Packaging and Accessories

As with the LCD-2 Classic, the Euclid sample shipped directly from Audeze who also operates a web shop, so we begin with a look at the shipping packaging itself. We get a larger box than expected, with the Audeze marking on the tape and a few fragile stickers just in case the courier service cares enough. Open the box and you see.. another box? Why even use the Audeze tape on the outer box if the intention was to perhaps hide the contents inside? If purely for protection, filling those empty spaces with packing material would have helped more. Regardless, the box has a sticker on the side confirming the Euclid is indeed inside and more of the Audeze tape, and opening the box reveals the product box itself.


The product box ships inside a bubble wrap cover all around, so I will give Audeze due props for getting the protection right eventually. However, don't expect fancy packaging as what you get is a thin cardboard box with a glossy banderole made up of the truncated Audeze logo all around, which almost hypnotically entices one to join the Audeze league. There is only the company name on the front, with another sticker on the side the only product-specific note, so Audeze might well be able to re-use this packaging for other such IEMs or similarly sized products down the line.


Side flaps along the top or bottom keep you from accessing the contents right away, removing which helps pull out an open medium-density foam box that adds further protection to the actual product packaging, if you want to take this whole experience as an expensive rendition of the Matryoshka dolls. Remember the ThieAudio Monarch that shipped inside a wannabe Pelican micro case? Well, you get the real deal here with the Audeze Euclid inside a Pelican 1010 case as seen above.



If there ever was one word to describe the packaging philosophy behind the Audeze Euclid, it would probably be utilitarian. I have come around somewhat on the unboxing experience, which did initially leave me more than a touch disappointed for the asking price. But Audeze obviously wants the product to shine as everything else is built to get you there quickly and safely. The Pelican 1010 is a fully sealed case, complete with a thick O-ring seal in the middle and a solid-feeling hinge on the back, as well as another product sticker on the bottom of this see-through case that can be dropped onto the floor, taken outside in the rain, and endure scratches, all while keeping the contents inside snugly protected. Audeze has stuffed the case with everything that comes with the Euclid found inside, including a card with the serial number of the unit you have and a confirmation of the personal inspection accompanied by an actual signature of the person having done it.


Next up is a drawstring bag that reminded me of the smaller ones Campfire Audio shipped with the Satsuma and Honeydew. There are going to be fabric shavings on your hands and/or desk, or wherever else you do the unboxing, and any static electricity in the area will multiply by a few orders of magnitude once these are in your hands. Luckily, everything inside comes in a plastic zip-lock bag that can be pulled out.


We now get to the actually useful things, including a cleaning brush that is more handy with IEMs than headphones. There are also two sets of ear tips, including the so-called Audeze Euclid silicone eartip set that sells separately for $10 and doesn't really feel that different from other basic silicone tips except for the guarantee to properly fit the nozzle on the Euclid acoustic chamber. This set comes in three sizes (S/M/L), and we have two sets, so the third M-sized tips are probably pre-installed on the ear buds themselves. There are also genuine Comply foam Isolation 500 tips in the same three sizes in separate plastic pouches. I understand that the Euclid also came with the SpinFit CP145 silicone tips, but the product page makes no mention of those anymore, and my sample did not contain them either. Audeze clarified that this is a recent change owing to production issues with the SpinFit tips, so hopefully this goes back to normal soon.


A cable clip has been thrown in as well, which helps with cable management, especially if you have it go down the front of your body rather than the back. We then finally get to the meat of the packaging, which is another sheet of foam, one that appears to be a CNC-machined insert to not only fit the Pelican case well but also have the cutouts to snugly hold the individual ear buds inside for further protection. You might well have to dig them out, and the larger cutout hosts the cable and a gold-plated 3.5 mm to 1/4" (6.35 mm) adapter if you plan on running the Audeze Euclid off a 1/4" headphone source/amplifier.