All items tagged with open-back (31)

Yamaha Launches New High-End YH-4000 and YH-C3000 Headphones

September 11, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

Yamaha Launches New High-End YH-4000 and YH-C3000 Headphones

Yamaha has expanded its premium headphone line with the new YH-4000 and YH-C3000 headphones. The YH-4000 is an open-back model featuring orthodynamic drivers, drawing direct engineering and design from the flagship Yamaha YH-5000SE. It offers a more intimate and energetic sound profile, along with a streamlined accessories package. The YH-C3000 is a closed-back model featuring newly developed orthodynamic drivers and real wood housings. Both models combine comfort with premium features to level up the listening experience.

HAVIT to Showcase FUXI-H8 Gaming Open-Headphones at IFA 2025

September 1, 2025 by Joao Martins

HAVIT to Showcase FUXI-H8 Gaming Open-Headphones at IFA 2025

Open headphones are generally preferred for critical listening and home use because of their more natural, spacious sound and enhanced comfort compared to closed-back headphones. Guangzhou HAVIT Technology will expand the concept at IFA 2025 with the preview of its FUXI-H8 gaming headphones, embracing what the company calls an Open-Headphone Stereo (OHS) design - with a large suspended, circular open-back structure and 32mm custom drivers, multiple transmission modes, and other cutting-edge features.

Meze Audio Launches 105 SILVA Open-Back Headphones

July 24, 2025 by Joao Martins

Meze Audio Launches 105 SILVA Open-Back Headphones

Following a preview at High End 2025 in Munich, Meze Audio launched its latest dynamic open-back headphones, the 105 SILVA. This model takes lessons learned from the successful 109 PRO and the 105 AER headphones, taking features from both in a refined and still-affordable design. According to the Romanian manufacturer, the 105 SILVA features a more natural sound, with a more expressive midrange presentation for enhanced vocal presence.

Audio-Technica Launches ATH-R30x Open-Back Headphones

April 4, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

Audio-Technica Launches ATH-R30x Open-Back Headphones

Audio-Technica expanded its brand-new R-Series line of professional open-back headphones with the introduction of the ATH-R30x Open-Back Reference Headphones. First previewed in January 2025 at the NAMM show, this more affordable model joins the ATH-R50x and updated flagship ATH-R70xa, launched earlier. The new Audio-Technica R-Series of open-back headphones offers a more natural, spacious listening experience, ideal for mixing and mastering in a studio or other private space.

Audio-Technica Offers Not One But Two New Professional Open-Back Headphones

February 14, 2025 by Joao Martins

Audio-Technica Offers Not One But Two New Professional Open-Back Headphones

Unveiled during the NAMM Show 2025 and already available in stores, the two new premium headphones from Audio-Technica create a new R-Series line of professional open-back models. Particularly because the new ATH-R70xa is an update to the successful flagship ATH-R70x, praised for its natural response and comfort, and which wouldn't be surprising to see becoming another favorite among headphone enthusiasts. But now the ATH-R70xa is also joined by the new ATH-R50x.

Drop Launches OAE1 Headphones as Non-Signature Edition

November 14, 2024 by Joao Martins

Drop Launches OAE1 Headphones as Non-Signature Edition

Drop, the vibrant community-driven e-commerce brand that is now owned by Corsair, announced a reset on its latest Grell headphone collaboration, with the announcement of the Drop + Grell OAE1 Non-Signature Edition. Following the extremely negative reviews that the original Drop + Grell OAE1 headphones received when they launched earlier in 2024 (fortunately, only 1,000 units had been made anyway), the new “non-signature”edition takes the original engineering concept and resets the design at a more accessible price.

beyerdynamic Unveils DT 1770 and DT 1990 PRO MKII Studio Headphones with New TESLA.45 Driver

October 30, 2024 by Joao Martins

beyerdynamic Unveils DT 1770 and DT 1990 PRO MKII Studio Headphones with New TESLA.45 Driver

beyerdynamic announced the new closed-back DT 1770 PRO MKII and open-back DT 1990 PRO MKII headphones. The second generation of the company's studio reference headphones feature enhanced comfort, improved sound quality, plus a newly developed dynamic TESLA.45 driver. According to the German company, these refreshed flagship models have lower impedance to offer added flexibility for today's music professionals.

Grado Launches Signature HP100 SE Open-Back Headphones

October 29, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Grado Launches Signature HP100 SE Open-Back Headphones

Grado Labs announced the release of its newest and flagship model, the Signature HP100 SE. Grado Labs founder Joseph Grado created what many consider to be the high-end headphone market with the release of the Signature HP1 headphones in the early 1990s. In recognition of Joseph Grado’s 100th birthday and this industry milestone, Grado Labs is introducing these Special Edition headphones.

Audeze Announces CRBN2 Electrostatic Headphones Featuring Improved Technology and Enhanced Bass Response

September 27, 2024 by Joao Martins

Audeze Announces CRBN2 Electrostatic Headphones Featuring Improved Technology and Enhanced Bass Response

Audeze announced the release of the CRBN2 electrostatic headphones, advancing the technology used in the original model launched in 2021. According to the company, the new CRBN2 headphones build on the cutting-edge CRBN (pronounced “carbon”) transducers originally developed for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) applications, and now introduce Audeze's patent pending Symmetric Linear Acoustic Modulator (SLAM) technology, which expands the bass response normally missing in electrostatics.

HEDD Audio Unveils High End Version of its HEDDphone for Enthusiasts

September 26, 2024 by Joao Martins

HEDD Audio Unveils High End Version of its HEDDphone for Enthusiasts

It's called HEDDphone TWO GT and is the latest design from the Berlin-based manufacturer that surprised the professional market with its bold AMT headphones launched in 2019. Originally a large, heavy design, the HEDDphone was further refined in 2023 and is now transformed into a specific model that was custom tuned for headphone enthusiasts. The new open-back, over-ear design takes the latest full-range AMT driver with its multi-layered Kapton polyimide film and adds a lightweight magnesium chassis and carbon fiber headband.

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