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$1000 Headphones! Audeze LCD-2 Planar Magnetic Review

2014-05-23
this video is brought to you by NCIX great technology selections and service hello everyone this is dimitri with hydro conducts and today we'll take a look at the very unique headphone this is definitely not for the mass market and really targeted towards audio enthusiasts who can appreciate the attention to detail of the headphone and also the different drivers used inside the adazi LCD - revision - this is a premium quality product and paying over $1000 for headphone may seem absurd to many but stay tuned to find out exactly what you're getting and whether or not the LCD 2 can deliver to that higher than your mortgage convinced yourself these are worth it type of investment so let's get started our first thing to cover is this outstanding carrying case this is military-grade to withstand impact damage corrosion with an extremely durable shell it's waterproof its gasketed airtight and a specialized automatic valve is there also to equalize the pressure if you change altitudes it's built with confidence to protect your investment because that's what it is the LCD tubes are well fitted inside with padding all around and it's totally inexperienced with opening the case from the very beginning to reveal the gorgeous looking headphone that you can't wait to try out but let's be patient and just observe the bamboo composite finish on the outside combined with aluminum pieces an incredibly soft lambskin leather that gives off the leather scent as soon as you open the box these also come in rosewood and micro suede combinations so there's some flexibility for preference upon your order adazi sure doesn't disappoint though in the first impressions and it seems like a lot of detail went into the design of the headphone from the small cutouts on the bamboo to allow air cup swivel the subtle text on each ear cuff displaying the model number and the driver technology used inside the LCD - because that's what they're showing off here and the incredibly accurate and laser-cut grille with an a integrated for brand recognition and this just screams quality with its retro yet luxury appeal the headphone is large and heavy at almost 500 grams so this is not intended for travel but instead you know if you are sitting listening home sessions that also may be a factor due to its high price you don't want to be taking these out on the subway for example the cable connects on each side that's labeled for left and right these are mini XLR inputs and the cable is two and a half meters long and soft with a full-sized headphone jack and also included is an adapter for three and a half million outputs and also included as a cleaning kit for the bamboo so you can maintain your headphone and pristine condition and you can also get leather cleaning kit as well the headband is also wide enough and it's padded with the same soft lambskin leather with several pockets and of course LCD to is size adjustable with these yoke rods and ear cups have plenty of articulation for a perfect fit on every individual now notice the cushions are angled and this is done on purpose to recreate the appropriate sounding position that of what you would hear from a set of speakers in front of you and putting these on another point for sitting headphones as there are over ear and they are large they're very comfortable tall wants appropriately put on and lots of head movement and these things come sliding down there you can see I initially thought the weight might be a problem as most of it is concentrated on the ear cups but to my surprise the combination of thick padding and a really nice headband and just the right amount of clamping force and that could easily wear these for hours you certainly know they're on your head they're not seamless in any way I like some of the Sun hyzer headphones but I never experienced any 15 years nor discomfort on top of the head also I'm happy that the cable doesn't recreate any handling noise so any bumps along the cable are not audible something that most headphones experience this being a purely resistive headphone with 70 ohms impedance the planar magnetic drivers are regarded to deliver the most accurate song and signature as the unique form of the driver gets rid of any unwanted vibrations at high frequencies compared to the traditional voice coil drivers found in dynamic headphones and most of the plane the magnetic diaphragm surface is used to allow greater a cure to the input signal and also low distortion and now on to my listening tests I use JD's labs Oh two plus Oh doc and from Doc combo that immediately put a smile on my face as the LCD to particularly with the lambskin leather produced an outstanding bass response that's extremely tight and deep with the opening sub bass and young and beautiful sounding so dominant and so defined something I haven't experienced yet until the LCD 2 was the actual air movement listening to angel as the base extension throughout the song is very impressive for an open-style design and this is where the plane and magnetic drivers show keys the potential in the low end region songs like Back to Black and bang bang have a new meaning to me because of this I really love my collection of progressive rock with time the delivered incredible instrument separation with such detailed mid-range it was wonderful and where I prefer a more brighter sound without energy and pop the higher end region on the LCD too was very well controlled without distortion and in no way fatiguing after hours of listening my ears were not ringing and compared to the HD 800 from Sennheiser there is less siblings however found out to be actually great fit for vocals but without sounding too warm or too muddy although I do prefer the more energetic and brighter extension on the HD 800 for some genres the female vocals in night call had a lot more depth than the HD 650s that sounded thin in comparison and the LCD twos fat response delivers to that fool like sound with a great mid bass that complements the entire mid-range there is also a well-defined soundstage that's not too wide where I can feel the closeness of the vocals in all my love and the size of the recording space as well but it's not as open as neither the HT 650s nor the HD 800 that deliver a more open sound stage but I do find that this gives LCD to character with unique sound signature as the vocals are more up front and so my entire experience with the adazi LCD 2 has been unique as I love the gorgeous and ocular design with what you would expect for an over $1000 build quality there's still some customization in terms of micro suede or lambskin for your ear cuffs and the headband and bamboo or rosewood for the enclosure they included military-grade carrying case is a must to protect your investment the plane and magnetic drivers are really the stars of the show here with very capable clean and tight base extension incredible detail in the mid range and they're really well tuned high-end it's not as bright as I'd like but nothing EQ can't solve so from a sonic perspective the adazi lc2 are really a masterpiece combined with great comfort despite the heavy weight as a thicker padding on the revision 2 sold for those previous complaints now there isn't much to complain here price is not really gone if you do go into this price bracket or this class of headphones as you do get what you pay for and they almost actually feel a little bit like a closed headphone with a combination of leather padding and not so large soundstage that actually might be exactly what you're looking for so the adazi LC 2 is one fine and you'd be happy to own one type of headphone that deserves the Damned with the word here at Harbour Canucks but we would love to know what you think of this type of investment is this type of class of headphone for you leave a comment down below thanks for watching we would appreciate the like if you'd like to see more similar content and we'll see you in the next one
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