14 Best Rated Audiophile Headphones in April 2023

Natural and accurate reference sound that reveals the truth in your music

Lifelike depth and realism from open-back earcups that allow sound waves to expand naturally

Wide soundstage from ergonomic acoustic refinement (e.a.r.) that tilts the drivers to the natural angle of your ears

Extended low-end reach with gratifying presence for clear bass performance

Connectivity technology: Wired

Connector type: 1/4-inch

Included components: Headphones, Cable, Owners Manual

Reference class open back, dynamic headphone employing new and improved transducers delivering low harmonic distortion

Transducers are hand selected for precise (1 dB) left / right matching tolerance insure exceptional accuracy and presentation of stereo spatial characteristics

150 ohm nominal impedance allows direct connection to home and mobile Hires audio devices. Contact pressure: 6.0 N - 1 N

Para aramid reinforced, detachable cables employ high conductive OFC copper to insure signal integrity with very low handling noise

Supplied with two connection cables: One with a 6.35 millimeter stereo plug, the other a 4.4 millimeter Pentaconn balanced stereo plug. Also included is a 6.35 millimeter to 3.5 millimeter adaptor. Connectivity Technology: Wired 6.35 millimeter / 4.4 millimeter Pentaconn

Frequency response 10 to 41,000 Hz ( 10 dB), Impedance 150 ohm

Note: Kindly refer to the user manual provided as a PDF manual in the product description section

Specially designed acoustic silk ensures precision damping over the entire frequency range and helps to reduce THD to an incredible 0.05 percent

Improved frequency response is 10 39,500 Hertz ( 10 dB)

Hand selected matched driver elements; Highly optimized magnet systems for minimum harmonic and inter modulation distortion

High power neodymium magnets deliver maximum efficiency; 3.5 millimetre jack plug. Frequency response (Headphones):10 41000 Hz

Lightweight aluminum voice coils for very fast transient response

Cable length 118 inches

Premium, around-ear, open back headphones: Audiophile sound combined with premium design and materials

Padded headband and luxurious velour covered ear pads perfect for long listening sessions with no pressure on the ears

Multiple connectivity options: Robust 3 meter detachable cable and 6.3 millimeter jack and additional 1.2 meter detachable cable with 3.5 millimeter Jack

Timeless design cues: Ivory color, matte finish together with the brown headband stitching and matte metallic detail convey quality at first glance

Premium Components: Sennheiser engineered transducers use aluminum voice coils delivering high efficiency, excellent dynamics and extremely low distortion

Connectivity technology: Wired

Power source type: Battery

The Meze 99 Classics are featured in Head-Fi’s Top 10 Best closed-back headphones of all time and are a regular fixture on Inner Fidelity’s Wall of Fame. POWER EFFICIENT WITH ANY DEVICE due to low impedance (32 Ohm). No need for amplification.

REAL WOOD EARCUPS provides natural sound isolation that’s suitable for studio recording, video editing, and podcast monitoring. They easily plug in with your computer, smartphone. Using it with a DAC, AMP, or a DAP will improve the music listening experience.

SELF-ADJUSTING PU Leather HEADBAND that spreads the weight out and fits all head sizes, making the Meze 99 Classics a comfortable premium high-end headphone. It features a Lightweight hi-res headset weighing only 9.2 ounces, with soft comfortable earpads made for long listening sessions with no ear fatigue. Suitable for all music lovers, guitar, midi keyboard, and instrument players.

INCLUDED ACCESSORIES: Hard carrying pouch for better protection, detachable 1.2m thread Kevlar OFC cable with microphone and remote, detachable 3m thread Kevlar OFC cord, 3.5 mm to 6.3mm gold-plated jack adapter, airplane jack adapter, cable pouch.

FULLY SERVICEABLE: No glue, just nuts, and bolts. We guarantee that all the 99 Classics are made of replaceable parts. These headphones are built to last.

High-Resolution Audio compatible for pristine sound

Wide frequency range (4-100,000Hz)

Newly developed 70mm driver unit

Upgraded comfort & stability

Φ4.4 Balanced Standard plug

Ergonomic earpads

In the box: Headphone cable, Balanced-connection headphone cable, Uni-match Plug Adaptor

Closed over-ear headphones, ideal for professional recording and monitoring

Perfect for studio and stage recordings thanks to their pure, high-resolution sound

The soft, circumaural and replaceable velour ear pads ensure high wearing comfort

Hard-wearing, durable and robust workmanship Made in Germany. Innovative bass reflex system

Practical single-sided cable (3.0m cable) . Comfortable fit due to rugged, adjustable, soft padded headband construction

High Sensitivity

Ultra Thin Diaphragm

Window Shade Grill Design

Asymmetrical Ear Cups

Unparalleled Portable Audio Performance

What is a planar headphone? What are its benefits over other designs? Planar headphones feature conductive layers that cover nearly the entire diaphragm, resulting in significantly lower distortion than conventional dynamic headphones.

Acoustically Invisible Stealth Magnet Unlike the sound waves created by a conventional magnet, the special shape of Stealth Magnets enables the waves to pass through the magnets without generating interference. HIFIMAN’s advanced magnet design is acoustically transparent, dramatically reducing wave diffraction turbulence that degrades the integrity of the sound waves. The reduced distortion yields pure sonic output that is accurate and full-range.

Durable Connections The headphone’s drivers are protected by a newly designed casing for enhanced durability and protection from the elements. A dual-sided high-performance 3.5mm cable is packaged with a 6.35mm adapter for maximum compatibility with a wide range of devices.

The HE400SE’s high sensitivity makes it the perfect match for low-voltage sources, including portable hi-res. audio players.

Maximum Comfort for Hours of Listening Pleasure Thanks to its newly designed adjustable lightweight headband, the HE400se remains cool and comfortable for hours, even in excessively warm weather.

【HIFI Headphones】HiFi Precision Stereo Headphones provide high-resolution audio for a perfect listening experience, and feature powerful 50mm speaker drivers for the strongest bass.The midrange is full, the bass is strong and powerful, not muddy, and with a dive, it can calmly deal with all kinds of large dynamic symphonies.

【Over Ear Headphones】The Wired Over Ear Headphones Studio Monitor are made with an over-ear design and lightweight construction materials, allowing you to have better comfort, bringing an accurate reference for your monitoring balance.

【High Efficiency Performance】The advanced magnet design of this over ear headphones is sound transparent, which can significantly reduce the wave diffraction turbulence that reduces the integrity of the sound wave, reducing distortion to produce pure sound output.

【Compatibility】sided with double-sided high-performance 3.5mm cable and 6.35mm adapter, which makes our Monitoring Headphones compatible with various audio output devices to the greatest extent. For example, MP3 player, CD player, recording studio monitoring, mixing, master tape processing and personal studio use.

【Wood Grain headphone cover】We use composite film + copper ring speaker unit, as long as you have a powerful amplifier, then you will hear very clear bass dives,Mid-range vocals are full and not harsh.Perfect for classical music and instrumental enthusiasts, she will firmly grasp every instrument detail for you.

【Speaker unit material】50mm NdFeB large drive unit, composite membrane with copper ring diaphragm, can easily reproduce the original dynamics of music, restore the balance, depth and precision of the sound quality of the recording studio. Clearly feel the details of the music, the treble is clear, the midrange is transparent, the bass is balanced, the frequency response 20hz-30K hz can improve the transparency of the sound quality and the extended high frequency is smoother