When I first heard of Audeze’s first foray into a headphone utilizing ribbon drivers, my heart jumped. Traditionally a pioneer in the world of planar magnetic headphones, the possibility of hearing what this world-class producer of personal audio could do with ribbon drivers…. I still very much put the LCD-4 / LCD-4z in my personal “Top 5 Headphones of All Time”, but the ability to experience a brand new technology within the ecosystem of the Audeze experience was something that really just appealed to me.