Highlights
Quality
Even before you put these on, you can feel the quality in the material.
And then this can be further upgraded with the hugo m scaler which scales (upsamples) the typical cd-quality 44.
For over-ears, i could only keep one and i decided i’ll stick with the hd800 s as i have a preference for something brighter wi... Read More
Audeze described it as “neutral” which i can agree with since i don’t like to use the eq and prefer listening to recordings wit... Read More
Price
I would have paid four times the cost for what i received.
As the price increases the thickness thins.
Packaging/appearance
Having purchased the lcd-3 and two lcd-i4 units already, i knew what to expect in terms of packaging, which is excellent with t... Read More
As for the imaging, the instruments or voices are not spread out as distinctly as they are on the hd800 s but, again, this is n... Read More
After trying out the beyerdynamic t1 version 2 which i found quite nice but not exactly to my liking, i was drawn to the audeze lcd-3.
” the lcd-i4 sounds incredible but it still didn’t have that midrange warmth and the low-end slam of the lcd-3.
Competitiveness
Possibly the best headphones in the world!
I have since purchased two more models.
Of course not since there's a distinct law of diminishing returns in play here for such high-end products.
Overall, my expectations were high but i certainly understood the law of diminishing returns on super high-end gear like this.
Overview
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- This product had a total of 7 reviews as of our last analysis date on Nov 18 2022.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This review compares the audeze lcd4 to the audeze lcd3 and the abyss ab1266
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
To understand my use of terminology in this review and to gain perspective go to my review on the beyerdynamic dt880 and other high end headphones rated by tier by clicking on my name
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Their sound can be characterized as a sound with subdued presence upper mid to treble range
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I could not achieve the spectral balance i wanted in the upper frequency range using treble boost
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The lcd4 is significantly less efficient than the lcd3
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Improvement in transparency over the lcd3 is not discernible
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The lcd4 headphones use a detachable cord and the pair that i auditioned were supplied with an audiophile cord terminated with rean connectors that were not wholly compatible with the headphone body connectors and could fail to detach
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
These headphones can be confounding and a new owner should go to the abyss website for user information before dinging them up out of frustration