is the LCDX worth the almost double price tag? i'd be curious if someone has both to do an A+B comparison not just in sound but value.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but does not asking whether the X is worth almost double the price tag of the 2C already give the game away, by making it evident to the reader what answer you're expecting, which is most likely the negative one? It is like asking whether the Hifiman Susvara ($6000) is worth 30 times the price tag of the Hifiman He-400i (<$200)
From the viewpoint of diminishing returns, the obvious answer is supposed to be "no" in most of such queries. But is this approach entirely satisfactory? It would be if the link between $$$value and the quality of performance was a straight forward and logical one, but is that how things work in this hobby? To me it isn't, at least not most of the time.
Another way to ask the question would be as follows : As an enthusiast and music lover, looking for a pair of headphones to use over a period of 3, 4, 5 or more years, would you opt for a pair that would provide you with a relatively compromised, if not subpar listening experience, each time you put it on as opposed to a pair that would provide you with one of the most luxurious listening experiences that the most up-to-date technologies in the business will have to offer, that is if you can afford the second?
Here's another example : if you have to take 2 round-trip flights to a given business destination, would it matter to you whether you're flying coach (under rather crammed circumstances) or first class (with all its attendant luxuries)? What if you had to make the same trip for business 3 to 5 times every week for the next 5 consecutive years? Will flying coach or 1st class matter to you in the same way for both scenarios?
This is where all kinds of factors related to subjective preferences, tastes, priorities, and budgets will come into play.
While I personally know what I would always opt for under such circumstances (assuming money itself does not pose a problem), i.e. were I to be offered the choice between an He-400i and a Susvara, for example, I cannot say that my choice would suit everyone... Hell I know several folks who would either not notice or care about the differences between the sound quality of an Abyss Phi TC ($5000 +) and a $20 pair of no-name-brand Headphones from Walmart, as long as each pair of cans is producing sounds they can hear, and they are of course within their rights to have the preferences they do.
However, would you be satisfied with the answers they provide if you go to them with questions about headphone choices that should be directed at more discriminating listeners? I am sure you see where I am going with this... Sorry if that has come across as too "preachy"...
so yes, the price is correct. its 1700$ + Tax.. = $1,956.00
