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It wasn’t too long ago that Audeze unveiled the world’s first in-ear headphones utilizing planar magnetic technology (sound produced using a thin diaphragm and magnets rather than cone drivers), but the higher quality and much more expensive follow up is already here. $2,500 seems like an outrageous price for earbuds, but the LCDi4s do share technology with the company’s flagship product: the $4000 LCD-4 headphones. I’ve found that headphones offer better soundstage, so if I wanted to spend that kind of money, I’d opt for the LCD-3s instead.
Audeze says the LCDi4s feature overall distortion (THD) that's less than 0.2 percent, even when you have music cranked all the way up. What's more, each separate unit is matched within +/- 1dB of each other and there's bass response that ranges flat from 900Hz down to 10Hz, helping make that overall soundstage as wide as possible. And yes, you should probably pair these with a capable headphone amp to maximize their potential. If you're already checking your savings account to see if you can afford a pair of the LCDi4s, they're available for pre-order now. However, Audeze says they won't ship until mid-June.
Audeze says the LCDi4s feature overall distortion (THD) that's less than 0.2 percent, even when you have music cranked all the way up. What's more, each separate unit is matched within +/- 1dB of each other and there's bass response that ranges flat from 900Hz down to 10Hz, helping make that overall soundstage as wide as possible. And yes, you should probably pair these with a capable headphone amp to maximize their potential. If you're already checking your savings account to see if you can afford a pair of the LCDi4s, they're available for pre-order now. However, Audeze says they won't ship until mid-June.