![]() Speaking of which, music sounds fantastic on this headset. ![]() Gaming and voice chatting didn’t sound too different when I plugged the headset into the AudioQuest DragonFly Cobalt USB DAC, but music did. While the LCD-GX doesn’t need an amp/DAC, that doesn’t mean it won’t benefit from one, especially in certain listening scenarios. It has a low impedance (20Ω), a sensitivity of 100dB/1mW, and requires a minimum of >100mW of power (though >250mW is recommended) - you shouldn’t have any issues getting enough juice if you plug it directly into a gaming PC, laptop, tablet, or even a phone (unless it’s an iPhone, in which case you’ll need an adapter). Planar magnetic headsets usually require more power than their dynamic counterparts, and often need to be used with an amp or a DAC to draw a certain amount of power.Īudeze does recommend that you use the LCD-GX with a good amp/DAC to get the best output possible, but this headset does not need an amp/DAC. The headset has a frequency response of 10 Hz - 50 kHz, and a total harmonic distortion (THD) of <0.1% at 100dB. The LCD-GX is a planar magnetic headset featuring Audeze’s proprietary array of single-sided Fluxor N50 neodymium magnets, paired with ultra-thin Uniforce diaphragms. Thus, planar magnetic drivers can produce accurate, detailed sound with very little distortion - even at higher volume levels (something dynamic drivers often have trouble with). This allows the diaphragm to move all at once (versus the diaphragm in a dynamic driver, which moves from the point at which the coil is attached to it), in a precise and controlled manner. But instead of using a coil as a conductor, the conductor is embedded within the diaphragm, which is situated between two magnetic arrays. Planar magnetic drivers also produce sound with electromagnetic fields. This is the most common type of headset/headphone driver by far.Īudeze, however, specializes in a different type of driver. When an electric audio signal passes through the voice coil, the current interacts with the magnet’s static magnetic field, which causes the coil (and the attached diaphragm) to move - producing sound. Dynamic drivers, also known as ‘moving coil’ drivers, consist of a fixed magnet (usually neodymium) and a thin metal (usually copper/aluminum) voice coil attached to a (usually cone-shaped) diaphragm. Most of the best gaming headsets (and also most gaming headsets, in general) have dynamic drivers.
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