ThanatosVI
Headphoneus Supremus
Me too.
On the other hand I like that my future buying decisions got a whole lot easier today
Audeze LCD-5 Review, Measurements, Interview
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On the other hand I like that my future buying decisions got a whole lot easier today
I had pre-fazor first, then after driver died first time I sent them and they supposedly updated it to have the fazors, both times it was mostly without bass, I mean, you could hear the bass, just not feel it almost at all, only when it was very specific and I couldn't even understand when that happened exactly did it have some feel.
heliosphann
Headphoneus Supremus
There was a large amount of unit to unit variation back in the early pre-fazor models of the 2 and 3. I still have a 2.1 that sounds quite amazing.
As someone who EQ ALL my headphones to harmon target, they do not all sound the same. IMO if you use the same FR you can judge the merit of the actual headphone design more, than just "quirky" FR response that are ultimately just design trade offs for something else.
Are these pads still attached in the same fashion as the LCD-4 ?
Are these pads still attached in the same fashion as the LCD-4 ?
Because a $4500 dollar headphone sounds better than a 2k dollar headphone.....because $4500 is more than $2000.
Let's be real for a second, the LCD5 is not released yet and there's not a doubt in my mind it will outperform Stealth. Tuning is subjective, but god is the Stealth an underwhelming product for 3K!
I know you're a big fan of Susvara, I doubt this headphone will disappoint as it is more in-line with that than LCD4. I've grown to really like Audeze's new direction since 2020. Before that, their headphones sounded quite dull imho.
All we can do is wait and see, but this is shaping up to be more exciting than Empy Elite or DCA Stealth that's for certain.
chargedcapacitor
500+ Head-Fier
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.
That's really bad then if there's such a "variation" as you call it. Why do I have to win the lottery when I pay the same as everyone else and that's not even a lottery?
I find it meaningful that in the head-fi interview, Audeze's CEO led with (1) lower weight and (2) total physical redesign, yet was pretty reticent to talk much about technical innovations. The interview felt pretty awkward, with Jude trying to keep the energy up, but was given little to work with, lol.
And strangely, all this talk of the a lighter and brighter LCD-5 is making miss having an LCD-4.
And strangely, all this talk of the a lighter and brighter LCD-5 is making miss having an LCD-4.
Barone Birra
100+ Head-Fier
Includes: LCD-5 Headphone | Premium Braided Cable | Aluminum Travel Case
It's a new case?
It's a new case?
amsync
Head-Fier
This is my thoughts exactly. As someone who's spend tens of thousands on headgear I don't understand this race to all sound alike either. Isn't this market/hobby more like buying art? Can't I enjoy more than one style of art? If I like both jazz, classical and R&B can't I get 2 or 3 different products that all accentuate to this style and let me enjoy it more? Why do I need one "perfect" pair of headphones, or better, why is it the goal of every one of these companies to make a "perfect" set of headphones at the expense of focusing on their strengths and sound signature? If all we have in the end is "perfect" headphones with just different technical means of getting there, then this industry is going to consolidate and dry up its unique diversity pretty quickly. Isn't that actually sucking money out of the market?
As far as Audeze and the LCD-5, it may be phenomenal and true to its nature, I don't know and we all will have to listen to determine that. I do hope they do not completely "evolve" to sound "better" and in the process end up sounding just like my utopia or Stax because then I will end up owning less headphones and conversely spend less total $ in this industry.
I don't think its a bad thing to make the LCD-5 sound different than the LCD-4,3,2, etc... they still offer all those older options and they will most likely continue to revise them if there is continued demand for the Audeze house sound. Until people actually start receiving these units, or we begin seeing reviewers dive into the sound, I think we are jumping the gun.
Take the hd600/650 for example... they sound similar and were a progression in the sennheiser sound from one to the other. Then they released the hd800 which sounds nothing like the hd600/hd650. I didn't see many complaints that people thought the hd800 was a departure from their normal sound signature. And guess what... they still offer the hd600/hd650 along side their hd800 revisions.
Take the hd600/650 for example... they sound similar and were a progression in the sennheiser sound from one to the other. Then they released the hd800 which sounds nothing like the hd600/hd650. I didn't see many complaints that people thought the hd800 was a departure from their normal sound signature. And guess what... they still offer the hd600/hd650 along side their hd800 revisions.
Yes, we know you like the TC.
audeze did a good job of addressing common complaints of
1) weight - very impressed by how much weight they shaved off
2) tuning - pushes there headphones into less of a EQ required is good
On another note, new pads remind me of abyss diana v2 shape haha
I wish maybe one day they make a lighter LCD-2 with these new updates
(because 4.5K is alot of money lol)
1) weight - very impressed by how much weight they shaved off
2) tuning - pushes there headphones into less of a EQ required is good
On another note, new pads remind me of abyss diana v2 shape haha
I wish maybe one day they make a lighter LCD-2 with these new updates
(because 4.5K is alot of money lol)
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