[340519]

Hi all, I'm looking at these two cans. Thoughts on which one is preferable? Thanks.

 

[ThanatosVI]

Can someone Who has listened to both extensively, compare them in the classic Categories like lows, mids, highs, soundstage etc. ?

 

[Focux]

Arya!

 

[digitalfrog]

LCD-X !
Ok, two useless answers, looking forward to some good insights going forward

 

[340519]

I ended up with the X and XC and they are superb.

 

[DreamMan]

Did you buy them both? Or which one did you choose?

 

[kith86]

If you like airy sound and wide soundstage then pick arya
If you like rather intimate laidback presentation and meaty bass and deeper sub bass then pick audeze

 

[340519]

Did you buy them both? Or which one did you choose?

I bought both.

 

[DreamMan]

Cool. So LCD-X and LCD-XC, no Arya?

I'm faced with a choice of which one to buy. If you have a direct comparison, can you comment on the sound?
Are they similar, or are they different?
Except, of course, open/closed.

That would be great.

Or which one do you find better and why?

 

[der luda]

what source do you want to use?
the Audeze LCD X is also well suited for DAP, it is easy to drive. The Ayra rather not so, the Ananda is also easy to drive.

 

[Andy777777]

I owned the LCD-X, then I bought the Arya. Then I sold the LCD-X.

They are both fantastic headphones. The X is bass heavy- and never really sounded right without EQ. The Arya is flatter, with a bright tilt. The bass is still present though. But Arya did this amazing thing with layering and seperation that I find irresistible

 

[Undun]

Arya = Lean, cool, analytical, spacious
LCD X = Thicc, warm, dynamic, wall of sound
You get two different "kinds" of detail retrieval here... Arya you get to peel back the layers a little more, the X shows you everything up-front...