Audeze LCD-XC User manual

Congratulations on yourAudeze LCD headphone purchase. Combining
leading-edge planar magnetic technology with innovative acoustic
design, Audeze headphones deliver the absolute best sound quality
available.
To get the most out ofyour purchase, please take the time
to carefully read through this manual.
Depending
on your purchase, your package may contain:
•
LCD headphone
• Single-ended cable (1/4-inch connector)
• Balanced cable (4-pin
XLR connector)
•
1/4 to 1/8-inch mini adapter
• Wood care kit
• Warranty and registration card
• Luxurywooden showcase or ruggedized travel case
A Volume
Volume level is subjective and individuals perceive it differently.
Listening
to music for long periods of time at excessive levels can
cause irreparable damage toyour ears.
Before listening
to your headphones,
please reduce the volume levels
of
the amplifier and/or audio device.
Gradually increase the volume
for
your headphones until desired levels
are reached. Enjoy your headphones
and safe listening habits.
Amplification
The LCD planar magnetic headphones are very efficient. They can be
used with a variety
of amplifiers and sources. While it is possible to
power them with an iPod/iPhone with
a mini adapter, the performance is
substantially improved when properly
driven from
an amplified source.
Audeze suggests an amplifier capable
of providing
at least 1 watt of output
without clipping or excessive distortion.

The LCD collection enclosures are meticulously handcrafted from
either anodized aluminum or a variety
of woods.
For wooden parts the rings and cups benefit from an occasional
polishing (approximately every six months). Your headphones come
with a preserving wood care kit. Simply apply a few dabs
of the
supplied oil to the polyester cloth and wipe the rings firmly. Let the oil
soak in for
20 minutes and then polish the wood with a dry, soft,
lint-free cloth.
Both
the wood rings and earpads need occasional care to keep them
in pristine condition. Along with the wood care kitwe have an optional
leather care
kit for sale on ourwebsite.
The LCD earpads are sloped creating
the optimal positioning of the
headphone drivers. This renders a very
natural and life-like sound. The earpads
are made
of high-quality lambskin
leather with very
soft foam inserts. A
leather-free
alternative is available
using our microsuede option.
Upon receipt
of your headphones take a
few moments
to fluff up the ear pads.
The headband is made of spring steel and designed to provide an
excellent fit and comfortable seal. When wearing the headphones adjust
the height similarly on both sides so the headphones
sit symmetrically
on your head.
Single-Ended 1/4-lnch Connector
1, 4 - Lett +ve
2, 3- Ground 1, 4 - Right +ve 2, 3- Ground
~-Right+ve

The included cables have mini-XLR connectors. Look for the small R/L
indicators on the cable and connect each end to its corresponding
connector on
the headphone. To remove the cable, push the small
black button and pull firmly.
The connectors are designed to lockflush
with the socket.
The LCD-3,
LCD-XC and LCD-X are also supplied with a high-quality
balanced 4-pinconnector cable as well asa single-ended 1/4-inch cable.
Recycle
This symbol means that the product must either be sent
for repairs and reused or sent for treatmentand recycling
through an approved disposal system. For recycling and
waste disposal agents
for Audeze products, contact us at
[email protected].
If you have any questions or issues, please contact us at
[email protected] or visit support.audeze.com.
Balanced 4-Pin Connector
1, 4- Left+ve
2, 3- Left -ve
1, 4 - Right+ve
2, 3- Right -ve
1- Left+ve 3- Right +ve
2 - Left
-ve 4 - Right-ve
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may request their frequency response chart.

Style Closed-back circumaural
Transducer type Planar magnetic
Magnetic structure Proprietary push-pull design
Magnet type Neodymium
Transducer active diaphragm area 39.8 cm2(6.17 in2)
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• 2.5m 1/4in to dual 4-pin mini-XLR cable
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• 3.5mm to 1/4in stereo adapter
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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
Model LCD-XC
Serial No.
Inspected
By Sloba
Date 05-01-2014
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This certificate guarantees that the Audeze™ product
you have purchased was hand-crafted by Audeze
engineers
in California, USA. All Audeze products are
put through exacting inspections and thoroughly tested
before leaving our facility for world-wide distribution.
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For information on the team that built your headphones visit www.audeze"com/team

Warranty Registration
*This form
may
also
be
completed online
at
http:/
jwww.adueze.comjwarranty
Name:
Address:
Email:
Telephone:
Date of Purchase:
Purchased from (Dealer 1 Third Party):
Serial Number:
Please mail
this
form to:
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LLC
10725
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Ave
Unit E
Fountain
Valley,
CA
92708

Audeze
LCD
Collection
Wa
rranty
Effective Date: December
2013
The Audeze products comprising
the
LCD
collection below (each an
"Audeze Product") are underwarranty
for
the
period
listed,
from
the
date
of
original retail purchase (the "Warranty Period"):
LCD
Collection includes
the
following models:
LCD
-2,
LCD
-3
,
LCD-X,
LCD
-X
C
Components (applicable
to
each Audeze Product)
LCD
Planar Drivers .............................2 years (3 with registration)
EarpadsjHeadband............................1 year
Enclosure...........................................1 year
Cable.................................................1 year
See below
for
additional
descriptions
of
the
Aude
ze
Prod
uct
s.
What
Iscovered: Audeze warran
ts
to
the
original purchaser
that
the
Audeze
Product will be free
of
defects
related
to
manufacturing, parts, materials,
and workmanship under normal and accepted
use
in accordance with
Audeze's published guidelines. Audeze's guidelines include
but
are
not
limited
to
information contained in technical specifications,
user
manuals
and service communications.
What
Is not covered: This warranty does
not
cover
defe
cts
resulting from
improper
or
unreasonable
use
or
maintenance;
cosmetic
damage,
including
but
not
limited
to
scratches,
dents
and broken plastic; failure
to
follow operating
instructions
; accident; excess moisture; excess
temperature; power surges; connections
to
improper voltage supply;
unauthorized alteration
or
modification
of
original condition; da
mag
e
caused by
use
with non-Audeze products; products purchased from
unauthorized dealers;
or
defects
incurred during
transportation
(claims
must
be presented
to
the
carr
i
er
).
What
we
will do: During
the
Warranty Period, we will,
at
our
sole
discretion
and
to
the
extent
permitted
by
law, repair
or
replace (using new
or
refurbished replacement
parts)
any defective
parts
wit
hin a reasonable
period
of
time
and free
of
charge,
or
(if
the
Audeze Product is returned
during
the
first
30
days
of
the
Warranty Period) refund
the
original
purchase price
for
defective products.
What we will
not
do: Except
as
stated
below, pay shipping, insurance
or
transportation
charges from you
to
us,
or
any
import
fees, duties and
taxes.
If
the
Audeze Product is covered
by
this
warranty and is provided
to
us
within
the
first
30
days
of
the
Warranty Period, then we will reimburse
you
for
shipping charges.
If
the
Audeze Product you send
to
us is
not
covered by
this
warranty,
then
we reserve
the
right
to
charge you
the
shipping costs, and a
15
%
restocking
fee,
for
returns
within
the
first
30
days. Product returns
after
30
days from
the
original purchase
date
will
not
be
accepted.
Warranty eligibility
statement
: In order to be eligible
for
service under
this
warranty, you
must
inclu
de
with
the
repair item(s) a valid bill
of
sale from
an authorized Audeze retailer
detailing
the
following information:
Retailer's
name
Original
date
of
pu
rc
hase
Model
or
SKU
number
of
the
prod
uct
purchased
Additional product information and limitations:
Planar drivers: The Planar Drivers are
the
speaker components inside
the
headphones. Following
the
two
(2) yearWarranty Period (three (3)yearwith
registration) Audeze will charge
for
the
rep
lacement
of
the
Planar Dri
ve
rs.
Earpads/headband: Audeze
uses
non-leather microsuede
or
genuine
leather
in
its
products. Following the one (1) year Warra
nty
Pe
riod on
manufacturing
def
ects
on earpads and headbands, Audeze will charge
for
their
rep
lacement
as
applicable. Normal wear and
tear
from use over t
ime
is
not
covered
under
warranty.
Enclosure (aluminum rings, wood rings and wood cups):
Pl
ease
note
that
any removal
of
the
wood cups will render
the
warran
ty
provided hereun
der
null and void. Following
the
one (1) year Warranty Period, Audeze will
charge
for
the
standard
cos
t
of
replacemen
t.
Vari
atio
n in grain and color
used in Audeze products is
the
nature
of
the
wood and
is
natural and
acceptable. Additionall
y,
as
wood ages
the
fi
nished color may change.
These changes in
color
and finish are natural wood chara
cte
ristics and are
not
covered under
this
warranty.
Cable: Following
the
one (1) year Warranty Period
for
th
e cable
accompanying
the
Aude
ze
Product, Audeze will charge
for
the
replacement
item.
Warranty replacements: Audeze
strives
to
improve
the
performance
of
our
products, and therefore reserves
the
right
to
make changes to our
design
/s
pecificatio
ns
/mate
rials
at
any time
without
notifica
tio
n. Audeze
may,
at
its
discretion
, choose
to
replace
the
Audeze Product completely
with a new
or
remanufactured product. In
the
event
of
product
obsolescence, a
suitab
le replacement will be chosen based upon
the
features,
the
intended use (as determined by Audeze) and
the
retail price
of
the
original Audeze Product. Due
to
the
vari
at
i
ons
found in different
batches
of
wood, Audeze will
try
to
match,
but
cannot
guarantee the same
color
or
aesthetic
attr
ibutes
as
the
original Audeze Produc
t.
All warra
nty
replacements are guaranteed
for
90
days or until the conclusion
of
the
Warranty Period
of
the original Audeze Product, whichever period is
greater.
Advance
produc
t
replacements:
Audeze
d
oes
no
t
pr
ovide
ad
vance
replacements for Audeze Products.
Determining authority: Audeze will be
th
e final determining
author
ity for
all potential warran
ty
claims for service and
/o
r replacement.
Other
cond
it
io
ns/
rights:
E
XC
EP
T AS PROVIDED IN THIS
WARRA
NTY
AND
TO
T
HE
MAXIMUM
EXTENT
PERM
I
TT
ED
BY
LAW
, AUDEZE IS NOT
RESPONSIBLE
FOR
DIRECT
, S
PEC
IAL, INCIDEN
TAL
OR
CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES
RESULTI
NG F
ROM
ANY
BR
EACH
OF
WA
RRANTY
OR
CONDIT
ION
,
OR
UN
DER
A
NY
OTHER
LEGAL
TH
EO
R
Y,
INCLUDI
NG
BUT
NOT
LIMI
TED
TO
LOSS
OF
U
SE;
LOSS
OF
REVE
NUE;
LOSS
OF
AC
T
UAL
OR
ANTICIPATED
PR
OF
ITS; LOSS
OF
GOO
DW
ILL;
LOSS
OF
, DAMAGE
TO,
COMPR
OM
ISE
OR
CO
RRUP
TIO
N
OF
DATA
;
OR
ANY
INDI
REC
T
OR
CONSEQUENT
IAL
LO
SS OR
DAMAGE
H
OWS
OEVER
CAUSED
INCL
UD
ING
THE
REP
LAC
EMENT
OF
EQUIPME
NT
AN
D
PROPERT
Y.
THE
FO
R
EGOI
NG LIMITATION SHALL
NO
T
APPLY
TO
DEATH
OR
PERSONA
L
INJURY
CLAIMS,
OR
ANY
STAT
UTORY
LI
ABILITY
FOR
INTENTIONAL AND GROSS NEGLIGENT
AC
TS AND/
OR
OMISS
ION
S.
SOME
STATES
DO
NOT
ALLOW
THE
EXCL
U
SION
OR
LIMI
TA
TION
OF
INCIDE
NTA
L
OR
CONSEQUEN
TIAL
DA
M
AG
ES
,
SO
T
HE
AB
OV
E
LI
M
ITATION
OR
EXC
LUS
I
ON
MAY
NO
T APP
LY
TO
YOU.
TO
THE
EXT
ENT
PE
RMITTED
BY
LAW,
TH
IS
WARRANTY
AN
D THE
REMEDIES
SE
T
FORTH
ARE
E
XCLUS
IVE AND
IN
LIEU
OF
ALL
O
TH
ER
WA
RRANTIES
,
REM
EDIES
AND
CON
D
IT
IONS,
WHETHER
ORA
L,
WR
ITTEN
,
STATUTORY,
EXPRESS
OR
IMPLIED.
AUDEZE
DISCLAI
MS
ALL STATUTORY AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCL
UD
ING
WITHOUT
LIM
ITATION, WARRANTI
ES
OF
MERCHANTABI
LI
TY A
ND
FITNESS
F
OR
A P
ART
ICULAR
PUR
POSE
AND
WARRANT
I
ES
AGA
IN
ST
HIDDEN
OR
LA
TENT
DEFECTS
,
TO
THE EXT
EN
T PERMITTED BY LAW.
IN SO
FAR
AS
SUCH
WARRA
NTIES
CA
NN
OT
BE
DISC
LA
IME
D,
AU
DEZE
LIMITS
THE
DURA
T
IO
N
AND
RE
MEDI
ES
OF
SU
CH
WARRAN
T
IES
TO
TH
E
D
URAT
I
ON
OF
T
HI
S
EXPRESS
WARRAN
TY AN
D,
AT
AUDEZE
'S
OPT
I
ON,
THE
REPAIR
OR
REPLACEMENT
SERVICES
DESCRIBED
HEREI
N. S
OM
E
STATES
DO
NO
T
ALLOW
LIMI
TA
TI
ONS
ON H
OW
LON
G AN IMP
LI
ED
WARRANTY
(
OR
CONDITION)
MAY
LAS
T, SO T
HE
LIMITATION
D
ES
CR
I
BED
ABOVE
MAY
N
OT
APPLY
TO
YOU.
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