Power & Performance

• Transducer Type: Planar Magnetic
• Transducer Size: 106 mm
• Frequency Response: 10Hz – 50kHz
• Sensitivity: 101 dB/1mW (at Drum Reference Point)
• Impedance: 70 Ohms
• Maximum SPL: >130dB
• Total Harmonic Distortion (THD): <0.1% @ 100dB SPL, 1kHz
• Power Handling: 5W RMS (Maximum)
• Recommended Power: >250mW (Minimum requirement >100mW)
• Performance: The Audeze LCD-2 Padauk is a premium iteration of the headphone that defined the modern planar magnetic era. Featuring exotic, hand-finished Padauk wood rings, this model delivers a "vibrant and physical" sound that bridges the gap between technical accuracy and musical soul. With a lush, lifelike midrange and the legendary deep bass that allows you to "feel the pulse" of the music, it remains a gold standard for audiophiles who want a rich, fatigue-free listening experience.

Audio Features & Drivers

• Patented Fazor™ Waveguides: Employs Audeze’s Fazor elements to guide internal sound waves, reducing resonance and interference. This technology results in a more accurate waveform, improved phase response, and a more three-dimensional, holographic soundstage compared to non-Fazor models.
• Large 106mm Diaphragms: Utilizing ultra-thin diaphragms that are significantly larger than traditional drivers, the LCD-2 moves a massive volume of air with minimal effort. This large surface area provides the effortless low-frequency "slam" and incredible scale that is a hallmark of the LCD line.
• Double-Sided Fluxor™ Magnet Array: Features a powerful, proprietary Neodymium N50 magnetic array on both sides of the diaphragm. This push-pull configuration nearly doubles the driving force, ensuring superb accuracy, lightning-fast transient response, and ultra-low distortion.
• Acoustic Stability of Padauk: The exotic Padauk hardwood rings are chosen not just for their striking orange-red color, but for their extreme durability and acoustic density, which helps minimize unwanted vibrations within the earcup assembly.
• Signature Warm Tonality: Tuned for a warm, rich character, this model excels at smoothing out harsh digital recordings while maintaining enough detail to satisfy critical listeners. It is particularly revered for its "organic" rendering of acoustic instruments and vocals.

Streaming & Connectivity

• Professional 4-pin Balanced XLR Cable: This premium edition typically ships with a high-purity 4-pin Balanced XLR cable, offering superior channel separation and signal integrity when used with balanced headphone amplifiers.
• Advanced Adapter Kit: Includes a 4-pin XLR to 1/4" (6.3mm) TRS adapter cable and a 1/4" to 3.5mm adapter, ensuring seamless connection to everything from reference-grade stacks to high-end portable players.
• 4-pin Mini-XLR Earcup Jacks: Features gold-plated, locking mini-XLR connectors on the earcups to ensure a secure, reliable connection that can withstand thousands of cable swaps.
• High-Current Scaling: While its 70-ohm impedance is manageable for many sources, the LCD-2 is a "power-hungry" design that scales significantly with high-quality, high-current amplification, rewarding the user with deeper bass control and a wider stage.
• Pure Analog Heritage: A strictly analog component with no digital-to-analog conversion or wireless circuitry inside, ensuring a transparent signal path and a product life measured in decades.

Comfort & Dimensions

• Genuine Black Leather Earpads: Outfitted with Audeze’s premium, supple genuine leather earpads. These pads provide a luxurious feel and a superior acoustic seal, which is critical for maintaining the headphone’s linear sub-bass extension.
• Ventilated Suspension Headband: Features a lightweight, powder-coated steel headband paired with a perforated leather suspension strap. This design improves airflow and more effectively distributes weight to prevent pressure points during long sessions.
• Unit Weight: 595g (21 oz).
• Plush Memory Foam Interior: The leather pads are filled with high-density, specialized memory foam that contours to the shape of the user's head, providing an ergonomic fit and helping to isolate the listener from external noise.
• Open-Back Ergonomics: The open architecture allows the ears to "breathe," reducing heat buildup and contributing to the natural, expansive sense of space that defines the LCD experience.

Design & Build

• Hand-Finished Exotic Wood: Each pair is unique, featuring rings made from Central and Tropical West African Padauk wood, hand-treated with a high-quality lacquer that highlights the wood's natural, fiery grain.
• Industrial-Grade Reliability: Built with cast aluminum yokes and a spring-steel headband, the LCD-2 is engineered to withstand the rigors of professional studio environments and daily audiophile use.
• Hand-Assembled in USA: Every LCD-2 is handcrafted and meticulously tested in Audeze’s Southern California workshop to ensure strict adherence to professional tolerances.
• Professional Travel Case: Includes a heavy-duty, waterproof, and crush-proof Professional Travel Case with a custom-fit foam interior to ensure your headphones are protected during transport or storage.
• Modular Construction: Designed with longevity in mind, the headband, earpads, and cables are all user-replaceable, ensuring the headphones can be maintained at peak performance for a lifetime.

For most products, we cover three years for the drivers and one year for the rest of the parts, and this begins from the original date of retail purchase. Warranty on Mobius (discontinued), Penrose (discontinued), Maxwell, MM-100, LCD-S20 and FILTER is one year for all parts including drivers, except in the EU and UK, where minimum warranty may be longer, or anywhere else as mandated by local laws.

 For the full text of our warranty policy, please download and view this PDF.

 Warranty coverage is limited to factory defects only, not wear and tear or cosmetic damage from use. Please note that we consider earpads, headband straps/cushions, eartips, earlocks, earhooks, and batteries to be "consumable items" and offer no warranty on those parts.

 As long as product was originally purchased from an authorized dealer, the warranty is transferable and is valid from the original date of purchase. We just ask for proof of that purchase date by using the original purchase receipt. If no original receipt is available, we use the date of manufacture or shipment from our facility for the beginning of the warranty period, and warranty coverage is discretionary.

 We reserve the right to deny warranty claims for purchases originally made from anyone NOT on the dealer list, and proof of original purchase is required to claim warranty service.

 Warranty Service Guidelines:

For direct warranty service we cover parts, labor and return shipping to the customer, so the only cost to customers is shipping the product to us for repair. If a defect occurs within the first 30 days after the original retail sale, we pay for shipping both ways from the original point of delivery by providing a pre-paid shipping label. The decision to repair or replace a defective product is solely at Audeze's discretion.

Products must be serviced either by the distributor we sold them to, or directly by us here in the USA. If a product was purchased in the USA, it must be returned for service here, not to any international distributor. Likewise, a product purchased in any specific country must be returned for service to that country (or directly to us in the USA). For this reason we recommend that international customers purchase locally when possible, so any service needs can also be handled locally by our dealers or distributors. We also recommend verifying service contracts with dealers/distributors before purchase, as they are independent businesses and have their own policies in place.