After a week of trying my new LCD X plugged into a Magni, I was getting mixed results. Some songs sounded great, but others sounded a little off on their balance, separation and clarity.
I ordered a cheap adapter on Amazon and plugged my LCD X into the headphone jack of my MacBook Pro 2022. Much to my surprise the sound is night and day, the depth, separation and clarity are suddenly on par with what I was expecting from my LCD X.
Why would this be the case?
Any of the MacBooks released in 2021 onwards have a high impedance 3.5mm output. Joshua Valour tested the LCD X at around the 6 minute mark of the linked video and said it was impressive even compared to his Fiio rig.