On power, yes — all of them. Every one of the 39 portable players in this database reaches 100 dB SPL on the Audeze LCD-5, which needs 10 mW at its 14Ω.
Power is one of three questions and the one that goes wrong least often. The other two — whether the source’s output impedance leaves the frequency response alone, and whether you will hear its noise floor — are answered further down, separately, because a source can pass one and fail another.
The cheapest one that does reach it is the Hidizs AP80 Pro Max at $179, which delivers 31 mW into 14Ω — 5 dB of headroom over the 10 mW this headphone needs for 100 dB SPL.
100 dB SPL is a peak level, not a listening level. If you listen at 85 dB the same headphone needs 0.32 mW, which is 15 dB less, and the answer above changes for most of the category. The model page has the full ladder.
Under the one-eighth rule the Audeze LCD-5 wants a source below 1.75Ω. Of the 26 portable players here that publish an output impedance, 25 are under it and 1 are not.
The furthest over is the Shanling H5 at 4.7Ω, which is 3× the ceiling. Above that threshold the source stops being a volume control and starts being part of the frequency response. The simulator shows what that looks like.
The other 13 publish nothing at all on this, so they are not on either side of that count. This site leaves them blank rather than assuming a figure.
Hiss depends on the source’s own noise floor and on how sensitive the headphone is. At 90.0 dB/mW and 14Ω, the Audeze LCD-5 turns one microvolt of source noise into about -11 dB SPL — and the threshold where that stops being noticeable in a quiet room is around 20 dB SPL.
Of the 12 portable players here that publish a noise figure, 12 stay below that threshold with this headphone and 0 cross it.
The remaining 27 publish no noise figure, so they cannot be placed on either side.
| Source | Price | Into 14Ω | Output impedance | Hiss in these | Power verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TempoTec Variations V3 Blaze | $179 | 361 mW | not published | not published | Comfortable |
| FiiO JM21 | $199 | 315 mW | 1 Ω | -7 dB SPL | Comfortable |
| TempoTec Variations V6 | $369 | 144 mW | not published | not published | Comfortable |
| iBasso DX180 | $480 | 459 mW | 0.6 Ω | not published | Comfortable |
| FiiO M11S | $499 | 262 mW | 1.5 Ω | -6 dB SPL | Comfortable |
| FiiO M21 | $599 | 420 mW | 1 Ω | -5 dB SPL | Comfortable |
| Cayin N3 Ultra | $649 | 109 mW | 0.5 Ω | not published | Comfortable |
| FiiO M23 | $699 | 206 mW | 1 Ω | -6 dB SPL | Comfortable |
| FiiO M33 R2R | $730 | 473 mW | 0.8 Ω | 3 dB SPL | Comfortable |
| HiBy R6 Pro II | $750 | 328 mW | not published | not published | Comfortable |
| FiiO M15S | $799 | 468 mW | 1.4 Ω | -1 dB SPL | Comfortable |
| Astell&Kern SR35 | $800 | 131 mW | 1.1 Ω | not published | Comfortable |
Sorted by how many of the three questions the source answers well, then by price. A blank in a column is a blank in the manufacturer’s own documentation, not a zero.
The Audeze LCD-5 on other categories: USB dongles · desktop amplifiers · desktop DAC/amps · audio interfaces.
The Audeze LCD-5 page has every source in the database against this headphone, and the matcher takes your own numbers.