I'm starting to notice a trend and I haven't even received my LCD-5 yet. hm... lol
So what's thing that's turning you off to switch back? Kinda wonder if I'll end up doing the same.
A trend? Care to elaborate?
high praise from somebody whose opinion I value....mine arrive FridayOnly an hour in. Threw every genre at it that I could think of. Initial impressions are that it's arguably the most well-rounded headphone on the market among TOTLs, in its ability to play well with any and every genre. The tonality is great. My worries about the shouty midrange and the subdued treble don't hold true, and I have headphones that do treble well (Susvara; arguably the SR1a; etc). The treble is there and sufficient, so far it seems.
Soundstage is narrow on some tracks, but interestingly out-of-the-head on a few I have tried so far (Tool's Pneuma for instance). Overall, I like the imaging and staging despite being relatively intimate because it does form a "fleshed-out" arc in front of me.
Speed is noticeable and impressive. Slam, bass energy, they are all there, but a tad less noticeable than on the LCD4, for obvious tonal differences, but I don't mind. I like the trade-off's entailed.
I love the snug fit. There are zero comfort issues. And I have a gargantuan noggin' if you have seen my YT vidoes.
Overall, Audeze may have hit it out of the park in terms of being on the right side of inevitable trade-off's, as far as my listening preferences go.
I get the feeling it's more towards Audeze's house sound than actual technical "deficiency". Quite a few head-fiers have professed that they preferred the Audeze house sound to the LCD-5 which is a step in a different approach to tuning. Much like how the bass seems "less" on the LCD-5 when compared to the LCD-4s.
When the LCD-4 came out, people said it was more refined, more detail, more mid-forward, more quality but less quantity of bass.
simple, keep the LCD-4 then...personally I sold the LCD-4 years ago although I did buy it back briefly...I welcome the new tuning and should receive Friday I believe
I'll have mine tomorrow. I missed my delivery today. I can't wait to hear what they sound like. I hope to hear them like you're hearing them.Only an hour in. Threw every genre at it that I could think of. Initial impressions are that it's arguably the most well-rounded headphone on the market among TOTLs, in its ability to play well with any and every genre. The tonality is great. My worries about the shouty midrange and the subdued treble don't hold true, and I have headphones that do treble well (Susvara; arguably the SR1a; etc). The treble is there and sufficient, so far it seems.
Soundstage is narrow on some tracks, but interestingly out-of-the-head on a few I have tried so far (Tool's Pneuma for instance). Overall, I like the imaging and staging despite being relatively intimate because it does form a "fleshed-out" arc in front of me.
Speed is noticeable and impressive. Slam, bass energy, they are all there, but a tad less noticeable than on the LCD4, for obvious tonal differences, but I don't mind. I like the trade-off's entailed.
I love the snug fit. There are zero comfort issues. And I have a gargantuan noggin' if you have seen my YT vidoes.
Overall, Audeze may have hit it out of the park in terms of being on the right side of inevitable trade-off's, as far as my listening preferences go.
I never planned on getting rid of my LCD-4Z's. Everything I have been reading about the LCD-5's was telling me that they are breakaway from the old Audeze sound. I wanted the LCD-5's mainly to replace my Susvara's and HEKse's that I no longer have. They seem to be more inline with the super detailed, airy, transparent type of sound. I'll know more tomorrow.
What did I just read?
