Audeze LCD-MX4

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.. 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 head...