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Audeze
Audeze is an American manufacturer of planar-magnetic headphones, founded in 2008 and based in Santa Ana, California, known for its high-end LCD series alongside professional and gaming audio; it became a subsidiary of Sony Interactive Entertainment in 2023.
- Founded
- 2008
- Headquarters
- Santa Ana, California, USA
- Known for
- Planar-magnetic headphones
- Reviews
- 5 reviews
Latest reviews
Headphone· $1699· 2026-07-20Audeze MM-500
A Grammy-winning mixer's 'planar HD650': a neutral studio tuning nearly everyone respects — and a clamp, a lean bass and a $1,699 price nearly everyone argues about.
11 sourcesconsensus 646 contested
Headphone· $799· 2026-07-16Audeze LCD-2 Classic
Everyone measures the same dark, distortion-free planar. The only argument is whether you EQ it.
11 sourcesconsensus 623 contested
Headphone· $1199· 2026-07-09Audeze LCD-X
The studio planar everyone agrees is bombproof and bass-limitless — and argues about the moment you ask whether it needs EQ or costs too much.
8 sourcesconsensus 683 contested
- Headphone· $329
Audeze Maxwell 2
Everyone agrees it's the best-sounding wireless gaming headset — and half of them still tell you to buy the cheaper original instead.
consensus 719 sources2026-07-07 - Headphone· $499
Audeze LCD-S20
Audeze's first sub-$500 closed planar: everyone agrees it shuts out the world — and argues about almost everything else.
consensus 7213 sources2026-06-03