Best Endgame Headphones for Gaming

The Audeze LCD-GXis unapologetically an audiophile headphone: a headphone designed for the discerning customer who wants nothing but the best audio quality and a crisp, crystal clear gaming experience. Most headphone experts generally associate audiophile headphones with high quality, high costs, and professional durability that’s made to last: the LCD-GX checks all three of these. In short, it is the quintessential endgame headphone of 2022 for gamers. 

The LCD-GX features Audeze’s very own Fluxor magnets and ultra-thin Uniforce diaphragms in its construction. To speak plainly: this technology is already well known for having some of the best performance in relation to flux density in the headphone market. But on top of that, the LCD-GX has LCD Planar Magnetic drivers that are, in Audeze’s words, “twice the size of those found in other gaming headphones.” 

The quality of the drivers isn’t solely dictated by the size, of course, but since Audeze’s quality isn’t in question, it’s worth mentioning that a bigger driver is going to be able to provide gamers with more accuracy on a wider range in-game. That is to say, the treble is going to output more accurately than your average gaming headset, and thanks to the driver size, all the bass in a game (the thumping of guns, stomping of footsteps on soil, the clanging on gears on a vehicle) will be transmitted not only to a deeper tone, but also more accurately. 

What does this mean for a gamer? Firstly, a better gaming experience: you can set yourself in the world of the developers in a much closer manner through quality audio, just as you can see the vision of a musician more accurately with a live performance over a studio recording as heard through your car speakers. Secondly, a tactical advantage: it’s no secret that games like CS:GO, Apex Legends, and even League of Legends give massive benefit to the player who can take full advantage of audio queues. As the saying goes: If you want to take a great CS:GO player and make him useless: don’t cover his eyes, cover his ears!

Of course, a gaming headset wouldn’t be a gaming headset without a proper microphone, which the LCD-GX does have, complimentary with the Audeze clarity one should expect from such a high end pair of headphones. That said, microphone quality can only carry a conversation so far before the servers of whatever service you’re using drags the overall sound to a base level of clarity. In short, don’t expect too much from the mic, it’s only a small part of the vocal equation.