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Audeze LCD-2 vs Verum 2: which should you buy?

Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Audeze LCD-2 vs Verum 2, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.

Score breakdown

Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.

Verum 2 leads on 4 of 4 measures.

  • Audeze LCD-2
  • Verum 2
HearWiki score
-
85
Sound
-
8.9
Value
-
9.0
Price (USD)
$1,000
$500

Generation & platform

The scores rank quality. This is the other question: is the newer one actually newer technology, or the same platform in a new shell?

Same generation

The Verum 2 is 16 years newer, but it is the same generation of hardware: nothing in the radio, the codecs or the noise cancelling separates them. Nothing separates them on convenience features either, so the choice comes down to tuning and price. For 16 years between them, that is a thin return - treat this as a restyle rather than a new platform.

  • LCD-22009
  • 2202516 yr newer

Specifications

LCD-22
Type
Over-Ear
Over-Ear
Price (USD)
$1,000
$500
HearWiki score
Not scored
85
Released
2009
2025
Availability
Discontinued
Sold new
Driver
106 mm planar magnetic
105 mm planar magnetic
Driver type
planar
planar
Driver size
106 mm
105 mm
Drivers per side
-
1
Frequency response
10 Hz - 50 kHz
-
Impedance
70 Ω
8 Ω
Sensitivity
101 dB/mW
96 dB/mW
Active noise cancelling
-
No
ANC type
-
none
Transparency mode
-
No
Companion app
-
No
Custom EQ
-
No
Wear detection
-
No
Controls
buttons
-
Voice assistant
-
No
Weight
595 g
450 g
Detachable cable
Yes
Yes
USB-C
No
No
Pad material
-
fabric
Connector
-
3.5 mm
Balanced connection
Yes
Yes
Model code
100-L2-1023-00
-
Call noise reduction
-
No

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