Rayshaun Thompson is a film composer, record producer and EMMY nominee whose work spans a wide spectrum, but always aims to stir emotions and create a strong vibe.
Chris Henderson is the owner and designer for Hendyamps studio gear and guitar amplifiers, a platinum certified mastering engineer, musician, music sync artist, score composer, studio owner, and videographer.
David Sanford has composed, arranged and studied music for over 45 years and is currently the Elizabeth T. Kennan Professor of Music at Mount Holyoke College.
Claudia Engelhart has been doing live sound for over 40 years, and has been the Sound Engineer/Tour Manager for Bill Frisell since 1990.
December 28, 2022
"Audeze LCD-XC 2021 is a very cool headphone and a very welcome step in the right direction for Audeze when it comes to proper upper-midrange tuning with good ear gain. XC does some things exceptionally well for a closed-back headphone – a very open and airy soundstage, good stage width and depth, really good left to right separation, very good imaging and even better micro-detail retrieval. But then there are a few things that restrict it from perfection – mostly the much airier than neutral upper-treble and leaner lower-midrange tuning. Luckily, it does take EQ well and I find it quite easy to EQ the tonal disagreements to my personal preferences. In general, you should know that closed-backs are not the easiest to tune and for that reason I find LCD-XC 2021 checking quite a lot of boxes in terms of getting things right, which in fact makes it one of the best closed-back headphones I’ve had the pleasure of trying, especially when it comes to technical performance. So, if you’re in the market for a closed back, I recommend you give LCD-XC 2021 a shot! If you’re good with slight EQ-ing, then I can recommend it even more easily, in fact highly! "