Audeze has long been popular among audiophiles for its planar magnetic-style headphones, and its entry-level LCD-2 model is considered one of the high-end headphone company’s best pairs of cans.
Audeze adds a closed-back version of one of its best pairs of headphones
Essentially, it’s the LCD2 Classic with a closed-back design
Essentially, it’s the LCD2 Classic with a closed-back design
But after almost 10 years on the market (and after an LCD2 Classic variant was released last year that swapped out some of the handmade wooden accents for a lower $799 price), the LCD-2 have only been available in an open-back style — at least, until now, with the release of the new LCD2 Closed-Back.
The LCD2 Closed-Back share most of their design cues with the cheaper LCD2 Classic, but with one crucial (and obvious) difference: unlike both the standard LCD-2 and LCD2 Classic, the Closed-Back version is, well, a closed-back headphone.
You’re still getting the same planar magnetic drivers. Unlike normal headphones, they use a thin, vibrating diagram that’s driven by magnetic fields to produce sound, instead of a traditional coil system. This has come to be expected from Audeze, which created the same warm sound that made the LCD-2 so popular in the first place. Now, you can enjoy it with better sound isolation, and perhaps more importantly, you won’t irritate all your co-workers or fellow commuters with your personal jams.
The LCD2 Closed-Back cost $899, or $100 more than the open-back LCD2 Classic. Compared to the only other closed-style headphones Audeze offers, the $1,799 LCD-XC, it’s easily the cheaper option if you’ve been wishing for a closed pair of Audeze headphones.
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