What's more troubling is the bass response. These are uncompensated graphs that don't take into account the "seal." I would have to say the the latter production sample #2 sounded more correct the in bass - in other words, my pair sounded like they had too much energy in the bass.

(Black = LCD3 Sample #2, Green = my LCD3)

Note the odd resonances in the CSDs are hinted at in the FR graphs of LCD3 #2.

At least the colors look pretty! 

i like the colors too.

Three explanations:

• People can't hear 20kHz. Anyone older than 11 years old who claims they can hear up there (at normal volumes) is full of shit. I most certainly can't.
• The spike is a driver distortion artifact that doesn't bear any resemblance to the overtones of the actual music.
• The spike is a measurement artifact and does not exist to the extent as measured.

But yeah, LCD2/3 have no air compared to most other headphones.

Three explanations:

• People can't hear 20kHz. Anyone older than 11 years old who claims they can hear up there (at normal volumes) is full of shit. I most certainly can't.
• The spike is a driver distortion artifact that doesn't bear any resemblance to the overtones of the actual music.
• The spike is a measurement artifact and does not exist to the extent as measured.

But yeah, LCD2/3 have no air compared to most other headphones.

allllrighty then! i get it now. sucks to hear it has no air. i thought anything past around the 14k range would give some airness to the sound.