Viewer Request: Audeze LCD-5 & LCD-X (2021) Comparison 

Graphs are useful. They explain the sound we hear

@@bluemonstrosity259 True, I didn’t mean that to come across as “No graphs”, just not “All graphs”. I agree, both your ears and graphs have their place.

The question is how you want your bass presentation. But if you want resolution and a more neutral headphone... LCD-5

The raised mids help mix engineers with making songs that translate to consumer speakers.

I would say no if you are juet looking at a value/price to performance standpoint. If you want a TOTL like a LCD-5, Susvara, Abyss and so on and you are wealthy then Yes.

Dumb reason tbh. Lcd-5 blows the x out of the water in every way.

@@michaelp.3485 your comment is more dumb, lool

This goes to show how important tonality is vs technicalities.

I actually have an LCD 4 and the newest LCD x. I prefer the LCD 4 for hip hop or bass heavy music and it generally has a more forgiving and smooth tone. But for some things, like acoustic music, singer songwriter stuff the LCD X is better. It's clearer, more intimate, and it gives you every detail right up front, and for that kind of music it's amazing. LCDX makes your ear the microphone they recorded on. It's amazing that it can be so intimate yet sound so big.

THATS WHAT I WANNA KNOW... i do have the 2021 X, and the newest LCD-3... the X gets close enough but the 3, is more enveloping

This is my new endgame

No, nothing ever will be with this. There's a huge caviat of diminishing returns.

The question of worth gets really sticky in audio. Many cite the law of diminishing returns reducing the value. I don't necessarily agree. I'll agree that raw technical performance sees decreasing gains with increasing cost. However, the gains toward perceived realism increase exponentially as the price of gear goes up, most of the time (there are exceptions), IME. I try to limit my comments on value to cases where I think value is a key part of the story. The LCD-X 2021 is a good value because it performs on a technical level right with the $1400-1800 models from Focal, Fostex, HiFiMan, ZMF, etc, and does so at $1200. I haven't commented on the overall value of the LCD-5 because in overall technicalities it performs like other $4K+ models from other companies, and for about the same price. Comparing the values of the X and 5 to each other is not something I feel qualified to do, because that will be very different for each person.

@@wavetheorysound i agree

X sounds better and is cheaper by a huge margin lol

​@@tweedpenguin712 Having owned both, I strongly disagree. But at the end of the day there's no right answer and no "better", all opinion.

Where is your source for that? I call BS.

@@michaelp.3485 Audeze website, the app they made for the EQ's, the fact that they have some of the worst tonalities for the money around and that's why they offer the EQ's?

@@michaelp.3485 Yep they do.

You’re saying the older X has more bass or better overall sound than the 2021 X?

@@BrJD-ii4iv The older X has more apparent bass quantity than the 5, but that is probably due to an upper mid scoop and extra thickness in the low mids. I haven't used the new X.

@@chipsnmydip - yea, I have the 5 and the older X. A friend of mine says the newer X is much better than the older X but idk 😕

@@BrJD-ii4iv I've heard that it is better in a lot of ways, but I think you also have to like the new frequency curve.

@@BrJD-ii4iv I have the older X and am waiting to receive the 5 hopefully in December. Overall how would you compare the two headphones?