LCMusicLover
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Well, congrats -- sounds like your ears are gonna be very happy.
May I ask what amp you're going to drive the 4z with? Does the Mojo get the job done?
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May I ask what amp you're going to drive the 4z with? Does the Mojo get the job done?
I think the Mojo should get the job done. A cellphone can drive the 4z. It's 15ohm. I will eventually buy the Hugo 2, I've been procrastinating on that lately.
LCMusicLover
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I just wondered because of Audeze's 'Recommended Power Level' of 1 - 4 W.
Seems like over-kill for the impedance and sensitivity specs.
dontfeedphils
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Looks like it should be slightly harder to drive than Utopia with Utopia at 104dB/1mW and the LCD-4Z at 98dB/1mW.
If it's anything like the MX4 than it should be easy, because I had that and the "Clear" at home at the same time and it would be twice as loud at half the volume. We'll see later when I pick up my pair from UPS.
The Utopia's have bass and when called upon it delivers. But it's not as weighty or meaty as the Audeze bass. So if you're looking for a bass fix you picked a good headphone, congrats on the purchase.
Thanks brotha. One of my main factors is I can play Audeze headphones louder and not have that bass crackle sound from over driving the driver in the Utopia. Sometimes I'm a little wild with my db's.
LCMusicLover
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Actually, 4z should be slightly easier to drive. To get the same SPL, the 4z needs 4x the power. But given the difference in nominal impedance (15 Ohms vs 85), the same voltage will deliver 5.666 x as much power to the 4z. So pretty close, assuming we're operating in the range where the device's power/current/voltage relationships are (nearly) linear. I recognize that is an iffy assumption.
The driver distortion on the Utopia's is concerning. I've experienced it on a few occassions when I got excited and turned the volume up to loud. My LCD-4's on the other seem to love the extra power and never break a sweat with ear bleeding volume. But I do try to limit how long I subject my LCD-4's to extreme volume because unfortunately Audeze is known to have driver failures at times. It's just something to think about.
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I like these with instrumentals, and sound very resolving, but it's not a mid rich vocal headphone. It sounds a bit much at 6k for vocals with sibilance coming on a bit strong that overtakes the definition of vocals for some tracks. This is not my go to for vocals. I'd prefer to use the TH-X00 Ebony for vocals.
Cymbals and drums especially I hear it the most accurate I've ever heard. Based on what I hear, I don't know if the graphs really lines up with what I hear besides the 6k peak.
Cymbals and drums especially I hear it the most accurate I've ever heard. Based on what I hear, I don't know if the graphs really lines up with what I hear besides the 6k peak.
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Congratulations on your 4Z...keep us posted on your impressions.Goodbye my fellow Utopian's. I will be blasting away with the 4z later today
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in the lcd4-4z thread 
in the lcd4-4z thread
No other headphones could ever mentioned here, or haven't before?
Enough already, man. Keep it cool. After all, he will be giving his impressions against the Utopia which he just parted with, and I didn't ask for a full review.
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did you miss the emoticon?
of course he's welcome to post his lcd4-4z and utopia comparisons here
of course he's welcome to post his lcd4-4z and utopia comparisons here
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