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Customer Ratings	3.995	4.714,682	4.3106	4.717	4.67,442	4.62,324
Sound quality	4.5	4.6	4.1	4.8	4.6	4.6
Comfort	4.2	4.7	—	4.2	4.5	4.4
Value for money	4.7	—	4.0	—	4.7	4.5
Noise cancellation	—	3.0	3.4	—	2.5	2.7
Quality of material	3.6	4.9	—	—	—	3.8
Sold By	—	DigitalDJGear	GRAMOPHONE	GRAMOPHONE	Elta Beauty	Buy Top Tech
connectivity tech	Wireless	Wired	Wired	Wired	Wired	Wired
headphones form factor	Over Ear	On Ear	Over Ear	Over Ear	Over Ear	Over Ear
connector type	3.5mm Jack	3.5mm Jack	3 5mm Jack	—	3.5mm Jack, 1/4-inch	1/4-inch, 3.5mm Jack
headphones jack	3.5 mm Jack	3.5 mm Jack	3.5 mm Jack	3.5 mm Jack	3.5 mm Jack	3.5 mm Jack
cable feature	Tangle Free	Tangle Free	Detachable	Detachable	Retractable, Detachable	Detachable
control type	—	Volume Control	—	—	Media Control	control

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audeze lcd 1, audeze lcd, audeze, lcd headphones, audiophile headphone, open back, wired headphone

Zippered travel case

With a light weight of only 250 grams and the ability to fold up for traveling, it’s both comfortable and easy to carry – it even includes a carry case.

Foldable design that’s perfect for listening/mixing on-the-go

Designed for home and studio

Engineered for critical listening

The new Audeze LCD-1 headphones are the perfect starting point for great sound and value.

These headphones have been meticulously engineered for comfort, convenience, and premium quality sound.

The over-ear and open-back design gives you an excellent sound stage, and the 90mm Planar Magnetic drivers provide bass response down to 20Hz, while extending the high frequency response past 40kHz!

Planar Magnetic open back design
Memory foam ear pads and light weight
Enhanced transparency and imaging
Unparalleled sonic detail and accuracy
3.5mm premium cable for tangle-free connection
Wide dynamic range with our 90mm Planar drivers

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Product Dimensions

12.28 x 10.31 x 6.77 inches

Item Weight

8.8 ounces

ASIN

B07YMGS432

Item model number

210-L1-1200-00

Customer Reviews

3.9 95 ratings

3.9 out of 5 stars

Best Sellers Rank

#365,681 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
#7,508 in Over-Ear Headphones

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer

No

Date First Available

October 1, 2019

Manufacturer

Audeze

Item Weight

250 Grams

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1 Count

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Customers like the detail and separation of the headphone. They mention the mids are very nice and the highs are really detailed. They also appreciate the value for money, saying that the headphones are excellent for the money. However, some customers have different opinions on sound quality, quality, and comfort.

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3 customers mention3 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the eparation of the headphones. They mention that the detail and separation are better than what they are used to, and the mids are very nice and the highs are really detailed.

"...The detail and separation are so much better than what I'm used to, even while just listening from the MacBook output...." Read more

"...Mids are very nice and the highs are really detailed. They even have a plugin for these that brings up the bass a bit from my understanding...." Read more

"...but it's that openness and the planar magnetic tech that delivers that incredible detail." Read more

3 customers mention3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the value of the headphones. They say that they are excellent headphones for the money.

"...to know, and agree with him that these headphones are totally worth the investment. * Addition: I must say that the constructive quality is..." Read more

"...a portable, easy to drive, and great sounding planar in at a fairly reasonable price. Really nothing out there this small and portable...." Read more

"Audeze did it again, excellent headphones for the money. Smaller than other headphone. Great addition to my collection-highly recommended" Read more

13 customers mention9 positive4 negative

Customers are mixed about the sound quality of the headphones. Some mention that the sound is awesome, with great bass response and mids, and incredibly musical. They also say that the music is closer and tighter, and perfect for audio mixing. However, some customers say that they did not sound as good as any of the other headphones.

"...They are open-backed and so not noise canceling, and though that means I need to control the sound in the room in order to mix, I do that anyway...." Read more

"...The music is closer and tighter and I love that, the heavy hitting realism tight bass. Buy them and trust me you will love them...." Read more

"...-Cable is weirdly too long. Good quality though. Perfect for desk top listening but these are marketed as a travel/portable headphone so the..." Read more

"Sound quality is incredible. You'll hear things in your music that you never knew were there...." Read more

9 customers mention5 positive4 negative

Customers are mixed about the quality of the headphones. For example, some mention that they have great sound and quality, while others say that they literally just fell apart. Some say that the fit is awkward and the materials are questionable. Some also mention that the construction quality is not on a par with the audio.

"great headphones. nice open sound. comfortable." Read more

"Great Sound & Quality however seriously lacks Bass!" Read more

"...the investment. * Addition: I must say that the constructive quality is not on a par with the audio: the headband contains hard plastic..." Read more

"Excellent headphones." Read more

3 customers mention2 positive1 negative

Customers are mixed about the comfort of the headphones. Some mention that they are almost as comfortable as their Senn HD650’s and more, while others say that they touch the driver and are very uncomfortable to wear after about 30 minutes. The pads are deep enough but the padding is so plush that it compresses to the driver. The sound great but the fit is awkward and the materials questionable.

"great headphones. nice open sound. comfortable." Read more

"...-Ear pads are deep enough but the padding is so plush that it compresses to the point that my ear touches the driver and it is very uncomfortable to..." Read more

"...They are almost as comfortable as my Senn HD650’s and more comfortable than my V-Moda M200’s; comfort and sound quality are very subjective issues..." Read more

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Perfect for audio mixing

Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2020

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I'm a fledgling mix engineer, and I found that after only a few hours I would get significant ear fatigue with my high end, noise-canceling headphones. The audio response was good, but my ears just wore out after a couple of hours.

I'm so happy with these LCD-1 headphones! They perform beautifully, recreating the sound that I expect, but no more ear fatigue!

They are open-backed and so not noise canceling, and though that means I need to control the sound in the room in order to mix, I do that anyway. I can mix now for hours without having to take a break.

Now I just need to do a better job mixing :)

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Marc Barend

Very happy with this purchase!

Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2021

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As a musician with an audio hobby I've been mixing and remastering recordings over many years, using monitor speakers but when necessary also good headphones by Beyer, AKG and Sony. When listening to my mixes on the new Audeze LCD-1 cans, I was happy to discover that I got to hear what I had been hoping to hear on those other phones... In other words, my guess work had paid off, and on the other hand no new flaws were detected, lucky me!
The detail and separation are so much better than what I'm used to, even while just listening from the MacBook output.
I bought these on the recommendation of a respected mastering engineer I happen to know, and agree with him that these headphones are totally worth the investment.
* Addition: I must say that the constructive quality is not on a par with the audio: the headband contains hard plastic parts that break easily.

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louis bullard

They just sound right

Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2020

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Received in quality condition and packaging as all my audio equipment so far. I have nice headphones beyerdynamic 770, Grado , hifiman and monolith. Yes they all sound good but different. The Audeze lcd1 however I use the most, Why???? They don’t have the biggest soundstage, the boomiest base but what they have got is miss and vocals like I personally have never heard. The music is closer and tighter and I love that, the heavy hitting realism tight bass. Buy them and trust me you will love them. All music sounds good but try Lexington Lab bands Boston and Fleetwood Mac songs.

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Hector

Came without a manual or specifications booklet. That leads me to believe that it was an open box

Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2023

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Came without a manual or specifications booklet. That leads me to believe that it was an open box product.
Everything regarding the product was perfectly fine. It didn’t look used but again, the product appeared to be an open box item. The item description defined stated for it to be a new item.
There was no plastic wrap on the box nor a manual, user guide, or spec sheet but it had a booklet cardboard cover which is what I think where the user manual should have been.
Beware the seller. The item appears to have arrived “new” but it all the previously stated details about the packaging.

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The Cheap Audioman

Sound great but fit is awkward and materials questionable

Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2020

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I've been sitting on this review for a few days. I really wanted to get my thoughts together. I'll start with the negatives.

-Ear pads are deep enough but the padding is so plush that it compresses to the point that my ear touches the driver and it is very uncomfortable to wear after about 30 minutes. I''m constantly readjusting to try to get them comfortable. My ears are not big by any standards. Ear opening is really small too.

-Head band causes me to have a hot spot on my head after about 30 minutes because it only comes in contact with a small portion of my head.

-Materials are suspect at best. Many headphones are made from plastic but this feels nearly identical to a Sony WTH700n that I also have. I believe the retail on those was $200 and they can be had much lower than that. Obviously Sony has way more buying power than Audeze but still... The design is eerily similar as well. This leads me to believe these are off the shelf type designs and that the headband was just a private label of an existing design that had a few changes.

-Ear cups rotate the wrong way. Purely my opinion but other cans I have rotate so they would lay flat against your chest when you take them off your head. These rotate the opposite way which doesn't enable them to lay flat against my chest but instead hug my neck when I take them off.

-Cable is weirdly too long. Good quality though. Perfect for desk top listening but these are marketed as a travel/portable headphone so the length of the cord is odd. Very easy to loop and put a band around for excess but the cord is actually heavy compared to the lightness of the headphone. Luckily two 3.5 mm cables into a splitter works just fine.

Comfort - 2 - Your mileage may vary if your head is smaller and ears more shallow

Build Quality - 2 - Barely passable especially for a $400 headphone. I'm sure most of the cost went into the driver which I'm somewhat cool with and the price point of $400 is probably a point that they felt they needed to get to. I'd rather have paid $500 with better build and hopefully comfort. Sennheiser Momentum is the level I'd expect at this price point.

Aesthetic: 2 - Purely my opinion but look at their other beautiful headphones.

The Good:

-Sounds amazing. Default signature is a little laid back for my taste. However, I purposely didn't EQ them to see how they sound. It took me about a song and a half before I started to really enjoy them. I've landed on a very slight EQ in the bass and highs. Just a bit of a nudge up for both. Mids are very nice and the highs are really detailed. They even have a plugin for these that brings up the bass a bit from my understanding. Admirable that they all but admitted that they couldn't quite get the sound whee they wanted it with the design limitations and made something to fix it. I EQ just about all of my cans though so it doesn't matter to me. They're mine after all. Sound stage is pretty good too compared to much larger and way more open planars I own. Imaging good as well.

Sound - 5 stars

-Easy to drive - No need for an amp

-Light (but not the cord)

I'm keeping them because they sound so good. However, I'm going to have to make some modifications. The ear pads are detachable but oddly Audeze doesn't offer any other pads for them... so I'll make my own. Headband is also going to get some padding as well. These also look ridiculous on my head. It's like a it's a giant shallow "U" turned upside down on my head without any curvature to the head. Vmoda and Audio Technica do a great job of having way more surface area of the head band in contact with the band ensuring no hot spots.

Audeze should be commended for bringing a portable, easy to drive, and great sounding planar in at a fairly reasonable price. Really nothing out there this small and portable. Not fair to judge these against cans with larger drivers that aren't easy to drive, and not portable. My guess is cost goes towards the drivers and the R&D and not the design and definitely not the materials. I can appreciate that. I wish they looked and felt better but they are headphones after all and what's really important is how they sound. I'll wear them out because at my age I don't care what people think of me.

I'd love to see a closed back version of this. I'd buy that one too even if I have to modify it to make it more comfortable. Charge $500 and change the design a bit. I'll pay it. Heck, put these drivers in a better built headphone and I'll pay $600.

I am, however, going to modify these. It will probably change the sound a bit, but if I want salt on my 5 star chef made meal, I'm putting salt on it... because I paid for them and I want to be happy.

Good with caveats. Great sound with no caveats. Always sacrifices for portability and sensitivity. I'll make the concessions.

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Update: 5/30/20 - I ended up returning these. Just couldn't get over the comfort and build issues. I also started to resent the sound. It was like I felt compelled to like the sound because other's like other Audeze headphones. Hifiman HE4XX sound perfect to me with no EQ. Monolith M570 sound perfect to me with no EQ. Even a stock T40rp sounds better than these with no EQ. Some may argue. But I returned these and got a pair of Monolith M565 closed back. I was really after a closed back anyway. Those are head and shoulders more comfortable to me. Sound signature is very similar too. So I just EQ'd those and I'm all good now... at half the price. Those are also easy to drive without an amp. I think I'm done with Audeze unless I find a screaming deal on a used set.

I also contacted Audeze about the pads and they don't offer any options even the pads come off easily. I even asked if I could just buy a bracket to build my own pads and they said they couldn't. I'd save your money and look elsewhere. Heck, buy a pair of Hifiman HE4XX and a pair of Monolith M565C's and you'll still be saving yourself 50 bucks.

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Picky

incredibly musical

Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2020

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Sound quality is incredible. You'll hear things in your music that you never knew were there. The open back design means these are not privacy headphones, but it's that openness and the planar magnetic tech that delivers that incredible detail.

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Edward R. Mcgough

great open sound

Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2021

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great headphones. nice open sound. comfortable.

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Cabuy Éric

Répond au label HI-RES

Reviewed in France on July 12, 2021

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Eric. J'ai acheté ce casque pour écouter de la musique classique en très haute résolution (Cobuz). Un de mes critères de choix était que le casque soit au label HI-RES. Je ne suis as un mélomanes à l'oreille absolue, mais je suis très satisfait de ce casque pour l'utilisation que je comptais en faire

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Michele

Le migliori cuffie per questo range di prezzo

Reviewed in Italy on January 16, 2021

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Queste cuffie Audeze sono di qualità assoluta, completamente made in USA ed il miglior prodotto in questo range di prezzo. Non servono altri commenti, sono semplicemente perfette.

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Klaus.S.

Was für ein Klang, aber bitte nur mit entsprechendem DAC!

Reviewed in Germany on November 7, 2020

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Es geht auch ohne DAC, ob am PC oder Smartphone, jedoch geht dann soviel verloren, schon ein günstiger DAC kann so einiges raus holen. Der offene klare Sound und die schnellen Wechsel sind eine Wucht.
Die Bässe mit DAC auch extrem punchig!
Kann ich wärmstens empfehlen!

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Cliente Amazon

sonido, y comodidad.

Reviewed in Spain on August 31, 2020

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Mi opinión del producto.
Lo primero ,son muy cómodos, transportables , muy prácticos y no fatiga su adición durante horas.
El sonido magistral, lleno de detalles, lo uso con un IFI ZEN DAC, maravillosa combinación. Los bajos cuando los quiero los potencio con el IFI ZEN DAC y son perfectos también aunque no destacan, medios muy buenos y con mucho detalle, escuchas todos los detalles del cantante , agudos perfectos y muy detallados también. En general música con mucho detalle, pero escuchando música con una mínima calidad, para escuchar MP3 no te los compres porque detectara los mínimos fallos de grabación son quirúrgicos. Los medios están adelantados y las voces femeninas y masculinas , de maravilla. Tengo unos beyerdinamic DT990 pro de 250 OM y los mejora cosa difícil. El sonido es plano , muy buena imagen sonora, muy buena separación de instrumentos, escena musical no es amplia, mas bien corta, pero no hay auriculares perfectos, si no sólo se vendería una marca los perfectos. Para ver películas 10, para escuchar jazz,rock, perfectos, no para Heavy metal.

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Outstanding

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 18, 2020

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Outstanding sound quality. Very occasionally a creaking can be heard in the plastic. That is forgiven for the sound definition and separation.

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Brand	Audeze
Model Name	LCD-1
Form Factor	Over Ear
Connectivity Technology	Wireless
Special Feature	Foldable

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