{"id":6193,"date":"2025-04-21T07:16:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T22:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=6193"},"modified":"2025-04-21T07:16:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T22:16:23","slug":"audeze-lcd-s20-evaluate-headfonics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=6193","title":{"rendered":"Audeze LCD-S20 Evaluate \u2014 Headfonics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>At this time, Marcus critiques the Audeze LCD-S20, the corporate\u2019s most reasonably priced set of closed-back LCD sequence headphones that includes SLAM expertise. They&#8217;ve an introductory value of $499.<\/p>\n<p><em>Disclaimer: I obtained this pattern in alternate for my sincere opinion. Headfonics is an unbiased web site with no affiliate hyperlinks or companies. I thank the group at\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audeze.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored\"><em>Audeze<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0for his or her help.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Click on right here to learn extra in regards to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/headfonics.com\/?s=audeze\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Audeze<\/a>\u00a0merchandise now we have beforehand reviewed on Headfonics.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This text follows our present <a href=\"https:\/\/headfonics.com\/how-we-score\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">scoring tips,<\/a>\u00a0which you&#8217;ll learn in additional element right here.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"lets-review-block__wrap lets-review-block__wrap-10 lr-cf lets-review-wrap-75933 lets-review--center lets-review-skin-1 lets-review-design-1 lets-review-ani-3 lets-review-score-type-2 lets-review-type-1 lets-review-score-type__bar\" data-design=\"1\" data-score-type=\"2\" data-skin=\"1\">\n<div class=\"lets-review-block lets-review-block__main-title lr-vc lets-review-block__pad\">\n<div class=\"lets-review-block__mask lr-vc\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-Review-featured-image-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Audeze-LCD-S20 Review featured image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-Review-featured-image-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-Review-featured-image-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" loading=\"eager\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Audeze LCD-S20 Evaluate<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lets-review-block lets-review-block__conclusion__wrap lets-review-block__pad\">\n<p>Abstract<\/p>\n<p>The Audeze LCD-S20 is a really aggressive closed-back planar headphone at this value level. With the brand new SLAM expertise, it has a deep low-end response with out a typical closed-cup bloom, delivering spectacular weight mixed with a clean, albeit barely darkish, sound signature.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lets-review-block lets-review-block__crits lets-review-unseen\">\n<div class=\"lets-review-block__user_rating with__uid\" data-uid=\"75933\" data-is-pid=\"true\">\n<div class=\"lets-review-block__crit lr-tip lr-user__rating\" data-title=\"Your Rating\" data-width-dir=\"l\" data-score-a=\"86\" data-score-b=\"8.6\" data-score-c=\"4.3\">\n<p>Slide right here so as to add your rating on the gear!<span class=\"vote__count\">68 Votes<\/span><\/p>\n<p>8.6<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lets-review-block lets-review-block__proscons lets-review-block__pad\">\n<div class=\"lets-review-block__pros\">\n<p>Professionals<\/p>\n<p>Glorious low-end energy.<\/p>\n<p>Removable ear pads <\/p>\n<p>Rock strong construct high quality.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lets-review-block__cons\">\n<p>Cons<\/p>\n<p>No balanced cable possibility.<\/p>\n<p>Slightly darkish on the highs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The lately launched Audeze LCD-S20 is the primary LCD sequence headphone for the reason that LCD-1 to dip a cent underneath $500, with solely the wi-fi <a href=\"https:\/\/headfonics.com\/audeze-maxwell-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maxwell<\/a> closed-backs at the moment cheaper at $299.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Just like the Maxwell, it is a closed-back planar headphone and is positioned in Audeze\u2019s Skilled Sequence of headphones alongside the <a href=\"https:\/\/headfonics.com\/audeze-lcd-xc-2021-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LCD-XC<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/headfonics.com\/audeze-mm-500-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MM-500<\/a>, and the equally priced open-back <a href=\"https:\/\/headfonics.com\/audeze-mm-100-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MM-100<\/a>, to call however a number of.<\/p>\n<p>The LCD-S20 can also be the second headphone to make use of \u2018SLAM\u2019 expertise, beforehand reserved for his or her uber high-end <a href=\"https:\/\/headfonics.com\/audeze-crbn2-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CRBN2<\/a> electrostatic headphones.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Constructed to the same fashion and high quality because the MM-100 and debuting Audeze\u2019s first-ever removable ear pad system, the LCD-S20 affords a weightier, darker sound than its open-back cousin, with respectable spatial efficiency for a closed-back design.<\/p>\n<p>So, how does it differ from the MM-100 open-back or compete with the brand new <a href=\"https:\/\/headfonics.com\/sennheiser-hd-620s-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sennheiser HD 620S<\/a> and beyerdynamic\u2019s venerable studio fav, the <a href=\"https:\/\/headfonics.com\/beyerdynamic-dt-1770-pro-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DT 1770 PRO<\/a>? I discovered in my full assessment beneath.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-75941\" alt=\"Audeze LCD-S20 on headphone stand side view\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-on-headphone-stand-side-view.webp 750w, https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-on-headphone-stand-side-view-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-on-headphone-stand-side-view-360x240.webp 360w, https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-on-headphone-stand-side-view-480x320.webp 480w, https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-on-headphone-stand-side-view-720x480.webp 720w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-on-headphone-stand-side-view.webp\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-75941\" src=\"https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-on-headphone-stand-side-view.webp\" alt=\"Audeze LCD-S20 on headphone stand side view\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-on-headphone-stand-side-view.webp 750w, https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-on-headphone-stand-side-view-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-on-headphone-stand-side-view-360x240.webp 360w, https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-on-headphone-stand-side-view-480x320.webp 480w, https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-on-headphone-stand-side-view-720x480.webp 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_53 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-69e70c388209f\" ><span class=\"\"><span style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input aria-label=\"Toggle\" aria-label=\"item-69e70c388209f\"  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-69e70c388209f\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=6193\/#Options\" title=\"Options\">Options<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=6193\/#Design\" title=\"Design\">Design<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=6193\/#Consolation_Isolation\" title=\"Consolation &amp; Isolation\">Consolation &amp; Isolation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=6193\/#Inventory_Cable\" title=\"Inventory Cable\">Inventory Cable<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=6193\/#Packaging_Equipment\" title=\"Packaging &amp; Equipment\">Packaging &amp; Equipment<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Options\"><\/span>Options<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Audeze LCD-S20 is a set of closed-back planar headphones with some distinctive options, but in addition shares fairly a number of attributes with the MM-100.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, each use what I presume to be the identical 90mm planar driver with an Extremely-Skinny Uniforce\u2122 diaphragm, mixed with Audeze\u2019s trademarked Fazor\u2122 expertise and Neodymium N50 magnets in a dual-sided Fluxor\u2122 magnet array.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, regardless that the LCD-S20 and MM-100 are each 18\u03a9 rated drivers, their sensitivity ranges are completely different at 93 dB\/1mW for the previous and 98 dB\/1mW for the latter, that means this newest iteration goes to want extra juice to sound optimum.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Not like the MM-100 (or the Maxwell), the LCD-S20 additionally will get the top-shelf remedy with the brand new SLAM expertise first seen contained in the flagship CRBN2 earlier this yr.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Briefly, SLAM enhances the LCD-S20\u2019s low-end response beneath 100Hz with a little bit of a lift with out introducing undesirable distortion and closed-cup bloom.<\/p>\n<p>Some will name this a bass port, however it&#8217;s rather more than that. In the event you pull off the pads, you will note a \u2018grippy\u2019 silver plate on the entrance of the motive force meeting with a number of fine-tuned bodily channels and a couple of giant venting ports on both facet.<\/p>\n<p>These act as a conduit between the pads and the motive force to alleviate strain and acoustically modulate or cleanly increase the low-frequency response of the LCD-S20 driver.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-75942\" alt=\"Audeze LCD-S20 on its side on a bench\" width=\"750\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-on-its-side-on-a-bench.webp 750w, https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-on-its-side-on-a-bench-300x182.webp 300w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-on-its-side-on-a-bench.webp\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-75942\" src=\"https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-on-its-side-on-a-bench.webp\" alt=\"Audeze LCD-S20 on its side on a bench\" width=\"750\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-on-its-side-on-a-bench.webp 750w, https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-on-its-side-on-a-bench-300x182.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Design\"><\/span>Design<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The LCD-S20\u2019s design language has a excessive diploma of familiarity with a modern and fantastically constructed body, just like the MM-100 and Maxwell, mixed with a darkish fabric-finished cup and a snug however barely thicker strain strap system.<\/p>\n<p>Audeze has hit gold with this sort of construct high quality at this value level, so it is smart to proceed utilizing it.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll not discover any low-cost plastics right here. The LCD-S20 is constructed primarily from a strong mixture of magnesium, aluminum, and spring metal and completed in a lovely mixture of gunmetal and silver.<\/p>\n<p>The one plastic on the LCD-S20 is the headscarf, which is completed (and branded) in the same colour to the remainder of the headphones, so it doesn&#8217;t stand out.<\/p>\n<p>That does make it considerably heavier than you would possibly anticipate, at 550g, for an in any other case comparatively compact set of headphones.<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind that it&#8217;s 75g greater than the open-back MM-100, which makes use of the identical supplies, so one has to presume nearly all of the extra weight is within the closed-cup facade behind the fabric cowl and the extra SLAM ring.<\/p>\n<p>The development is great, with no creaking noises available wherever when articulating the joints. Nonetheless, I did word that the quantity of swivel is decreased from the MM-100\u2019s 180-degree equal. Although the latitude of the swivel is sweet, it&#8217;s not a lay-flat sort of headphone.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-76025\" alt=\"Audeze LCD-S20 cup with detached pad on table\" width=\"750\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-cup-with-detached-pad-on-table.webp 750w, https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-cup-with-detached-pad-on-table-300x188.webp 300w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-cup-with-detached-pad-on-table.webp\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-76025\" src=\"https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-cup-with-detached-pad-on-table.webp\" alt=\"Audeze LCD-S20 cup with detached pad on table\" width=\"750\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-cup-with-detached-pad-on-table.webp 750w, https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-cup-with-detached-pad-on-table-300x188.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Consolation_Isolation\"><\/span>Consolation &amp; Isolation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The LCD-S20 weighs 550g, so it\u2019s not that mild. Nonetheless, the adjustable strain strap system and diploma of articulation within the cups imply it delivers a pleasingly balanced degree of strain on my head and spectacular passive isolation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For a closed-back headphone, the clamping will not be extreme both, and with a brand new magnetized removable pad system, the worry of those pads sporting out and never with the ability to simply change them is gone.<\/p>\n<p>I ponder if we are going to see velour or perforated choices sooner or later. Perhaps some decisions that might change the tuning?<\/p>\n<p>Altering the pads is useless simple. Simply slip your finger across the venting port on the facet of the cups close to the gimbal and push up fairly than pull the pads by the artificial leather-based itself.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Audeze has marked every pad with L and R on the within, although I\u2019m unsure if that may be a everlasting function, as my pattern has the letters carried out with a everlasting marker.<\/p>\n<p>The brand new removable wedge pad construction has the identical gel-filled interior construction because the MM-100\u2019s pads, so these are good pads total. Nonetheless, the form and dimension of the interior opening have modified barely, barely diminishing the consolation relative to the MM-100 pads on my head.<\/p>\n<p>The exterior diameter and form are unchanged, however there may be now a narrower interior contact floor, which ends up in a wider interior opening that clears extra of your ear than the MM-100.<\/p>\n<p>That narrower contact strain level is extra noticeable on my head, and after an hour or two, I additionally seen a little bit of sweat buildup from the artificial leather-based supplies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the interior cavity depth of the brand new pads is a little bit shallower, although I by no means discovered my ears brushing up in opposition to the motive force baffle throughout my testing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-75944\" alt=\"Audeze LCD-S20 stock cable\" width=\"750\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-stock-cable.webp 750w, https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-stock-cable-300x196.webp 300w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-stock-cable.webp\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-75944\" src=\"https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-stock-cable.webp\" alt=\"Audeze LCD-S20 stock cable\" width=\"750\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-stock-cable.webp 750w, https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-stock-cable-300x196.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Inventory_Cable\"><\/span>Inventory Cable<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Audeze LCD-S20 has the identical cable and connection system because the MM-100. I thought of that fairly an excellent setup in my earlier assessment, so it stands to purpose I&#8217;ll assume the identical right here.<\/p>\n<p>It is a dual-entry 3.5mm TRS connector socket system embedded into the magnesium cups however with a small, protected wire connecting the 2 cups and drivers. Meaning the LCD-S20 can be used as a single-sided headphone.<\/p>\n<p>With the inventory cable coming with a single 3.5mm TRS stereo jack connector, you&#8217;ll be able to join it to both cup, and it&#8217;ll function as meant. Given the LCD-S20\u2019s Professional audio slant, it must be helpful for cable administration in studios and conserving it out of the way in which throughout work.<\/p>\n<p>Aesthetically, the two.5m high-purity OCC audio-grade copper wire inventory cable is an identical to the MM-100 model with a shiny, tight PVC double-braided jacket and pro-styled 6.35mm connector. Since this cable is single-sided, it has no splitter barrel, which reduces a little bit of weight.<\/p>\n<p>You additionally get a equally black barreled 6.35mm to three.5mm piggy-tail converter accented with the Audeze branding in white.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-75945\" alt=\"Audeze LCD-S20 unboxing\" width=\"750\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-unboxing.webp 750w, https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-unboxing-300x189.webp 300w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-unboxing.webp\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-75945\" src=\"https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-unboxing.webp\" alt=\"Audeze LCD-S20 unboxing\" width=\"750\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-unboxing.webp 750w, https:\/\/headfonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audeze-LCD-S20-unboxing-300x189.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Packaging_Equipment\"><\/span>Packaging &amp; Equipment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The LCD-S20 unboxing expertise is professionally completed however pretty stripped down, with even fewer equipment than the MM-100.<\/p>\n<p>The packaging is sort of an identical: a mid-sized cardboard container with low-profile Audeze branding and the headphones slipped inside a deep, presentational foam and material layer.<\/p>\n<p>Beneath the froth layer is a field containing the cable, guarantee, and person guide playing cards.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, there isn&#8217;t a MM-branded material pouch contained in the field, which might have been a pleasant addition to present the headphones some degree of safety when not getting used.<\/p>\n<p>I recommend going surfing and shopping for a Geekria laborious case for about $30 as they&#8217;re an ideal match for the LCD-S20 and cable.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/headfonics.com\/audeze-lcd-s20-review\/2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click on on web page 2 beneath for my sound impressions and really useful pairings.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/headfonics.com\/audeze-lcd-s20-review\/3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click on on web page 3 beneath for my chosen comparisons.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text \" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\">\n\t\tSharing is caring!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At this time, Marcus critiques the Audeze LCD-S20, the corporate\u2019s most reasonably priced set of closed-back LCD sequence headphones that includes SLAM expertise. They&#8217;ve an introductory value of $499. Disclaimer: I obtained this pattern in alternate for my sincere opinion. Headfonics is an unbiased web site with no affiliate hyperlinks or companies. 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