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Ghian Wright of Alcon Sleeping Giant talks about the Audeze LCD-5

LCD-5 Headphones

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Ghian Wright of Alcon Sleeping Giant talks about the Audeze LCD-5

Expected Mar 25th 2024

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Audeze's Latest Flagship headphones, 1/3 Less Weight!

New LCD-5 with Balanced Cable
  • New planar driver and magnet structure extends frequency response
  • New sculpted earpad design improves upper midrange response
  • Improved structural design incorporating magnesium, acetate and carbon-fiber
  • Each LCD-5 comes with a balanced 4-pin XLR cable with single-ended adapter.

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, Audeze 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.

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Transparency, Resolution, and Speed
The LCD-5 sets a new standard for accuracy. Its drivers are engineered with theaward-winning Fluxor magnets and updated Fazor waveguides along with the 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. LCD-5 also features newly designed low-profile Fazor waveguides to further reduce diffractions and interactions with the ear.

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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. Supple premium leather and carbon-fiber pull all the elements together into a package of the finest craftsmanship, which is hand-assembled in Audeze's California workshop.


Sculpted Earpads
The 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 to reduce fatigue while providing a superior seal for all shapes and sizes.

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What's in the Box?

  • LCD-5 Headphone
  • Premium Braided 2.5m Cable 4-Pin XLR Balanced cable
  • 4-Pin XLR to 1/4" adapter
  • Aluminum Travel Case
  • Certificate of Authenticity and Warranty Cards

Press and Reviews

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Moon Audio

by Ricky Kovacs
Nov. 2021

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LCD-5 Review

by Major Hifi
Dec. 2021

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LCD-5 Review

by Headphonics
Oct. 2021

Style Over-ear, open-back
Transducer type Planar Magnetic
Magnetic structure Fluxor™ magnet array
Phase management Fazor™
Magnet type Neodymium N50
Diaphragm type Nano-Scale Parallel Uniforce™
Transducer size 90 mm
Maximum SPL >130dB
Frequency response 5Hz - 50kHz
THD <0.1% @ 100 dB SPL
Sensitivity 90 dB/1mW (at Drum Reference Point)
Impedance 14 ohms
Max power handling 5W RMS
Min recommended power > 100mW
Recommended power level >500mW
Blazingly low weight 420g

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