[YtseJamer]

RIP Audeze

X2!

 

[knopi]

Manufacturers have gone crazy with the prices for top models these days, bad trend..

 

[LFC_SL]

RIP Audeze

X2!

AFAIK the existing models will remain on sale. From EL-8 to LCD-4 all budgets are covered

 

[Khragon]

New Audeze LCD-4 released! 3,995usd built to order.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Iw7voh-EJg

Nano scale thickness diafragm. Double fluxor magnet array rated at 1.5 tesla.

Tonal balance richer than the more neutral flatter sounding LCD-X, more akin to the LCD-3.

Style: Open circumaural 

Transducer type: Planar magnetic

Magnetic arrays: Double Fluxor magnets

Magnet type: Neodymium 

Transducer size: 106mm

Maximum power handling: 15W (for 200ms)

Sound pressure level: >130dB with 15W

Frequency response: 5Hz – 20kHz extended out to 50kHz

Total harmonic distortion: <1% through entire frequency range

Impedance: 100 ohms 

Efficiency: 100dB / 1mW

Optimal power requirement: 1 – 4W

 


AUDEZE TECHNOLOGY

• Fazor elements

• Large ultra-thin Uniforce diaphragms

• Double Fluxor magnetic arrays

• Flux density 1.5 Tesla
 


PACKAGE INCLUDES

• 1/4in to dual 4-pin mini-XLR Premium LCD Headphone Cable

• Professional travel case

 

OPTIONS

• 2.5m 1/4in to dual 4-pin mini-XLR cable

• 2.5m 4-pin XLR to dual 4-pin mini-XLR cable

Where did you get the specs from?

 

[SpherE22]

And the next thing you know Audeze will release an LCD-5 at 6k

 

[PAM005]

And the next thing you know Audeze will release an LCD-5 at 6k

No , first they will release THE KING (hybrid) headphoneamp of USD 3.995,=
 

 

[SpherE22]

No , first they will release THE KING (hybrid) headphoneamp of USD 3.995,=

wonder if this beats the mha-100....which also has lines that go left to right.....

 

[Rhamnetin]

And the next thing you know Audeze will release an LCD-5 at 6k

 
If we go by tradition then an LCD-5 would be $8k.  

 

[PAM005]

wonder if this beats the mha-100....which also has lines that go left to right.....

Really don't know...

 

[rgs9200m]

It makes the Ether look (and sound) like the bargain of the century now.

 

[Sound Eq]

oh boy here goes another item i have to watch out for

 

[TraneTime]

I wonder how much headphone manufacturers are willing to push the envelope in terms of price rather than performance.  I'm not saying that you wouldn't get a better headphone and if you want to spend that kind of money it's your business.  But is Audeze looking at the HE-1000 which costs twice as much as Hifiman's former flagship and people are buying it.  People will pay $4,400 for a Stax SR009 (plus the price of an amp) and $5,500 for an Abyss.  Why won't they pay 4 grand for an LCD-4.  No increase in performance has really matched the increase in price, not that anyone would expect a headphone to be twice as good if you pay twice as much.  But does Audeze really need to double the price to turn a profit on the LCD-4?

     

 

[bfreedma]

  I wonder how much headphone manufacturers are willing to push the envelope in terms of price rather than performance.  I'm not saying that you wouldn't get a better headphone and if you want to spend that kind of money it's your business.  But is Audeze looking at the HE-1000 which costs twice as much as Hifiman's former flagship and people are buying it.  People will pay $4,400 for a Stax SR009 (plus the price of an amp) and $5,500 for an Abyss.  Why won't they pay 4 grand for an LCD-4.  No increase in performance has really matched the increase in price, not that anyone would expect a headphone to be twice as good if you pay twice as much.  But does Audeze really need to double the price to turn a profit on the LCD-4?

     

 
It will go on until we stop purchasing them.
 
Looking at the speaker market, I don't think we're anywhere near that point yet.  Dozens of companies have 6 figure speakers for sale at the top of their product lines.

 

[Mediahound]

The new Audeze LCD-4 headphones have been announced!:
 
https://www.audeze.com/products/lcd-collection/lcd-4
 
$3,995. 
 
Here let's discuss our impressions of these headphones. 
 
 
Jude talks a about them briefly in his CanJam 2015 preview video here:
 

 

[Yoga]

Audeze would be stupid to NOT sell a TOTL headphone that was comparable in price to the Abyss (etc), it's Business 101 - supply and demand.
 
Some seem to forget that this model of product pricing is unanimous across the board, in any emerging industry, as if the headphone market is some idealistic haven occupied by enthusiasts and music lovers only. It's not, it's a thriving market of buyers and sellers. Opportunity knocks. Expect to see a **** ton more high end cans come out over the next few years as companies try to cash in.
 
No one is forced to buy anything.
 
Anyone here go into car showroom and start complaining that the newest, highest spec model costs too much?
 
If anything, we should be thankful. In the short years that follow, the latest headphone tech will trickle down into the 'lower' models, benefitting everyone. Again, as per any other industry.