There are two main driver technologies used in audiophile headphones – dynamic and planar magnetic drivers. The FT1 Pros use ...

The latest entrant to the premium planar headphone market comes from a name you might not recognise – Sendy. Sendy is the ...

Abstract: Electromagnetic actuators based on passively levitating planar magnetic platforms driven by co-planar current-carrying coils find widespread use in precision positioning applications. While ...

According to Sendy, Egret isn’t just another iteration. It’s the start of a new chapter in planar headphone engineering aimed at better accuracy, refinement, and long term listening comfort.

Fifty years on, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest still hits hard. Varèse Sarabande and Craft Recordings have brought back Jack Nitzsche’s Oscar and GRAMMY-nominated score on a newly remastered AAA ...

For the majority of my adult working life, my workstation setup has relied heavily on an old IKEA workhorse of a desk, plus a variety of office and kitchen chairs (as well as work days from the sofa ...

Fiio continues to churn out hi-fi gadgets … and this one potentially seems like it could be too good to be true. Specifically, the popular budget hi-fi manufacturer has announced the Jade Audio JT7, ...

Chinese brand FiiO has expanded its fast-growing entry-level lineup with the launch of two open-back Jade Audio headphones. The JT7 planar magnetic and JT3 dynamic headphones launch alongside the BR15 ...

Sivga has launched the Nightingale Pro wired in-ear headphones, which feature a planar magnetic design instead of conventional drivers. The newly developed driver has been engineered with a ...

Abstract: The emerging gallium nitride devices have smaller footprints and lower switching loss, which are promising candidates for point-of-load (PoL) converters. The reduction in the core loss ...

The affordable FiiO brand Jade Audio announces two new headphones designed to allow music fans to step into high-fidelity territory for the first time. Leading the showcase is the Jade Audio JT7 ...

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