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hey everybody audio head here today we have the Odysseys closed-back planar magnetic head phone called the X C C standing for closed in this case there's also an X version incorporating the same driver but without the back the price on this one is pretty up there it's a flagship headphone so we're looking at roughly $1,800 it'll set you back to get your hands on one of these it it's right up there with the LCD three the company's still the highest price point the company offers around $2,000 for that one so it sits up there but it's one of those things where we're really looking at the top end of the heap here unless you move over to electrostatic technologies and things like stacks and so forth but anyways I would say what are the the obviously one of the the big talking points is this sound for these they do I'll just let you know right off the bat they do sound amazing one of the very few drawbacks from this design and this type of headphone is the fact that they're a little bit on the heavy side they weigh a little bit more than your usual headphone they're not as mobile as perhaps some of the other ones are but truth be told that is one of the few drawbacks of this headphone I think it in a sitting position you're usually good they're just not something that you might want to go for a morning jog in so all things considered amazing sound and it's just truly one of those more audiophile style headphones where you're gonna sit there and listen to some really high-quality good stuff as far as the sound news concern I found these to be pretty close on par detail wise with the LCD 3 which is a major statement I think that the LCD 3s are very articulate very acute in their delivery of detail these headphones follow suit directly I mean I perhaps if I really had to be put on the spot I might say the LCD 3s are still a little bit more defined but it's so close that I don't think you would ever notice that a vacuum that's for sure so as far as detail is concerned hit the nail on the head once again now these do kind of carry just a very mild closed-back feel to them so if you're really looking at this or the LCD three and you really want the most natural and the most open sound and the LCD three you would still be your choice but that's not always the case you can't have the bleed that comes out of the back of those headphones and it lets ambient noise in so in closed back situations where you really need to either keep sound out or in this is a very very good second choice you know and I think on top of that the the bass the overall frequency presentation is pretty darn good it's pretty flat it has a nice good kick at the low end the vocals stand and kind of sit right in the mix where they should they're not too far forward they're not too far back the treble is not harsh treble is pretty smooth pretty good it has a nice sparkle to it without being overbearing or having any crispies or having any any type of artifacts in the high end so all those things add up to a pretty swell headphone all things considered so if you're in the in the market for some of the best in a closed back configuration for headphone what you're staring at right now is pretty pretty much it you know there's a lot of other cut this this area is heating up I mean there are are there headphones but the LCD if it's something you've been looking at the the three the two or the two and you're familiar with the sound this kind of carries those carry a characteristics very very nicely into the closed-back arena I think that this particular headphone is is kind of one of the ones to beat it's just they do amazing things with it I even saw this prototype amplifier that Odysseys had produced where majest for phase and frequency on a specific headphone they had it connected you know directly to a headphone specifically made for that amp with a DSP and so forth and it was like really really special in terms of soundstaging and instrument placement instrument separation they're working on things that are just kind of really really cutting edge stuff when you want to push the high end even further so the company's really hot they do good things this headphone is an example of that it's closed back but yet it just performs phenomenally well for any headphone so that is the disease X C closed back headphone let me know if you guys have any questions in the comment section hopefully I'll be able to get to them as soon as possible thanks for watching and subscribe if you can buy like