Audeze — LCD-3 Open-back Headphones x Chord Electronics Hugo 2 — Portable DAC / Preamp / Headphone Amplifier
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A hand-crafted Audeze LCD-3 planar-magnetic headphone paired with Chord’s Hugo 2 portable DAC/preamp/headphone amplifier — a high-resolution headphone + portable DAC combination tuned for musicality, detail and powerful dynamics.
Description
Built with passion for music lovers: the Audeze LCD-3 is a long-time favorite planar-magnetic headphone offering a wide, natural soundstage, powerful bass and an engaging midrange — handcrafted with zebrawood rings and premium earpads for long listening sessions. The Chord Hugo 2 is a portable, award-winning DAC/preamp/headphone amplifier that extends high-resolution playback (up to 768 kHz and DSD512 via HD USB), offers a flexible set of digital inputs (USB/optical/coax/Bluetooth), multiple user-selectable WTA filter/tap settings, long battery play time and a class-A output stage — ideal to drive high-performance headphones like the LCD-3 both at home and on the go.
Audeze LCD-3 — Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Style | Over-ear, open-back |
| Transducer type | Planar magnetic |
| Magnetic structure | Proprietary magnet array |
| Phase management | Fazor |
| Magnet type | Neodymium N50 |
| Diaphragm type | Ultra-thin |
| Transducer size | 106 mm |
| Maximum power handling | 5 W RMS |
| Maximum SPL | >130 dB |
| Frequency response | 10 Hz – 50 kHz |
| THD | 100 mW |
| Recommended power level | >250 mW |
| Weight | 635 g |
Chord Electronics — Hugo 2 Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Product type | Portable DAC / Preamp / Headphone Amplifier |
| Materials / case | Clamshell precision-machined aluminium casing with polycarbonate buttons, acrylic signal window and glass viewing portal |
| Battery | 2× rechargeable custom Enix Energies 3.7 V, 9.6 Wh Li-ion (≈2600 mAh) cells |
| Play time (typical) | Approximately 7–8 hours (page lists ~7 hrs / 8 hrs average) |
| Charging | Micro USB — fast charge ~6 hours at 1.8 A; slow charge ~8 hours at 1 A |
| Tap-length filter | 49,152 – 10-element Pulse Array design |
| Chipset / DAC engine | Chord custom coded Xilinx Artix-7 (XC7A15T) FPGA |
| Pulse array | 10 element pulse array |
| Frequency response | 20 Hz – 20 kHz ±0.2 dB |
| Output stage | Class A |
| Output impedance | 0.025 Ω |
| THD | <0.0001% (1 kHz, 3 V RMS, 300 Ω) |
| THD and noise | 120 dB at 1 kHz, 300 Ω (A-weighted, ref 5.3 V) |
| Noise | 2.6 µV (A-weighted) |
| Signal-to-noise ratio | 126 dB (A-weighted) |
| Digital inputs | Micro USB (HD USB): 44.1 kHz – 768 kHz (16–32 bit); Coax via 3.5 mm jack (Red): 44.1 kHz – 384 kHz (16–32 bit); Dual data mode coax (Yellow): 44.1 kHz – 768 kHz; Optical (Green): 44.1 kHz – 96 kHz (16–24 bit); Bluetooth (AptX): 44.1–48 kHz (16 bit) |
| Analog outputs / headphone | Line outputs (RCA), 3.5 mm and 6.35 mm headphone outputs |
| Other features | Four spherical control buttons with colour illumination, four digital inputs, extended-range Bluetooth, WTA filters, cross-feed modes for headphone listening, full-function remote included |
| What’s in the box | Hugo 2 user manual, safety instructions, drawstring bag, 5 V/2 A Micro USB PSU, IR remote, Micro USB–A cable, Micro–Micro OTG cable, optical cable, optical-to-3.5 mm adaptor, 2× AAA batteries |



















