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Audeze LCD-XC (2021)
The LCD-XC is a closed LCD-X : same diaphragm and magnets with closed cups. The newer variants of the LCD-X use carbon cups while older (2014-2019) models have bubinga wood cups. The weight…
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Audeze LCD-X (2021)
The LCD-X is a reference class high-end open-back planar headphone, released in early 2014. It was targeted mostly as a more neutral option compared to the LCD-2 and LCD-3. A lot of changes…
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Audeze LCD-3
The LCD-3 was Audeze’s flagship from 2012 and 2015, before the LCD-4 came into the market. The design is very similar between LCD-2, LCD-3, LCD-4 and LCD-X, with differences regarding earpads, cups material,…
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Hifiman HE-4
The Hifiman HE-4 was a middle-range model released in 2011. It was designed around a single-sided magnet configuration, as opposite to the bigger brothers HE-5 & HE-6. As a result, the HE-4 is…
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Sony MA-900
The MDR-MA900 is a full open-air type headphone released by Sony a few years ago, and quickly discontinued. It was meant to be a successor to the not very known MDR-F1 that came…
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ZMF Verite
The Verite Open is one of the two ZMF flagships with its Closed variant. It retails for $2500 which puts it in the kilobucks flagship territory, although not as pricey as the Audeze…
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Aurorus Audio Borealis
The Borealis is an open-back dynamic headphone developed by 2 members of the headphone community, who are very active on some discords. Here is the direct link : https://www.aurorusaudio.com/Borealis-p133657519 It has the same drivers…
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Hifiman Edition X V2
The Edition X V2 is a revised version of the original Edition X, released in 2015 alongside the original Hifiman HE-1000. It shares the same oval “eggshape” structure as the bigger brother, with…
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Sony MDR-CD3000
The Sony MDR-CD3000 are one of the most legendary headphones ever released, produced just after the MDR-R10 and coming with bio-cellulose diaphragms. Now vintage, at almost 30 years old, they are becoming rare…
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Focal Clear
The Clear is the middle-ground high-end model from Focal, sitting between the (now discontinued) Elear and the Utopia. It’s around $1500 new but it’s easy to find during good deals, for both the…
