have wide variations between unit. So I suggest you install other EQ software like PEACE APO and adjust the frequency based on your unit or your preference. EQ makes the headphone way way better (stock tuning sucks IMO). And since it has very low distortion you can significantly change the frequency response by EQ. You really can drastically change the sound signature of LCD X without sacrificing sound quality at all using EQ. I even have certain profiles for certain genres.
Also the "distant" feeling is because of the "dip" or drop in the 4K Hz range of the frequency response. You can EQ this by adding +6db or more to fix the problem.
To longterm LCD-X owners, which replacement pads are you guys running?
Mine are 2014 build, I recently replaced my old "leather pads" (non-memory foam) with the current factory leather...it completely changes the sound signature (sounds more flat/dry...maybe more accurate/ neutral tonality but I don't want that).
I was lucky to find new old stock (bought the last one from an online seller), much prefer the sound signature on old style pads.
Any idea on which aftermarket pads that performs the same/similar to the old pads?
Or input in general with aftermarket pads?
Could you please suggest headphones that sound rich and open while being intimate?
Excellent discussion, thanks! I have an LCD-X and the Arya and go back and forth all the time on which is best. If I had to pick one it would probably be the X. It just sounds more natural and less hifi overall.
really, whats your opinion on the differences
Hey Joshua! Would you say the HIFIMAN Arya have better or worse vocals than the HD660S?
DT1990 has better soundstaging than the LCD-X? I think you said that right near the end. Could you expand the comparison? Thanks.
Is lcd x warmer than arya? I have the Arya and i think its neutral bright with touch of warmth in bass.
I'm curious how would this compare to the lcd-xc? From what I see the difference is closed vs open but it's the same driver and frame etc.
Been debating both for a bit just curious
Love your reviews, but - You should mention witch version of LCD-X You have. Now there are different pads - little thinner (that change the sound, and in 2016 there was driver revision - and it seems to me that You have LCD-X that was made before that). Comparing my 2017 version with new pads and new drivers to LCD-2C or 2016 LCD-2f rosewood with vegan pads i prefer vocals on X... ARYA vocals sounds thin and lacking body comparing to X. Love ARYA holographic lush sound but it came for the price - and the price is lack of slam and body in vocals - for me LCD-X are winner in that battle, also with ANANDA. Overall i agree with Your comparison to ARYA and understand Your point. Thanks for another great review!
Completely agree with you on this. Arya is top notch but I wish the vocals had more body
Not just vocals, Lcd-X has more body in everything!
How do you compare the x to the lcd 2f ?
Listening to "Consumed " for first time on the Arya, Jesus!!!! Do you have a playlist for Tidal? Or any other sounds you recommend ☺️
Hi Josh, Love the videos! We keep seeing that bad ass bike in the back, can you make us a review of your BIKE? :D avid barefoot runner and road bike rider =D keep it up dude
Just got a 2018 brought model for 463 dollars(plus additional balanced cable included). Is it a good buy? Will my Fiio m11 pro be enough?
Pls make a video for Focal Clear OG, Hifiman Arya Stealth, and LCD X
Yup LCD-X are delicious! . My unit sounds amazing! The only issue I had with mine was the leather pads started ripping. I don’t agree with one thing you said. Don’t believe the numbers , the LCD-X needs a lot of power to sound best. I have tried my unit with many different amps and it sounds the best with high current / power amplifiers. My unit has huge sound stage almost speaker like, but still keeping details and tight bass.
haris javed good to hear. What year of LCD-X’s do you happen to have?
Aaron Miller thank you sir, they are 2016.
The lcd-x gets praised all the time but it’s extremely heavy at 680 grams . This was like 5 years ago, so maybe they've made some changes, but I literally could not wear it more than 15 minutes. It was the very definition of functional obsolescence. I’m a big guy too!
is the LCD X good for music production and mixing? I keep seeing mixed reviews that its better for just listening
Speaking of the Arya being your favourite headphone ever, are you talking about the OG Arya, or the V3 Stealth? Thanks
Hi Joshua, What cable are you using ? This nice red one .
Did they change some of the build of the LCD-X? I got a 2021 pair and the head band doesn't have the carbon fiber look to it. It also looks a bit shinier in this video, but that could be lighting.
Hope people send you ZMF Verite for review! Seems to be the headphone of the year.
Which one you think is better or prefer, the lcdx or the lcd2f ? I just cant find any good comparison online, only with the lcd 2c
u gotta review the QUAD ERA-1
Love my pair!
wow. do you make movies? I really like your video and sound quality, and i think you're using a cinema camera - which one? Damn the picture details and colors are so fine
Read the description. He lists the equipment he used.
It would be good to now if headphones like if this standard are worth using to listen to live recordings of rock music from late 60s. Would they be wasted on anything that isn't studio recorded? I really like what I hear about these.
i have the arya and 2c, i love both of them, but switching all the time between them depending on listening-content... i am looking for something just in between. not that wide as arya, but a little warmer. good bass, but not that closed into "my head". i would say, i tend more to the arya, just a hint more bass and warmth and just a little hint closer, not too close as 2c. budget would be about 2k$ when not replacing my dacamp (rme adi-2 dac fs
So what is the best headphone for mixing / mastering music? I'm a musician and I'm looking for the best reference headphone I can buy to make music with.
Try their Earbuds! they look very intriguing, as if the design majorly plays into performace
Josh you should definitely review and compare latest LCD 2 $995. It's missing.