Audeze LCD-MX4 Planar magnetic headphones

A special "hybrid" creation from the crowd-pleasing headphone company When I visited New York earlier this year for the CanJam headphone expo , Audeze had one of the busiest booths. No surprise here. Ever since the company started, their cutting-edge planar-magnetic models have been a hit with the hardcore headphone crowd. And that show was the first chance many of us had to try their LCD-MX4 headphones - a "hybrid" model that mashes up two of Audeze's most popular planar-magnetic designs. The streamlined diaphragms and voice coils used here were borrowed from the company's LCD-X model. They are suspended within the same powerful magnet array found in their flagship LCD-4 . The result? The LCD-MX4 perform efficiently and deliver accurate, consistent sound across a wide-frequency range. The MX4's headband is made of carbon fiber and leather and uses a suspension system for a no-fuss fit.. Audeze's most efficient over-ear headphones It takes a lot of power to drive most Audeze headphones, but the MX4s are a lot more flexible. Of course, you'll still get the best performance from a separate headphone amp . But these headphones are efficient enough to work with a portable music player or pro audio interface . Professional-grade sound I brought up audio interfaces for a specific reason - Audeze told me that these headphones are found in some famous recording studios. Quite a few heavy-hitter engineers use these MX4 headphones to mix and master music for some mega-star artists. When Audeze first approached these engineers, many told them thanks, but no thanks. They simply didn't use headphones as part of their normal workflow or music-making process - that is, until they finally gave these MX4 'phones as spin. Now a number of these industry pros absolutely love Audeze's precise impulse response, dynamics, and large soundstage. How planar magnetic drivers work Audeze cultivated this wide-open soundstage with their signature planar magnetic drivers. Unlike the dynamic