Hey, Ricky here from Moon Audio. Today we're gonna talk about some really great
gaming headphones. Here we have the Audeze Mobius, the Audeze LCD-GX, and
then the HIFIMAN Ananda BT. Starting with the Audeze Mobius, just like all of Audeze
headphones, they are planar-magnetic. They are closed-back and also wireless,
so you can see here the ear cups are very wide. The headphone is quite heavy,
but not too heavy. It's actually really comfortable for long listening or gaming
sessions. On the ear cups themselves, you see they have individual audio and
microphone settings along with the charging port and the detachable boom
microphone here. The LCD-GX is Audeze's no-frills open-back planar-magnetic
headphone for gaming. There's not a lot to be said about it. If you're familiar
with their LCD line it's gonna be similar to the LCD-24, in weight also
due to the magnesium housing. Unlike the Audeze Mobius, the LCD-GX
implements the headphone directly into the cable, so when you get the LCD-GX Audeze
will include two cables: one with a microphone and one without. So you can
use it specifically for music listening if you want to. And then we have the
HIFMAN Ananda BTs, which stands for bluetooth. They are also wireless. If you're
familiar with HIFIMAN's HE series design and style they're very similar to
that. The biggest difference between the Ananda BTs and the original Ananda is
that the BTs actually have no headphone jacks, as you can see here, and they also
include the detachable boom microphone. Sound quality on all three headphones is
really superb. The Mobius, because they are closed back, is going to give you
more of the in-the-action kind of sounds. Because it also has the ability to be
cabled, we recommend using the Bronze or Silver Dragon Portable Headphone Cable.
The Silver Dragon is going to bring out more detail and resolution in your games
and your music. The Bronze Dragon is going to add a little more warmth,
a little more depth, so it really depends on what you're looking for. For the LCD-GX
we recommend using the Silver or Black Dragon Premium Headphone Cable for
Audeze. Again, it depends on what kind of genre of music you like to listen to or
types of game. Some of the features on the Mobius: Audeze includes what they
call 3D Audio Emulation which has head tracking and also support for 5.1 and
7.1 surround sound. The 3D head tracking is really cool. Essentially, you can set
the center of your audio source and no matter how you turn your head the audio
source will stay centered in that direction.
The LCD-GX is going to be great for at-home gaming or listening sessions due to
the fact that it is cabled. The Mobius and the Ananda BT, on the other hand,
considering the fact that they are wireless or have the ability to be
wireless will be great for portable or mobile scenarios. The microphones on all
three headphones work about as to be expected. I actually had some issues
setting up the microphone on the Mobius, but since my review Audeze has released
a firmware update that should fix a lot of those problems. Battery life on the
Mobius and the Ananda BT is about 10 hours for each, which isn't that great,
but considering the amount of tech that's packed into the Mobius and the
fidelity and resolution of the BTs, it's actually pretty impressive. Overall
these are three really, really great headphones for gaming and music
listening. It really depends on your entry point. The Mobius starts at $400,
the LCD-GX at $900, and the Ananda BT at $1,000. If you have any questions, please feel
free to reach out to us. We'll include links below to the reviews for each of
these headphones along with links for open box videos. Thanks for watching and
we'll catch you next time.