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slooploop2 OP t1_iu64gra wrote

Reply to comment by LucasRunner in Hifiman HE400SE Versus HD560S - Modestly Priced Madness by slooploop2

I was able to compare the LCD4 and LCD5 back to back and was actually disappointed that the LCD5 sounded less technically capable to me. It traded some (much needed) pinna gain in exchange for losing the dynamics and resolution that Audeze finally got right with the LCD4. I’d been waiting for the LCD5 to come out for a while and…there’s a reason I see them selling for half their MSRP a year after their release. It has the exact issue I have with a lot of planars: they compress dynamics to make quiet sounds more apparent, but they really do sound like a step down in technical ability. Definitely a step up in comfort though.

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Wellhellob t1_iu7df5t wrote

Did you heard the hd800s ? How is that one in dynamics department compared to planars ?

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slooploop2 OP t1_iu9xkaw wrote

I’ve owned four different HD800 and used a few pairs of HD800S. The later serial number (>10,000) HD800 and HD800S sounded a little thicker and less dynamic than the early SN HD800 to me but all of them were more dynamic than the outlier planars I’ve heard.

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