Let's be honest. There aren't a lot of people out there who see a $400 price tag on a pair of headphones and think, "oh yeah, these are for me." The folks who aren't immediately turned off by that price tag either already have a list of required features in mind to justify that price, or pick up the box to see what could possibly be worth it.

The folks at Audeze have a reputation not only for high-end headphones but for high-end headphones with a relatively unique set of features. See, these headphones offer Spatial Audio, or the ability to accurately simulate sounds as though they are coming from different sources instead of blasted directly at your ears from either side of your head. Their LCD-1 headphones released in January focused on professionals with incredibly high-end needs and a focus on precision and accuracy, allowing the user to hear music as though they were coming from speakers in front of you.