Audeze

Also known as: Audeze LLC

Audeze is a Southern California audio manufacturer founded in 2008 by Sankar Thiagasamudram and Alexander Rosson, alongside engineer Pete Uka, who had been developing flexible circuit materials for NASA. The company adapted that technology into planar magnetic headphone drivers, with its LCD-series models (beginning with the LCD-1 and later the LCD-2, LCD-3, LCD-4, and flagship LCD-5) establish...

19 Products · Used by 55 Artists

Audeze Maxwell 2 Wireless Gaming Headset Headphones & In-Ear Monitors

$329.00

4 available stores

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Audeze LCD-X Reference-Level Planar Magnetic Headphone Headphones & In-Ear Monitors

$249.00 - $1,699.00

8 available stores

5.0 (10)

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21 artists using

Audeze LCD-2 Headphones Headphones & In-Ear Monitors

$749.00 - $799.00

7 available stores

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13 artists using

Audeze MM-500 Headphones & In-Ear Monitors

$1,499.00 - $1,699.00

9 available stores

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2 artists using

Audeze LCD XC Headphones Headphones & In-Ear Monitors

$1,259.00 - $1,366.00

5 available stores

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6 artists using

Audeze LCD3 Headphones Headphones & In-Ear Monitors

$1,789.00 - $1,945.00

4 available stores

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11 artists using

Audeze LCD-2C Planar Magnetic Headphones Headphones & In-Ear Monitors

$749.00 - $799.00

7 available stores

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1 artist using

Audeze LCD-S20 Closed-back Headphones Headphones & In-Ear Monitors

$499.00 - $527.00

5 available stores

Audeze LCD-X Creator Package Over-Ear Headphones Headphones & In-Ear Monitors

$1,199.00

3 available stores

Audeze MM-100 Open Back Planar Magnetic Headphones - 18 Ohms Headphones & In-Ear Monitors

$299.00 - $409.00

9 available stores

1 artist using

Audeze LCD-MX4 Headphones & In-Ear Monitors

$2,899.00 - $2,995.00

6 available stores

5.0 (1)

1 artist using

Audeze Maxwell Grey/Blue Headphones & In-Ear Monitors

$259.97 - $299.00

7 available stores

1 artist using

Audeze LCD-5 Headphones & In-Ear Monitors

$3,300.00 - $4,590.00

5 available stores

1 artist using

Audeze EL-8 Headphones & In-Ear Monitors

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3 artists using

Audeze LCD-1 Reference Headphone Headphones & In-Ear Monitors

$399.00

1 available store

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Audeze iSine 20 Planar Magnetic In-Ear Earphone Headphones & In-Ear Monitors

4.0 (1)

Audeze EL-8 Closed-Back Headphone Headphones & In-Ear Monitors

1 artist using

Audeze SINE Headphone Headphones & In-Ear Monitors

Audeze Mobius Immersive 3D Cinematic Audio Headphones Headphones & In-Ear Monitors

The brand is known for planar magnetic headphones built around proprietary technologies such as Fluxor magnet arrays, Uniforce voice coils, and Fazor waveguides. Its catalog spans open-back audiophile models in the LCD line, closed-back professional monitoring headphones like the LCD-XC and the studio-focused MM-500 developed with Manny Marroquin, gaming headsets under the Mobius and Maxwell names, and in-ear monitors such as the Euclid and iSine series.

Drivers are manufactured at the company's facility in Orange County, California. Audeze products are widely used in mixing and mastering studios and have held multiple U.S. patents related to planar magnetic transducer design.

Audeze has 19 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Headphones & In-Ear Monitors. Their gear is featured by 55 artists, with the strongest followings in Electronic, Pop, and Rock. Notable users include Noisia, J. Cole, and Jonathan Davis. Most Audeze products sit firmly in the high-end, boutique range.