Couldn’t agree any more, as an owner of both those phones as well.From my subjective experience spending a few weeks with the LCD-R and the susvara side by side, the LCD-5 only needs to slightly nudge the LCD-R out in sound quality to beat the susvara.
My LCD4 were good but I found myself eq’ing the upper mids. If out of the box these are closer to the EQ’d target, this is a huge win.
Add to that that eq’ing UP the mids is more detrimental than eq’ing DOWN.
The biggest question mark is - Can we get the same visceral bass that the LCD4 is known for? If yes, it’s a game changer
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