Audeze LCD-2 2018 Review | Great American Planars

[@PhotoTerco]

I just ordered the LCD 2 beautiful Rosewood for $495 on Black Friday 2019 from Audeze, I can't wait!

[@SuperDarthfader]

sad, it*s only for USA

[@davidmason8212]

Lucky you i tried to do the same but i was too late

[@billfrigo7602]

WHOA WHAT?!

[@Just.Braxton]

I bought mine from this same sale, and they over sold. so I ended up getting a NEW pair from them. i'll probably die young having just spent all of my luck.

[@trbwhocares8127]

i thought my open box 845 lcd2 were a good price

[@metal571]

👀

[@B1gdee05]

Wow man... Excellent review 👏 👏. Opinions does matter, which is why I like watching. Also like your honesty.. Keep it real 👍

[@casualmime2792]

Great review as always. You deserve more subs! Audeze lists the weight on all of their headphones at the bottom of their product page for that headphone as of when I looked this morning.

[@maxsettings7884]

They do now, they did not at the time of filming.

[@verspunken]

Another good review Max. Those are the bamboo rings. I have the same version, and my sticky-outy ears definitely do touch the fazors. Audeze would offer spacers for previous versions of the pads, however they aren't compatible with the new pads. As a suggestion, it would be good to have an overlay of the minidsp ears measurements while you are describing the frequency response

[@maxsettings7884]

The reason I don’t do an overlay is the EARS graph is not entirely accurate so I am not reading off that graph. I am reading off my notes of what I hear listening to sine sweep. So the graph is going to show a bit different than what I am describing.

[@Juanixtec]

@@maxsettings7884 Well in that case you could search for a HATS measurement, both IF and Rtings have a substantial HATS measurements, I would be careful with Rtings measurements, sometimes their scoring system is weird and the measurements don't line with other sources such as IF.

[@maxsettings7884]

Juan David Pabon I would love a HATS. However an accurate one like the one Rtings uses which is also the same one Tyll used on the 2nd hand market is around $20,000. New they can push $40,000. So yeah don’t have that kind of cash to spend.

[@Juanixtec]

@@maxsettings7884 No, I mean why not use the measurements made by those sites. Those systems are WAAAAAAAAAAY too expensive for any normal person to buy.

[@josephw7950]

Picked up a pair of used 2f's for 425. Excited to listen to them. Thanks for the review :)

[@darthdurkelthewise320]

Nice review man. I just a pair just like these. I couldn’t agree more with you on the technical capability of the new LCD-2 but you need to like that dark and somewhat dry signature. Great job 👍🏻

[@carminedesanto6746]

Hi , time traveling through KZbin..I’m thinking of getting these ..currently running Sen’s 650’s ..not an EQ guy . Great video. Take care 👍☕️😎🍕🔥🥓

[@BobbyBlackyy]

I really like your style,please keep up the good work,subscribers gonna come :D.I’m really curious what you think about HD800,i don’t think you made a review yet,thanks!

[@JtwasLuck]

That shot at Zeos lmao, great review! I would have to disagree with you on the 2's but then again all of this is very subjective. But IMO, 2C > 2. The 2's are definitely more detailed but the 2C really just feels like it sacrifices some detail for better soundstage.

[@sergiosuck9797]

But metal said 2 is wider than the 2c

[@NotCharAznable]

This channel seems very contrarion.

[@connor6504]

If you have doubts, dont. i run these with JDS Labs The Element DAC and they sound truly incredible

[@matheusnogueira6425]

Hi Max! How are you? I've get a LCD 2 fazor bamboo edition, from a friend, and a just want to know if you think that the LCD 2 can be a "end game" headphone in 2022 still. I've did a good shot buying these headphones as my daily driver's last one?

[@davidmason8212]

Have you ever tried to eq the lcd2 ? Not even once ? Why ? I mean do you tried to eq but it always ended up sounds worse ( just like me ) or you didn't tried to eq at all ?

[@ClevrGrl]

Nice review! Please do more!

[@propender7311]

Great review I think the Mrspeakers Alpha Pads are slightly thicker than the LCD2s current pads.

[@mikeswec4632]

What are your thoughts on the LCD-X? The Creator version without the case is fairly reasonably priced and was seriously considering it. Thanks!

[@maxsettings7884]

LCD-X is an interesting one. The main issue with that headphone is it’s a lottery. Basically every pair is different sounding. I’ve heard 3 pairs of LCD-X. Two were awful and one was pretty good.

[@davidmason8212]

I have got 4xx and 6xx and i like the 4xx more In this case do you prefer to me to get the ananda or edition xx over the LCD2 ?

[@maxsettings7884]

If you prefer the signature of the 4XX then I would for for the Ananda. LCD-2 going to be on the dark side. Edition XX I haven't heard yet, but I have not heard the best things about. It is not the same as the Edition X, it is a new cheaper driver that was made specifically for that headphone to meet the price bracket.

[@davidmason8212]

@@maxsettings7884 many thanks for your reply and please if you are going to review the the edition xx please compare it to these two. And do you think the AFO is better than the ananda or LCD2 ??

[@maxsettings7884]

David Mason no I really dislike the AFO. Haven’t heard the Aeon 2 open yet. Although I do have the closed back one in for review currently.

[@davidmason8212]

@@maxsettings7884 thanks again for your clear response

[@davidmason8212]

When you said that you preferred the signature of ananda over the lcd do you mean if you got both headphones and you would like to listen to music you would choose the ananda ??

[@maxsettings7884]

In most cases, yes.

[@davidmason8212]

@@maxsettings7884 many thanks for your reply so in the bottom line can i consider the ananda as a best sounding planar under 1000 $?

[@musicxxa6678]

Ananda have wonky dynamics but is it really lagging behind in terms of detail and soundstage ? That's interesting. How about compared to 2C ? I thought Ananda's strong suit is soundstage and detail. I don't like their tonality much. Treble is good, bass is good but lacks dynamics, mids... there is too much energy between 200 and 700hz combined with the dip after 1k it sounds off in my opinion. Ananda needs more dynamics and eq to it's mids. I find that after eq'ing mids compression problem is mostly solved. When i first tried the Ananda first thing i heard was compression. Ananda somehow manages to sound like compressed and low res but it can also give subtle details very easily. Now you said that i'm interested in 2C and 2.

[@davidmason8212]

Have you ever A/B 2c with 2 Or 2c with ananda ? What do you think?

[@musicxxa6678]

@@davidmason8212 Nope haven't listen Audeze. Ananda is great though. Especially for the price. My opinion: Ananda is best headphone until hitting $1200 LCD X.

[@davidmason8212]

@@musicxxa6678 nah i can't pay more than 800 usd that's why i am stuck between ananda and 2c

[@musicxxa6678]

@@davidmason8212 GX or LCD 2 might be fine but 2C ? no imo. Ananda no brainer or Elex from Drop.

[@davidmason8212]

@@musicxxa6678 I hate dynamic drivers so elex is not an option. i read a lot of articles and most of them say that there is no big diffrence between lcd2c and lcd2f . so thats why I am asking for someone who AB both ananda and lcd2c

[@queputaleche]

Given that you can have them for the same price, this or the Sendy Aiva? (if you must have only one) thanks!

[@maxsettings7884]

Very different headphone. Overall I’d say the LCD-2 is more refined. Little better in dynamics and doesn’t have that those weird mids. Also these are better built imo. However I still think Aiva might slightly outresolve them especially in the treble area. But LCD-2 is WAY darker than the Aiva. Their signatures are majorly different so it’s going to come down to what you want in signature.

[@davidmason8212]

@@maxsettings7884 if i prefer spacious and acoustic sound what do you prefer me to get ?? Lcd2 aiva ananda or something else

[@brandonandrews4009]

15dB down?!? Where are you extracting these numbers?

[@NotCharAznable]

His pocket.

[@thomasedward2231]

Could I drive these with a Dragonfly Cobalt? Great review!

[@maxsettings7884]

I believe so

[@MRFUTURETECHNOLOGYGAMING]

Dekoni elite LCD earpads are just about that thick and that old audeze lcd stock cable reminds me of a fostex 909 balance cable but with rubber Instead of cloth

[@lrmcatspaw1]

I always suggest the leather pads beacuse the vegan pads dont clamp enough and the weight distribution goes out the window.

[@scottlowell493]

-10db at 2k is a deal breaker for me. -15db? that's absurdly inaccurate. Dark+ warm = zzzzz. Not on my "must buy" list.

[@Juanixtec]

Not at 2k, but at 4k. A known issue with the tonal balance of Audeze headphones. However, the Reveal plugin or even a good Equalizer APO profile reverts the issue without any flaw that I can hear. Really, these cans can take a freaking ton of EQ like champions.

[@metal571]

Seems like he was reading off the EARS measurements. Audezes are more dipped around 4-5k than anywhere else

[@scottlowell493]

@@Juanixtec I'll consider that, because dark cans sound like cymbals are under a towel, and while "musical" they bore me. I need life and impact to the music. I'm a fan of "neutral" maybe some warm, but never rolled off.

[@metal571]

@@scottlowell493 you'd probably want the Elex instead then

[@scottlowell493]

metal571 I have some VERUM 1 planars on the way. I also have other dynamic headphones besides the HD600. All are FAR superior to the monolith.