Audeze LCD-X

LCD-X: Audeze's Studio Reference, Refined Through Revisions

Introduced in 2013, the LCD-X quickly established itself in studios as a high-end open-back headphone designed for critical listening. Over successive revisions, Audeze improved ergonomics and comfort while maintaining the model's core goal: analytical, stable, and usable reproduction for mixing. The benefit is clear: achieving a "monitoring-style" playback without relying entirely on room acoustics, while enjoying the spacious soundstage typical of open-back designs.

A Headphone for Mixing, Editing, and Accurately Validating Your Lows

The LCD-X targets sound engineers, producers, beatmakers, and creators seeking a monitoring headphone capable of revealing EQ, compression, and spatialization choices without artificially flattering the signal. Its sensitivity and 20-ohm impedance make it practical for daily use: you can work for long sessions, switch between studio and mobile setups, and maintain consistent reading of your balances, transients, and low frequencies. For those alternating between multiple environments, using calibration and control virtualization tools (such as "Reveal+") can also help standardize listening from session to session.

Technologies and Sound Signature: Speed, Imaging, and Control

106 mm Planar Magnetic Driver: Fast Response and Low Distortion

At the heart of the LCD-X, the large ultra-thin Uniforce diaphragm works with a dedicated magnetic structure and N50 neodymium magnets to deliver clean dynamics and highly readable transient response. The Fazor technology enhances phase coherence to improve imaging precision and source separation, particularly useful when applying subtle processing (de-essing, saturation, parallel compression) or fine automations.

Open-back Design: Natural Soundstage and Reliable Spatial Decisions

Thanks to its open architecture, the LCD-X offers a wide and airy soundstage that facilitates evaluation of stereo width, depth (reverbs, delays), and element placement within the field. This is a direct advantage for checking mix balance without the "boxy" effect sometimes encountered with closed-back headphones.

Studio-oriented Connectivity: 4-pin XLR and Included Adapters

The braided 4-pin XLR cable allows easy integration into many workflows, and the included adapters simplify switching to more common outputs. The carrying case secures the headphones between sessions, whether in the studio, at a residency, or on the road.

Technical specifications

Style	Over-ear, open-back	Frequency response	10 Hz - 50 kHz
Weight	612 g	THD	<0.1% @ 100 dB SPL
Driver type	Planar magnetic	Sensitivity	103 dB/1 mW (at drum reference point)
Magnetic structure	Exclusive magnet array	Impedance	20 ohms
Phase management	Fazor	Maximum power handling	5 W RMS
Magnet type	N50 neodymium	Minimum recommended power	>100 mW
Diaphragm type	Ultra-thin Uniforce	Recommended power level	>250 mW
Driver size	106 mm	Cable	1.9 m length, 4-pin XLR with single-ended 1/4" (6.3 mm) adapter
Maximum SPL	>130 dB	Wire material	High-purity 20 AWG OCC copper