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No-Context5479 t1_ja56kan wrote

Yes the EQ'd LCD-X is imo the most versatile headphones in the endgame region

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Mockbubbles2628 OP t1_ja56uz5 wrote

Indeed. They do sound super weird without EQ tho..

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No-Context5479 t1_ja57cwu wrote

Well that's what having a cumulative -15dB recess in the upper midrange (where most instruments, vocal and synth harmonics lie) can bring... It's dark and bright at the same time because its treble is present but there's a hole in the upper midrange so it makes for an uneven transfer from harmonics into air frequencies. Something the EQ manages to fix and luckily the drivers take EQ like a Champ

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Mockbubbles2628 OP t1_ja58x4e wrote

Where did you see -15db? I thought the freq response was fairly flat

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No-Context5479 t1_ja59dgm wrote

You do not want a straight line in raw frequency measurements in this specific range (1.5kHz to 6kHz)

That's the Pinna gain region and that place needs to always look like a mountain... If that area is flat in a raw uncompensated graph, that's a wonky frequency response

Link to FR - https://crinacle.com/graphs/headphones/graphtool/?share=IEF_Neutral_Target,LCD-X_(Fazor)

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blorg t1_ja718n7 wrote

The 2021 version isn't quite as bad as that, it's still recessed in the upper mids and needs EQ but it's not as bad as the previous version.

https://crinacle.com/graphs/headphones/graphtool/?share=IEF_Neutral_Target,LCD-X_(Fazor),LCD-X_(2021)

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No-Context5479 t1_ja78hoo wrote

Yup... That indeed is the case... Audeze revisions their stuff from time to time. Reason why it was a shocker that the Audeze MM-500 had Pinna Gain out the box. Lol

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