Audeze is updating its legendary LCD headphone range with its new SLAM technology for silky bass – these promise “mastering grade precision” at a price to match.

• The Audeze LCD-5s have a new planar magnetic driver for “palpably physical” bass response
• Redesigned to improve comfort and audio sealing.
• Priced at $4,500 (around £3,333 / AU$6,570)

Audeze has updated its acclaimed flagship flat headphones, the LCD-5: the new LCD-5s headphones come with a new driver design for even more powerful bass and redesigned ear pads for improved sealing and audio comfort.

The LCD-5’s 90mm planar magnetic drivers feature what Audeze says are “our thinnest, most responsive materials” and a revised chassis structure that offers “the most accurate midrange tuning possible.” And they incorporate SLAM (Symmetric Linear Acoustic Modulator) technology first introduced in the Audeze CBRN electrostatic headphones.

SLAM was specifically created to deliver powerful bass with precision and depth without reducing the reliability or longevity of the ultra-thin driver, and at the CBRN Audeze said it delivered “the most powerful bass of any electrostatic headphone.” So these shots could be a lot of fun.

Audeze LCD-5s: key features and prices