Audeze LCD-5 Planar Magnetic Headphone

For the past decade, Audeze’s LCD series has set the standard for planar magnetic headphone performance. Starting with the LCD-2 that ushered in a new era of planar technology in 2009, they then introduced the LCD-3 in 2011 and LCD-4 in 2015.

With the LCD-5, everything has been improved--drivers, earpads, frame design--to set a new standard for performance and comfort. Transparency, resolution, and speed The LCD-5 sets a new standard for accuracy.

Its drivers are engineered with Audeze’s award-winning Fluxor magnets and updated Fazor waveguides along with their new Patent-pending Parallel Uniforce™ voice coils, which employ varying width parallel traces to keep the impedance low and provide increased voltage headroom by altering the current density within each trace. The uniform force created by this optimization lowers distortion and provides better control over diaphragm movement, resulting in improved sonic resolution.

Clarity and imaging Audeze has optimized every aspect of the LCD-5’s acoustic chamber to achieve pinpoint imaging and an extremely clean and clear soundstage. The new sculpted earpads and acoustically transparent mesh are designed to minimize reflections and resonance, while the Parallel Uniforce™ voice coil allows increased space between magnets for improved frequency response and a more open soundstage.

The LCD-5 also features newly designed low-profile Fazor waveguides to further reduce diffractions and interactions within the ear. Elegant comfortable design Weighing in at only 420 grams, the LCD-5 offers hours of listening pleasure.

Every part has been re-engineered, using materials such as magnesium, aluminum and acetate which offer light weight and high rigidity. When you put on a pair of LCD-5s, your head and ears are cradled in materials of the finest quality, like supple premium leather and carbon fiber.

Sculpted ear pads Audeze’s new sculpted, internally sloped earpad architecture reduces unwanted resonances and interior reflections. The ergonomic design cradles your cranium and helps naturally place the headphone in the optimal listening position.

The pads have less contact surface area than standard designs, thus reducing fatigue while providing a superior seal for all shapes and sizes. 1% @100dB SPL Sensitivity: 90dB/1mW (at Drum Reference Point) Impedance: 14Ω Max power handling: 5W RMS Min recommended power: >100mW Recommended power level: >500mW Blazingly low weight: 420g What’s included LCD-5 headphone Premium braided cable Aluminum travel case Certificate of authenticity Warranty cards