Audeze launch the LCD-S20

Published 14/4/25

Most affordable LCD model to date

The latest addition to Audeze’s much-loved LCD headphone family makes the precise sound of the company’s high-end headphones available in an affordable closed-back model for the first time. The LCD-S20 feature the new SLAM technology, and are said to deliver extended, dynamic bass while retaining a clean sound even at high listening levels.

Thanks to their closed-back design, the new model offers an ideal solution for tracking, while the planar magnetic drivers deliver the signature clean sound for which Audeze have become well known. Although they’re more keenly priced than their siblings, the LCD-S20 still boast a high-quality design, and are constructed from magnesium, aluminium and steel, with an adjustable suspension headband and gel-filled earpads ensuring a comfortable fit over long listening sessions. The replaceable earpads are attached magnetically, and helpfully, the cable can be attached to either side of the headphones.

The LCD-S20 also feature Audeze’s SLAM (Symmetric Linear Acoustic Modulator) technology, which debuted recently in the CBRN2, the new flagship model in the company’s audiophile range. It relies on acoustic channels in the ring that connects the earcups to the drivers, the length, cross-section and shape of which are tuned to influence the headphones’ low-frequency response. The result is a significant bass enhancement — around a 6dB boost that extends all the way down to 10Hz — along with reduced distortion and more open, clear sound.