Audeze LCD-5s Planar Magnetic Headphones

$4,498.00

Audeze’s latest Flagship Headphone

New driver design combines with SLAM technology to produce mastering-grade precision
Redesigned earpads are precisely sculpted to ensure long-term comfort and improved seal
Sophisticated copper accents highlight the outstanding handcrafted material quality — featuring carbon fiber, magnesium, genuine leather, and polished polymer acetate

Quantity:

$4,498.00

Description

For the past 15 years, 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, we then introduced the LCD-3 in 2011, the LCD-4 in 2015, and the LCD-5 in 2021.

Incorporating our latest technical advancements, the new LCD-5s rewards listeners with a vast, immersive soundscape and palpably physical bass response. A. new driver design combines with SLAM technology to produce mastering-grade precision even better than the original LCD-5, with a more natural, lifelike frequency response. Redesigned earpads are precisely sculpted to ensure long-term comfort and improved seal.

“They’re very light weight, so my neck doesn’t hurt. The clamping force is ideal – has no hot spots. Out of all of Audeze’s headphones that I’ve tried, these are the lightest yet! Magnesium and carbon fiber build materials helps reduce the weight. These are in my top 2 best headphones, with sound and comfort both considered.”

~Tim Connor @KitsuneHiFi.com

Engineered for Effortless Realism

To present listeners the most natural frequency response, LCD-5s uses a new driver design featuring our thinnest, most responsive materials. The nano-scale Parallel Uniforce diaphragm connects to a revised chassis structure, allowing the most precise midrange tuning possible.

SLAM — Punch, Detail, Presence

LCD-5s offers powerful, extended bass response and a strikingly open soundstage, thanks to the pinpoint driver control allowed by the addition of SLAM technology.

Elegant Design

Sophisticated copper accents highlight the outstanding handcrafted material quality — featuring carbon fiber, magnesium, genuine leather, and polished polymer acetate.

New Earpad Geometry

The smoothly flowing, curved forms of LCD-5s' new earpads are crafted to provide effortless comfort for hours of listening. This design also minimizes audible reflections to elevate sonic accuracy.

Ultra High Purity Cable

LCD-5s uses our most premium cable, specially tuned with directional OCC high-purity copper strands, to provide a low capacitance, low resistance signal path, maintaining unsurpassed sonic precision and accuracy.

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

90dB/1mW (@Drum Reference Point)

Impedance

30 ohms

Max Power Handling

5W RMS

Min Recommended Power

> 100mW

Recommended Power Level

>500mW

Weight

475g

Acoustic management

SLAM™

Audeze LCD-5s Planar Magnetic Headphones

Engineered for Effortless Realism

SLAM — Punch, Detail, Presence

Elegant Design

New Earpad Geometry

Ultra High Purity Cable

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