AKG K702 vs Audeze LCD-2

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K702 compared with LCD-2

	AKGK702	AudezeLCD-2
Overview
Released
Released	2008	2009
Sound
Type
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	No	No
Driver size
Driver size	45 mm	106 mm
Back
Back	Open	Open
Impedance
Impedance	62 ohms	70 ohms
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	None (wired)	None (wired)
Drivers
Drivers	Dynamic, with flat-wire voice coils and a patented Varimotion two-layer diaphragm; neodymium magnets; 10 – 39,800 Hz; 105 dB SPL/V at 1 kHz; maximum input power 200 mW	106 mm planar magnetic; proprietary dual-sided staggered magnet array; neodymium N50 magnets; Fazor waveguides; ultra-thin diaphragm; 10 Hz – 50 kHz; sensitivity 101 dB/1 mW (at drum reference point); maximum SPL over 130 dB; THD < 0.1% at 100 dB; max power handling 5 W RMS; minimum power over 100 mW, recommended over 250 mW
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	No battery (wired)	No battery (wired)
Design
Weight
Weight	235 g (better)	595 g
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	Yes	Yes
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Circumaural, open-back; cushioned genuine-leather headband; replaceable 3D-foam ear pads	Over-ear, open-back; ventilated suspension headband; hand-finished Padauk wood rings; leather or leather-free ear pads
Works with
Works with	Detachable 3 m OFC cable with a 3-pin mini-XLR connector at the headphone end and a gold-plated 3.5 mm plug; screw-on 6.3 mm adapter	4-pin XLR cable with a 4-pin XLR to 6.3 mm (1/4") TRS adapter cable and a 6.3 mm to 3.5 mm adapter
Colours
Colours	Black	Padauk with leather, or Padauk leather-free
In the box
In the box	K702 headphones with cable, gold-plated 6.3 mm adapter	LCD-2 headphones, standard LCD travel case, 4-pin XLR cable, 4-pin XLR to 6.3 mm TRS adapter cable, 6.3 mm to 3.5 mm adapter, warranty card and certificate of authenticity