Planar magnetic headphones have driven a lot of the newfound ... Their $3,000 asking price is rather steep for a pair of closed-back dynamic headphones, but it’s hard to argue with the build quality, ...

Instead of traditional headphones with dynamic drivers, you could buy fancier ones with electromagnetic or planar magnetic drivers made of high-end materials and cost many thousands of dollars.

But the advantage of planar magnetic drivers is that they, ostensibly, produce a more precise sound because of the flat, larger-than-a-dynamic-driver film that vibrates between two magnets to ...

Rather than opt for run-of-the-mill dynamic drivers like most gaming headsets, it uses the same planar magnetic driver type ...

With conventional planar magnetic headphones, the driver unit is normally ... open and low frequencies of dynamic drivers. This is only helped further by Final’s newly developed open-type ...

For your first audio upgrade These comfortable, exciting-sounding planar-magnetic headphones are difficult to beat, especially at this price. Not every audiophile has an audiophile budget.

The Marshall Major IVs are as much of a fashion statement as they are fantastic wireless headphones. These headphones ooze ...

The best wired headphones and in-ears (often called ... of money-no-object sets – wired listening is the preserve of planar magnetic drivers, open-backed ear cups and audiophiles demanding ...

The best over-ear headphones completely immerse you in sound. It's no secret that by design, they're more tuned for audiophiles, who often favor wired models where there’s more room for large ...

larger-than-a-dynamic-driver film that vibrates between two magnets to create sound. Electrostatic speakers and headphones are similar to planar magnetic models in that they use a large ...

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