OWNER & REVIEWER IMPRESSIONS

A driver unlike anything else in the room.

Independent reviews, measurements, and owner impressions from the audiophile community.

“Lilly Audio might well have created the pair of headphones with the largest, widest, deepest soundstage that I have heard so far.”

“Serious contenders for headphone of the year!”

“These produce some of the best sound staging you'll hear from any headphone, at any price, ever.”

ORATORY1990

A top independent authority for headphone measurements — whose EQ presets are used by thousands — received a pre-production Genesis One for independent testing.

“The impedance of these headphones is almost purely capacitive. For the majority of the frequency spectrum, they will only draw voltage from the amplifier — hardly any current.”

— r/oratory1990

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“By controlling the crystal lattice and actuator geometry, you can create a cantilever that moves up or down when voltage is applied — this bending motion then moves a large diaphragm. The benefit of separating the piezo actuator from the diaphragm lies in the fact that both can be optimized independently.”

— r/oratory1990

Detail & Resolution

“More detailed than my Stax SR-007. Similar to the X9000. The closest thing I’ve heard in terms of raw detail presentation was the qdc Anole VX — and that’s an IEM. Incredibly detailed, incredibly snappy. ”

— Verified owner

Bass Character

“The bass is faster and comes out of silence. Audeze planars sound bloomy in comparison. They have crazy micro-detail and also slam like a subwoofer. The way they present sound is unique.”

— Verified owner

Comfort & Build

“Very light and comfortable. The ear cups are huge and deep so nothing touches my ears. Clamp force is spot on. They surprisingly block out more outside sound than most open-backs I’ve tried. ”

— Verified owner