Handcrafted Excellence The LCD-3 is a time machine that puts you in the room with your favorite artists and musicians. Its luxuriously spacious with powerful bass a rich and engaging midrange and a top-end that draws you into the music. Its rich vibrant sound has scale and authority derived from a deep ambient soundstage with exciting detail and dynamics. The LCD-3 is said to be the best in the world and its natural timbre especially through the midrange has been described as a thing of beauty. Acoustically Engineered for Accuracy Audezes innovative planar magnetic technology delivers an astonishingly life-like sound. Diaphragms Thinner Than a Human Hair We use space-age materials to fabricate an ultra thin diaphragm four times larger than typical headphones delivering fast response times dramatically reduced distortion higher resolution and improved imaging. Near-Zero Distortion Double-sided magnet arrays delivers a uniform driving force across the entire diaphragm for near-zero distortion. Internal Soundwaves Patented Fazor Elements guide internal headphone soundwaves to avoid resonance producing a more accurate waveform. Designed Engineered and Handcrafted in the USA The LCD-3 is thoroughly engineered for long-term comfort and spacious realistic sound. Audeze closely matched their planar transducers and match their beautiful factory-made wood rings by grain and color. They use tropical West African Zebrano hardwood -- known as Zebra wood -- not listed in the CITES Appendices. They also match the earpads by leather texture and color. Industrial Design by Audeze Youll be proud of how the LCD-3 looks and sounds. Its imbued with sophisticated looks and beautiful hand-made rings. The quality of the entire structure guarantees years of trouble-free listening. The cutting-edge designs and circuit technologies have created an astonishingly beautiful sounding headphone. What's in the Box LCD-3 Planar Magnetic Over