NEW LIGHTWEIGHT, FLAGSHIP AUDEZE LCD-5 PLANAR MAGNETIC HEADPHONES
Audeze’s LCD series has been around for a decade, since they launched with the LCD-2 in 2009, they then introduced the LCD-3 in 2011, LCD-4 in 2015 and now in 2021, the Audeze LCD-5.
With the Audeze LCD-5, everything has been improved including drivers, earpads, frame design, or improved performance and comfort.
Audeze LCD-5 Planar Magnetic Headphones
PARALLEL UNIFORCE VOICE COILS
The Audeze LCD-5 features drivers engineered with Fluxor magnets and updated Fazor waveguides along with Audeze’s 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.
The flagship Audeze LCD-5 Planar Magnetic Headphones are $4,500
LIGHTWEIGHT DESIGN
Weighing in at only 420 grams, the Audeze LCD-5 has been re-engineered, using materials such as magnesium, aluminium and acetate which offer lightweight and high rigidity. The new sculpted, internally sloped earpad architecture reduces unwanted resonances and interior reflections. The headphones are hand-assembled in Audeze’s California workshop.
The Audeze LCD-5 Planar Magnetic Headphones are a lighter weight than their predecessors
SPECIFICATIONS
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
Weight: 420g
Earpads on the Audeze LCD-5 Planar Magnetic Headphones
AUDEZE LCD-5 PLANAR MAGNETIC HEADPHONE PRICE
$4,500
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