Looking for a truly hi-fi listening experience in a headphone form factor? Seeking a pair of cans with a wide-but-even frequency response and lightning-fast transient representation? Well, look no further. With their nano-grade uniforce diaphragms suspended in parallel magnet planes, these headphones from Audeze deliver a frequency response of 5 Hz to 50 kHz, as well as a magnetic flux density of 1.5 Tesla, which is a fancy way of saying these earphones deliver an unperceivable amount of distortion: a THD of less than 1%!
Now, you might consider planar headphones to be too heavy for a prolonged listening experience. In many cases, you’d be right, but the magnet construction of these cans mitigates the need for additional materials, bringing their weight down to 21.2 oz. Furthermore, these headphones boast patent-pending Fazor technology, a sound-management system designed to provide improved stereo imaging, phasing, and clarity. The LCD-4s are designed to be used in conjunction with a headphone amplifier, but driven at 15 W, they can reach a sound-pressure level of over 130 dB. Also, let’s not leave out the included items: pick up these headphones, and you’ll also get a premium ¼" to dual 4-pin mini-XLR headphone cable, as well as a travel case.