Redefining the Gold Standard in Headphone Design
The Audeze LCD series has set an impressive industry standard for high-performance planar magnetic headphones. Now, the company’s flagship LCD-5 ups the ante with across-the-board improvements that raise the bar yet again. Boasting unerring sonic accuracy, lush and expansive soundstaging with pinpoint imaging, and a sumptuous level of comfort, the Audeze LCD-5 redefines the high end in audiophile headphone design. The golden-eared engineers at Sweetwater are duly impressed. After one listening session, you will be too.
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The last word in resolution and transparency
LCD-5 headphones raise the bar for unerring accuracy. Incorporating Audeze’s award-winning, proprietary Fluxor magnets, Uniforce voice coils, and Fazor waveguides, the drivers employ variable-width parallel traces to maintain low impedance and provide increased voltage headroom by adjusting the current density within each trace. The optimization produces a uniform force that minimizes distortion and allows firm control over diaphragm movement, thus improving resolution.
Breathtaking clarity and pinpoint imaging
Audeze optimized every facet of the LCD-5’s acoustic chamber to deliver an expansively deep and wide stereo soundstage with pinpoint imaging and stunning clarity. Newly designed sculpted earpads and acoustically transparent mesh hoops reduce resonance and reflections, while the Parallel Uniforce voice coil increases the space between magnets for extended frequency response and a pristine, open soundstage. The LCD-5 also features low-profile Fazor waveguides to further minimize diffraction and interaction with the ear.
Advanced, elegant design
Weighing just a scant 420 grams, LCD-5 headphones deliver hours of pure listening pleasure without the slightest bit of discomfort. Slip on the LCD-5s and revel in the cushy feeling of your ears being cradled in soft, supple, genuine leather. Designed and hand assembled in the company’s California-based facility, Audeze has painstakingly engineered the LCD-5 using premium materials like magnesium, aluminum, acetate, and carbon fiber to reinforce rigidity while maintaining light weight. The fine craftsmanship of this superb high-end pair of headphones is evident the moment you pick them up. Start listening, however, and you’re in for an audial experience like no other.
Uniquely sculpted earpads
The Audeze LCD-5s are likely the most comfortable headphones you’ll ever experience, courtesy of their uniquely sculpted, internally sloped earpad. The earpad architecture also minimizes undesirable resonances and interior reflections that can corrupt the sound. This supremely ergonomic design cradles your head and naturally positions the headphones for optimized listening. Because the pads have a smaller contact surface area than other designs, LCD-5 headphones virtually eliminate listening fatigue while providing a superior seal for ears and heads of all sizes and shapes.
Premium braided balanced cable
Specially tuned with directional OCC (ohno continuous cast) ultra-pure copper strands that provide low capacitance and low resistance for the signal path from your amp to the drivers, the LCD-5’s premium braided cable preserves optimal clarity and detail in every audio signal. The cable comes terminated with XLR connectors for operation with a balanced system. For integration flexibility, a 4-pin XLR to 1/4-inch adapter and a 1/4-inch to 3.5mm adapter are included. Finally, to protect your investment, the LCD-5 ships in a rugged, attractive aluminum travel case.
Audeze: audiophile headphones for home and studio
Since Audeze was founded in 2008, the company has taken the professional and high-end consumer audio markets by storm. With a product range of critically acclaimed, high-resolution headphones that benefit from advanced materials science and adapted NASA technologies, Audeze meticulously designs and manufactures its custom-engineered planar magnetic and electrostatic headphone drivers in its Santa Ana, California-based facility. Whether you’re a studio engineer, an audiophile, or an avid gamer, Audeze makes a headphone model precisely geared to your needs and budget. Sweetwater is delighted to present to you this outstanding lineup of high-performance headphones.
Audeze LCD-5 Features:
- Flagship open-back, over-ear planar magnetic headphones
- New planar driver and magnet structure extend frequency response
- Weight reduced by 1/3 compared to the LCD-4
- Sculpted earpad design improves upper midrange response
- Improved structural design incorporates magnesium, acetate, and carbon fiber
- Includes braided, balanced 4-pin XLR cable, 4-pin XLR to 1/4-in. adapter, 1/4-in. to 3.5mm adapter, aluminum travel case, and certificate of authenticity
