AKG K712 PRO vs Audeze LCD-X

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K712 PRO compared with LCD-X

	AKGK712 PRO	AudezeLCD-X
Overview
Released
Released	June 2013	October 2013
Sound
Type
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	No	No
Driver size
Driver size	–	106 mm
Back
Back	Open	Open
Impedance
Impedance	62 ohms	20 ohms
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	None (wired)	None (wired)
Drivers
Drivers	Dynamic, with flat-wire voice coils; pre-selected transducers; low-end output raised by 3 dB; 10 – 39,800 Hz; 105 dB/V; maximum input power 200 mW	106 mm planar magnetic; neodymium N50 magnets; Fazor waveguides; ultra-thin Uniforce diaphragm; 10 Hz – 50 kHz; sensitivity 103 dB/1 mW (at drum reference point); maximum SPL over 130 dB; THD < 0.1% at 100 dB SPL; max power handling 5 W RMS; recommended power 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)	612 g
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	Yes	Yes
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Circumaural, open-back; soft genuine-leather headband; replaceable ear pads	Over-ear, open-back; suspension headband; leather or leather-free versions
Works with
Works with	Detachable 3 m single-sided OFC cable with a mini-XLR connector at the headphone end and a gold-plated 3.5 mm plug; gold-plated 3.5 to 6.3 mm adapter; additional 3 m coiled cable	1.9 m braided OCC copper cable (20 AWG) with 4-pin XLR, 6.3 mm and 3.5 mm adapters
Colours
Colours	Black and orange	–
In the box
In the box	K712 PRO headphones, straight cable, coiled cable, 6.3 mm adapter, carrying bag	LCD-X headphones, travel case, 4-pin XLR cable with 6.3 mm adapter, 6.3 mm to 3.5 mm adapter, certificate of authenticity and warranty cards