Headphones

Sennheiser's new flagship closed-back headphones claim to eliminate two of the most common complaints about closed-back designs: accurate bass reproduction and comfort. 

The SR1 is the latest product from immersive specialists Areal, and delivers an all-in-one headphone monitoring system that employs an interesting new multi-driver design. 

Available for iOS and Android devices, SoundID Tools promises to deliver improved spatial accuracy when monitoring immersive mixes on headphones, and has been officially approved by Dolby themselves.

A new free studio plug-in designed to bring the sound and spatial realism of a professional loudspeaker monitoring environment to the company's headphones.

Austrian Audio have announced the launch of a new pair of open-back headphones aimed primarily at home listening duties.

The successor to Audeze's debut gaming headset promises to deliver even better audio performance along with some handy new features. 

The MMX 150 Wireless and MMX 230 Wireless cater to both casual and serious gamers, are also said to be well suited to general listening. 

HEDD Audio’s new HEDDphone D1 employ dynamic drivers rather than the AMT design featured in the HEDDphone TWO, but still manage to claim another world’s first thanks to the use of Thin-Ply Carbon Diaphragm (TPCD) technology.

Following on from the recent release of the DT 770 PRO X, beyerdynamic have announced the launch of the DT 990 PRO X, a new pair of open-back headphones that improve upon another of their classic designs. 

Originally launched in 2024 as a limited-edition model, the DT 770 PRO X are now part of beyerdynamic's permanent range of professional studio headphones.