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In Hardwired, AC senior editor Harish Jonnalagadda takes an in-depth look at all things hardware, including phones, audio products, storage servers, and networking gear.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Audeze knows how to make a good pair of headphones, and the Sony-owned brand has diversified over the past two years, primarily with the introduction of the Maxwell and new Maxwell 2 gaming headsets. While I love the Maxwell 2 and use it extensively, the MM-500 remains my go-to choice whenever I’m at my desk.<\/p>\n However, the MM-500 costs $1,699, and if you want Audeze-branded headphones around $500, the Maxwell 2 and MM-100 were the only options \u2013 until now. Audeze launched the LCD-S20 late last year, and I’ve been using the headphones most of the time for the past six months.<\/p>\n The LCD-S20 has planar drivers and comes with the same SLAM technology as the electrostatic CRBN2, which is priced at $5,999. The best thing is that LCD-S20 comes in at $499<\/a>Which makes it one of the most accessible options in Audeze’s catalogue. Don’t get me wrong; That’s still a lot of cash for a headset, but considering the drivers, tuning, and price, this might be the best Audeze product in recent years.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/c8t5znsqpd1648225513.svg\")
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