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I am truly blown away by their balance, quality and spatialisation. - Julian Treasure, Chairman of The Sound Agency Julian Treasure is a sought-after and top-rated international speaker on sound.

2 I am truly blown away by their balance, quality and spatialisation. - Julian Treasure, Chairman of The Sound Agency Julian Treasure is a sought-after and top-rated international speaker on sound. Collectively his five TED talks on various aspects of sound and communication have been viewed an estimated 14 million times. He has been widely featured as a sound and communication expert in the world s media, including TIME Magazine; The Economist; The Times; TV and radio in the UK, US, Canada, Australia and Netherlands, as well as many international trade and business magazines and websites. julian_treasure Interview with Julian Best of video:

METROPOLIS STUDIOS Metropolis Studios in London is the home to the most successful independent recording, mastering, creative and production facility in Europe.

3 METROPOLIS STUDIOS Metropolis Studios in London is the home to the most successful independent recording, mastering, creative and production facility in Europe. Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, U2, Rihanna, One Direction, Adele, and Lana Del Rey have all recorded, mixed or mastered with Metropolis in the last 12 months. Metropolis top two mastering engineers Stuart Hawkes and John Davis are now using the LCD-X in their Studios. Both have been in audio mastering for over 25 years. Reading a list of records that Stuart and John have mastered is like a who s who of modern music and global artists such as Led Zeppelin, Lana Del Ray, Amy Winehouse, The Prodigy, Lorde, Ed Sheeran, Knife Party and Disclosure to name a few. Interview with Stuart Hawkes: Metropolis Website:

Ken Andrews is the mix engineer of Paramore's No.1 Album. Ken has also mixed and produced for Moby, Failure, Beck, Nine Inch Nails, A Day To Remember and M83 to name a few.

4 Ken Andrews is the mix engineer of Paramore's No.1 Album. Ken has also mixed and produced for Moby, Failure, Beck, Nine Inch Nails, A Day To Remember and M83 to name a few. They ve made high resolution speakers that you wear on your head. And that s exactly what they sound like. All the rich gradations of bass and subtle shadings of high frequencies all come through just like an amazing set of speakers in a fantastic control room. But the twist is you can be anywhere! Well maybe not exactly anywhere as these phones are, like most high-end headphones, open back. So you hear a bit of what s happening around you. If there are people talking nearby, you ll hear them a bit, and if your in a really noisy place, it won t be so good. So you need some level of privacy, but what you don t need is an expensive acoustically designed room, with an expensive set of studio monitors to hear truly neutral, high resolution audio. You just need a relatively quiet space where a bit of open-back headphone bleed won t bother anybody, and you re good. And that s a game changer in my world. I can now sit in my backyard and mix now. Not just do a few things and wait to properly evaluate it later in the studio, but actually mix a song and keep the results. Ears happy. Mind blown. What these monitors do for me in the studio is nothing short of miraculous and in the last 3 months they have become a huge part of my everyday workflow as a mixer, producer, and artist. Do I still use speakers? Yes I do. But I use them in tandem with my LCD-Xs. When I m working in my studio, I prefer to mix it up throughout the day, between speakers and the LCD-Xs just to keep it interesting and give my ears a change of scenery. But if I don t have access to my mix room, I continue to work on the LCD-Xs alone. So who am I recommending these monitors to? Professional audio people, for sure. I could see forensic audio people using them, as well. And audiophiles are clearly going to love these. The fact is, when you look at the price of the Audeze line, and you compare that to its loudspeaker counterparts, you are getting an incredible deal. To match the quality of the monitoring experience that Audeze provides, you ll be shelling out at a bare minimum 5-10 thousand dollars, probably much higher, just for speakers, and that s to say nothing of the room that you will need to put them in. So yes, compared to other headphones, they are expensive, but compare them to professional studio speakers, and that s where you realize that they are are actually a ridiculous value. Full Interview with Ken Andrews : Kens Website:

5 Just when you thought the reference standard had been permanently set by the LCD-3s, out comes the X. Praised and celebrated across all corners of modern music, the Dutch trio Noisia s production techniques and brutally beautiful creations exist in a premier league of their own. Noisia have released music on Jay-Z s, Skrillex and deadmau5 s. As well as remixing the likes of Katie Perry, The Prodigy and Moby. Wow, just when you thought the reference standard had been permanently set by the LCD-3s, out comes the X. It's a very subtle difference, but as every producer knows, those differences can matter in some situations. We care about those differences. And so do Audeze. So the LCD-X is a little more accurate, a little less flattering. Which is a good thing in the studio, so bigups! And besides that, I love the fact that with the LCD-X I can just plug it into my phone now, it doesn't necessarily need an external amp for proper volume. The LCD-XC are the best closed-back studio headphones I've heard. Noisia interview: Noisia Website:

World's leading night club sound system's designer - Dave Parry - Dave Parry is known across the world for his use of technology.

He works on the premise of supplying quality components, innovative design and superior programming to provide the best possible sound and light

Through his work creating the world s best sound sytems (Fabric was voted the best club in the world for 9 years running), and more recently,

BBC Tomorrows World "World's leading sound system's designer Night Magazine Industry legend, technological wizard, always looking forward to the

I have been testing them with different engineers in our new Shanghai studio and all are amazed by the clarity and detail thar compares closely

I have also been using them with DJ/Producers who work in the digital domain and all have been stunned by the performance and sonic quality of the

6 World's leading night club sound system's designer - Dave Parry - Dave Parry is known across the world for his use of technology. He was the ﬁrst to bring digital processing into clubland as well as surround-sound technology and line array systems. He works on the premise of supplying quality components, innovative design and superior programming to provide the best possible sound and light systems. Through his work creating the world s best sound sytems (Fabric was voted the best club in the world for 9 years running), and more recently, India's ﬁrst superclub Elevate in New Delhi. He has made a career of bringing nightclubbing into the realm of full-blown sensory experience. BBC Tomorrows World "World's leading sound system's designer Night Magazine Industry legend, technological wizard, always looking forward to the next stage. 'The LCD-Xs are astonishing headphones. I have been testing them with different engineers in our new Shanghai studio and all are amazed by the clarity and detail thar compares closely with the high-end monitors we have installed there. I have also been using them with DJ/Producers who work in the digital domain and all have been stunned by the performance and sonic quality of the LCD-X; everyone who tried them could not go back to their usual monitoring afterwards. Personally, hearing some well-loved music on them both at home and in the studio blew me away and we will be specifying LCD-Xs in all our future studio projects Mondo dr Magazine A forerunner in terms of technology, the magnitude of what has been done with Dave Parry's expertise is nothing short of phenomenal

The LCD-X's are on an entirely different level.

7 ROB SWIRE Knife Party Pendulum & These headphones are the closest thing I've found to full-range monitors that you can travel with. They re incredibly detailed. The LCD-X's are on an entirely different level. I'm not letting a single mix or master outside of the studio unless I've checked on these first.

8 FRANK FILIPETTI These are not just the best headphones I've ever heard, they're the best headphone experience I've ever experienced. Frank Filipetti is a music producer, engineer and mixer who was born in Bristol, Connecticut. He was one of the first engineers to embrace digital. His credits include mixes for such number one singles as Foreigner's I Want to Know What Love Is and I Don't Want to Live Without You (which he also produced), the 1983 KISS album, Lick It Up and The Bangles' song, Eternal Flame. Filipetti engineered and produced Survivor's 1988 album, Too Hot to Sleep. He also recorded and mixed albums for Carly Simon, Barbra Streisand, Vanessa Williams, George Michael, 10,000 Maniacs, Lauren Kinhan, and James Taylor, whose Hourglass Filipetti produced, engineered and mixed, winning Grammy Awards in 1998 for Best Engineered Album and Best Pop Album. A proponent of surround sound, Filipetti has made nine 5.1/DVD projects, including works for Billy Joel, Carly Simon, James Taylor and Meatloaf. He has recorded and mixed numerous live albums including the Pavarotti and Friends series, 1999's Minnelli on Minnelli: Live at the Palace, James Taylor's Live at the Beacon and most recently, Elton John's One Night Only. He is also recorded original cast albums for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum featuring Nathan Lane, the Grammy-winning Annie Get Your Gun and 2000's Tony Award-winning and Grammy-nominated Aida, among others.

9 "I keep hearing things on my masters I've never heard before with these phones which is quite something. - Bob Ludwig, Gateway Mastering Throughout his career, Bob has mastered recordings by Led Zeppelin, Rush, Jimi Hendrix, The Police, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Rolling Stones, Def Leppard, Nirvana, The Who, Bruce Springsteen, Dire Straits and Daft Punk.

Lewis Hopkin Stardelta Mastering UK Lewis Hopkin at Stardelta Mastering is one on Europe s leading mastering engineers The LCD-X provides something I never heard in a headphone before.

10 Lewis Hopkin Stardelta Mastering UK Lewis Hopkin at Stardelta Mastering is one on Europe s leading mastering engineers The LCD-X provides something I never heard in a headphone before. A sense of listening in an acoustic space to a pair of speakers! This is not the boxy, anechoic sound of headphones, this is the sound of high- end audio speakers in a headphone. Totally astonishing! For all producers out there looking for mix accuracy I would recommend the LCD-X. It works much better for getting an accurate, full-range picture of your mix than any pair of monitors, in any room without expensive acoustic treatment. Most mix issues I come across in mastering are a result of decisions made through speakers in non-acoustically-treated environments. Cut out the guesswork and hear what your mix really sounds like with the LCD-X.

11 The space, depth and clarity make a guy with 1 ear feel like he's got 2!!! Insane Mala is a highly respected DJ and producer. A visionary best known for his contributions to the scene known as dubstep. To people who have been touched by his music or moved by his DJ sets, he holds a deeper place in their hearts. Using certain frequencies, Mala s music carries a message that fundamentally connects with people. He exclusively plays vinyl as well as building his own DMZ sound systems and his label and club nights. In the interview he discuses how Audeze headphones have changed his life by aiding his hearing disability. Mala interview:

In his interview, TeeBee discussed his obsession with technology and his love of

12 Simply the greatest headphones in existence. TeeBee is one half of Calyx & Teebee, an award-winning production team. In his interview, TeeBee discussed his obsession with technology and his love of Audeze products. He s globally recognized for his obsession for detail. TeeBee interview :

Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams, Paul photo Williams credit CBS and Grammy.com

Grammy Winners Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams, Nile Rodgers "Get Lucky" while Lorde Makes a "Royals" S Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams, Paul photo Williams credit CBS and Grammy.com January 26, 2014. "Get Lucky"