If you have the means and inclination to pay $4,000 for an incredible headphone, stop reading here and run out and buy the Audeze LCD-4. If you are struggling to rationalize a purchase such as this, think about all the things many of us pay $4,000 or more for--and about how much actual enjoyment we...

You’ll know it when you hear it—there’s something very right, natural, and organic about the Audeze LCD-4’s sound.

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  Audeze ups their game, again!, Solid build quality, Made in Costa Mesa, California

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  They’re heavy!

Well, they deserve the price. And if you can afford to, you should seriously consider buying these headphones. Whatever you listen to, you’ll hear the quality of these headphones leaping out at you.

In so many ways, the Audeze LCD-4 are the finest headphones that money can buy. Only a slightly recessed upper mid-range lets them down.

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  Outstandingly deep, solid soundstage, Great sonic texture, Beautifully built

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  Eye-wateringly expensive, Slightly recessed upper mid-range, Heavy

These headphones are what music is supposed to sound like.Low distortion, detailed imagery , are just a few of the things i could say about these but to hear miles davis on the sax will say it all. Its like he is in the room with you

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  Sound reproduction at its finest

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  Burn in time. But get past that and these headphones come alive

At $3,995, it costs more than most other flagships. What does it offer for the price? Incredible bass performance (but I find the Stax SR-009's far better), stellar mid range performance (bested by both the Stax SR-007 and SR-009 to my ears), inconsistent flawed treble performance that to me ruins...

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  - Provides the famed LCD sound with a good amount of detail and resolution

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  - The problem with tonal balance from the upper mids and beyond renders the LCD-3 superior overall for my ears

I purchased these after I bought my LCD-X's because I was so thrilled with those. And sure enough, they take the LCD-X and move it up a few notches. The bass is deeper and the mids are even smoother. They are very comfortable as well. Note that these take quite a bit of time to burn-in.

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  Sound quality

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  Price and need for a high-end amplifier

This is the best sounding headphones out there. I have all their headphones so I could be bias towards them. It is so musical to the ears! I cannot believe it that it is better than LCD-3! As that is very very musical already. This is it!

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  Wow!!!! The most sounding headset you could kind! It is much more musical to your ears than the lcd-3. Which I have! I am really bias to Audeze as I have all their headphones even the isine20! You gotta try it to believe it!

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  Just a little heavy like the rest of their LCD lines.