Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Is it worth spending LOTS of money on headphones? Are Expensive headphones worth the price? I explain why the Aydeze LCD-MX4s might just be worth the price.

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AUDIO INTERFACES
- Apollo X8p Gen 2 - thmn.to/thoprod/600529?offid=1&affid=707 / sweetwater.sjv.io/RG5QPR
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- IsoAcoustics 430 Isolation Stands (Large) - thmn.to/thoprod/460181?offid=1&affid=707 / sweetwater.sjv.io/q4NAeN
- IsoAcoustics 155 Isolation Stands (Small) - thmn.to/thoprod/451007?offid=1&affid=707 / sweetwater.sjv.io/6yejGr

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- Wes Audio Dione Stereo Bus Compressor - thmn.to/thoprod/396368?offid=1&affid=707 / sweetwater.sjv.io/OerqBr

CHAPTERS
00:00 Can Expensive Headphones Make You A Better Mixer?
01:03 Why Are So Expensive?
03:33 MX4 Specifications
05:11 Sound, Speed, & Imaging
06:13 EQ & Crossfeed
07:20 Build Quality
08:01 Worth The Price?