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- Main Differences
- Design
- Sound
- Isolation
- Microphone
- Active Features
- Connectivity
- Comments
Oppo PM-3 vs Audeze LCD-1
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Oppo PM-3
Audeze LCD-1
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TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingNo
WirelessNo
TransducerPlanar Magnetic
MicYes
TypeOver-ear
EnclosureOpen-Back
Noise CancellingNo
WirelessNo
TransducerPlanar Magnetic
MicNo
Variants
- PM-3 (Black)
- PM-3 (Blue)
- PM-3 (White)
- LCD-1
Our Verdict
Oppo PM-3
Audeze LCD-1
The Audeze LCD-1 are better headphones than the Oppo PM-3 for a neutral sound listening experience. They both have fairly well-balanced sound profiles, but the Audeze are much more accurate in the treble range. They also produce a much more consistent frequency response amongst users, so different people are more likely to hear them similarly. On the other hand, the closed-back design of the Oppo means they isolate a lot more background noise and leak much less audio.
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PM-3
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PM-3
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PM-3
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Mixed Usage
Threshold
Mixed Usage
6.7
5.1
Noise Isolation
5.5
1.0
Leakage
7.6
1.6
Controls
7.4
0.0
Comfort
8.5
7.5
Frequency Response Consistency
6.7
9.5
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
Over-ear
Over-ear
Enclosure
Closed-Back
Open-Back
Wireless
No
No
Transducer
Planar Magnetic
Planar Magnetic
Comfort
8.5
7.5
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.69 lbs
0.55 lbs
Clamping Force
1.04 lbs
1 lbs
Controls
7.4
0.0
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
iOS
No Controls
Ease Of Use
Good
No Controls
Feedback
Decent
No Controls
Call/Music Control
Yes
No
Volume Control
Yes
No
Microphone Control
No
No
Channel Mixing
N/A
No
Noise Cancelling Control
N/A
No
Talk-Through
N/A
No
Additional Controls
No
No
Breathability
6.2
7.2
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
6.6 °C
3.7 °C
Portability
6.1
6.0
Portability Picture
L
7.28"
5.1"
W
7.48"
6"
H
1.77"
3.4"
Volume
96.56 in³
104 in³
Transmitter Required
N/A
No
Case
7.5
7.5
Case Picture
Type
Hard case
Hard case
L
8.27"
8.2"
W
7.87"
6.3"
H
2.17"
4"
Volume
140.9 in³
207.6 in³
Build Quality
8.0
8.0
Build Quality Picture
Stability
6.5
7.0
Stability Picture
Headshots 1
Angled Picture
Side Picture
Headshots 2
Front Picture
Rear Picture
Top
Top Picture
In The Box
In The Box Picture
Sound
Sound Profile
Frequency Response
Frequency Response
Bass Amount
-1.72 dB
-3.87 dB
Treble Amount
-0.22 dB
-2.52 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
6.7
9.5
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.7 dB
0.1 dB
Raw Frequency Response
Raw FR L
Raw FR L
Raw FR R
Raw FR R
Bass Accuracy
8.9
6.6
Std. Err.
1.56 dB
4.46 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
10 Hz
70.25 Hz
Low-Bass
-1.64 dB
-8.54 dB
Mid-Bass
-0.32 dB
-3.31 dB
High-Bass
1.72 dB
-0.35 dB
Mid Accuracy
9.1
8.4
Std. Err.
1.17 dB
2.14 dB
Low-Mid
-0.41 dB
0.01 dB
Mid-Mid
0.26 dB
-1.13 dB
High-Mid
0.61 dB
-3.06 dB
Treble Accuracy
7.2
6.3
Treble
Treble
Std. Err.
4.2 dB
4.88 dB
Low-Treble
1.19 dB
-2.6 dB
Mid-Treble
3.1 dB
-5.41 dB
High-Treble
-3.98 dB
-7.63 dB
Peaks/Dips
7.0
8.0
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
2.02 dB
1.25 dB
Dips
1.42 dB
1.02 dB
Imaging
7.9
8.9
Phase Response
Weighted Group Delay
0.23
0.2
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
1.62
0.1
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
2.13
1.42
Weighted Phase Mismatch
7.62
6.09
Passive Soundstage
5.9
7.6
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
2.87 dB
2.04 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)
5.46 dB
7.08 dB
PRTF Distance
11.16 dB
5.05 dB
Openness
4.3
9.6
Acoustic Space Excitation
3.0
8.6
Virtual Soundstage
0.0
Virtual Soundstage
Head Modeling
No
Speaker Modeling
No
Room Ambience
No
Head Tracking
No
Virtual Surround
No App
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
8.5
7.5
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.152
0.232
WHD @ 100
0.061
0.183
Test Settings
Firmware
No Firmware
Power
Passive
Connection
Wired
Codec
PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
EQ
No EQ
ANC
No ANC
Tip/Pad
Default
Microphone
No Microphone
Isolation
Noise Isolation
5.5
1.0
Noise Isolation
Isolation Audio
Overall Attenuation
-15.55 dB
-1.91 dB
Noise Cancelling
No
No
Bass
0.25 dB
-0.38 dB
Mid
-10.04 dB
1.05 dB
Treble
-37.58 dB
-6.13 dB
Leakage
7.6
1.6
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
35.94 dB
63.74 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
No
No
In-Line
Yes
No
Boom
No
No
Detachable Boom
N/A
No
Mic
Yes
No
Recording Quality
6.7
0.0
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
N/A
LFE
500.69 Hz
N/A
FR Std. Dev.
1.49 dB
N/A
HFE
3,948.06 Hz
N/A
Weighted THD
0.236
N/A
Gain
16.34 dB
N/A
Noise Handling
6.5
0.0
Speech + Pink Noise
N/A
Speech + Subway Noise
N/A
SpNR
17.46 dB
N/A
Active Features
Battery
0.0
0.0
Battery Type
N/A
No Battery
Continuous Battery Life
N/A
N/A
Additional Charges
N/A
N/A
Total Battery Life
N/A
N/A
Charge Time
N/A
N/A
Power-Saving Feature
N/A
No
Audio While Charging
N/A
No
Passive Playback
N/A
Passive Headphone
Charging Port
N/A
None
App Support
0.0
0.0
App Picture
App Name
N/A
No App
iOS
N/A
No
Android
N/A
No
macOS
N/A
No
Windows
N/A
No
Equalizer
N/A
No
ANC Control
N/A
No
Mic Control
N/A
No
Room Effects
N/A
No
Playback Control
N/A
No
Button Mapping
N/A
No
Surround Sound
N/A
Surround Support
No
Connectivity
Bluetooth
0.0
0.0
Bluetooth Version
N/A
No Bluetooth
Multi-Device Pairing
N/A
No
NFC Pairing
N/A
No
Line Of Sight Range
N/A
N/A
PC Latency (SBC)
N/A
N/A
PC Latency (aptX)
N/A
N/A
PC Latency (aptX HD)
N/A
PC Latency (aptX-LL)
N/A
N/A
iOS Latency
N/A
Android Latency
N/A
Non-Bluetooth Wireless
0.0
0.0
Non-BT Line Of Sight Range
N/A
N/A
Non-BT Latency
N/A
N/A
Wired
9.5
9.5
Cable Picture
Analog Audio
Yes
Yes
USB Audio
No
No
Detachable
Yes
Yes
Length
9.97 ft
7 ft
Connection
1/8" TRS
1/8" TRS
Wired Latency
0 ms
Analog/USB Audio Latency
0 ms
PC / PS4 Compatibility
PC/PS4 Analog
Audio Only
Audio Only
PC/PS4 Wired USB
No
No
PC/PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Xbox One Compatibility
Xbox One Analog
Audio Only
Audio Only
Xbox One Wired USB
No
No
Xbox One Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Base/Dock
0.0
0.0
Type
N/A
No Base/Dock
USB Input
N/A
No
Line In
N/A
No
Line Out
N/A
No
Optical Input
N/A
No
RCA Input
N/A
No
Dock Charging
N/A
No
Power Supply
N/A
No Base/Dock
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Oppo PM-3
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