Over-Ear
Audeze LCD-2 Closed
Not yet scored
$1,000
Full review dataAudeze LCD-2 Closed vs HiFiMAN Arya Unveiled: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Audeze LCD-2 Closed vs HiFiMAN Arya Unveiled, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.
Over-Ear
HiFiMAN Arya Unveiled
84Outstanding
$1,200
Full review dataScore breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
HiFiMAN Arya Unveiled leads on 3 of 4 measures.
- Audeze LCD-2 Closed
- HiFiMAN Arya Unveiled
HearWiki score
-
84
Sound
-
9.4
Value
-
8.0
Price (USD)
$1,000
$1,200
Specifications
LCD-2 ClosedArya Unveiled
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $1,000
- $1,200
- HearWiki score
- Not scored
- 84
- Released
- 2018
- 2024
- Availability
- Discontinued
- Still sold new
- Driver
- 106 mm planar magnetic
- planar magnetic
- Driver type
- planar
- planar
- Driver size
- 106 mm
- -
- Drivers per side
- -
- 1
- Frequency response
- 10 Hz - 50 kHz
- 8 Hz - 65 kHz
- Impedance
- 70 Ω
- 27 Ω
- Sensitivity
- 101 dB/mW
- 94 dB/mW
- Active noise cancelling
- -
- No
- Weight
- 595 g
- 413 g
- Detachable cable
- Yes
- Yes
- USB-C
- No
- -
- Connector
- -
- 6.35 mm
- Balanced connection
- Yes
- Yes
- Model code
- 100-L2-1023-00
- -
What reviewers said
Audeze LCD-2 Closed
No summary yet - we haven't aggregated enough reviews.
HiFiMAN Arya Unveiled
The HiFiMAN Arya Unveiled is a high-end open-back planar magnetic headphone that delivers exceptional detail, tonal accuracy, and a balanced soundstage, making it a strong contender for audiophiles. Its grill-less design reduces reflections for cleaner audio, and it offers easy drivability for its class, though the exposed drivers require careful handling. With a neutral-to-warm tuning and broad frequency extension, it provides a compelling blend of technical performance and musicality.
- Pro:Excellent detail retrieval and tonal accuracy
- Pro:Spacious and well-defined imaging
- Pro:Comfortable for extended listening sessions
- Con:Exposed driver design requires careful handling
- Con:Limited connectivity options out of the box
- Con:Ear-cup material may not appeal to everyone
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