"I absolutely love my planar magnetic Audeze LCD-XC headphones. Low impedance and high sensitivity. Beautiful, glorious, heavenly sound. Easy to drive. If you are on the lookout for an amazing product to treat yourself or anyone else, this could be the one. The delivery was super fast and safe. I loved that a signature was required to deliver the item. The packaging was protective. Thanks to everyone that worked meticulously so that I could have my beautiful Audeze LCD-XC. Definitely a Happy customer."
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Audeze LCD-XC • Carbon
$1,299.00
Audeze's LCD-XC shares the same drivers and basic construction as the LCD-X, lending it a similar level of detail and transparency. Its closed-back design adds both isolation and a slight lift in bass response between 120-200Hz, making electric bass even more defined. If you want to hear Marcus Miller playing bass right next to you, the LCD-XC is your headphone.
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Our Take
The LCD-XC Closed-Back Planar Headphone is incredibly dynamic, nimble, neutral and transparent, accurately revealing everything on the recording. It quickly became the ultimate tool for recording engineers, musicians and audiophiles alike for its clean, accurate sound. The closed-back design offers all the benefits of a planar magnetic headphone with increased isolation and greatly reduced ambient noise for a private and powerful listening experience. Your favorite music erupts from a silent background taking on a life of its own. The sense of space is enormous, the midrange and high frequencies offer fantastic detail so you can hear further into the recording with more air and separation between performers.
The LCD-XC headphone is thoroughly engineered and meticulously hand-built using the finest, most luxurious materials combined with cutting-edge planar magnetic technology. We closely match the transducers within +/- 1dB (just like the other LCD series models), then match the gorgeous carbon fiber earcups. The new LCD steel & leather suspension headband provides comfort for hours of listening pleasure. Choose between genuine leather or leather-free earpads that are filled with carefully selected acoustical foam for best fit and sound. You can pair the LCD-XC with portable devices, but it sounds best driven by a quality amplifier.
Specifications
- Headphone Type: Closed-Back/Over-Ear
- Driver Type: Planar Magnetic
- Driver Size: 106mm
- Magnetic Type & Structure: Proprietary Neodymium N50 magnet array with Fazor
- Diaphragm Type: Ultra-thin
- Impedance: 20 ohms
- Frequency Response: 10 Hz to 50 kHz
- Sensitivity: 100 dB/mW
- Distortion (THD): <0.1% @ 100dB
- Ear Cup Material: Carbon Fiber
- Weight: 677g
Overall rating: 4.8333335 / 5 from 6 reviews.
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A winner
"Comfort and good sound. Big sound for a closed-back speaker. Easy to amplify. Works well with a DAP but much better with desktop amplification"
Audeze LCD-XC
"HeadAmp answered all my questions. I decided on the Audeze LCD-XC. The headphones came in a few days. Great service and so far i love the headphones. I will certainly be doing business with HeadAmp in the future."
Use them all the time!
"Typical Audeze build quality, I like that I can change parts myself. They kinda need some EQ, a little thin on the low end IMO. But, I find myself using these all the time. The X, have the low end, but are a bit warm on the highs. The closed X have the highs, that the X lack."
Great Bass and excellent Mids
"Equipment I have used to test LCD-XC La Aqua Formula xHD v2 --> Topping A90 RME Adi-2 PRO 50 hours burn-in period This headphone produces amazing sonic fields, although it is not as wide as Arya, it is very intimate and able to create a very realistic song stage. I love the fact that this headphone is able to cut external noise extensively, and this has helped greatly for my listening experiences in a noisy environment. The Treble is very airy, and mids are very detailed, it is able to reproduce amazing vocal imaging. And I love the extended BASS it produces as well. I would say for the price it is a GREAT deal! It Really outperforms a lot expensive headphones. I am really happy that I brought this headphone!!! You can't go wrong this Audeze! JIN :D"
American-made Closed back audiophile platform
"I purchased the LCD-XC from Justin at HeadAmp. Communication was great, as was the shipping speed (FAST!). The (2021 Creator edition) arrives in a sealed audeze cardboard box - meaning headamp never opened it. Sweet. Inside, the 'economy travel case' is stored, along with a nice note from HeadAmp. I have owned Premium edition Audeze cases before, and I actually prefer the Economy travel case they've recently started shipping creator packs with. It is smaller, durable.... makes sense. The included wire is stellar as well - Audeze knows how to make a proper stock cable - best in the Biz. On to the headphones themselves - These headphones have got to be one of the best values in higher-end audio for over-ear. Their stock tonality is useable without any EQ added (Something I couldn't say about prior versions) - so Audeze is going in the right direction with their new pads, etc. They really shine with some EQ applied - and that is where I think these see the most value - if one is willing\able to EQ, you'll find the technical performance of these cans to far exceed their price point. Also, I don't know why everyone says Audeze headphones are too heavy... I think they're fine. I understand these have gone down some ~100 grams vs the original wood cup version, though I never wore those. Don't let the weight stop you :) All in all, a stellar experience. Thank you Headamp!"
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