I'm a lucky guy; audio companies keep asking me to check out their gear, and that's not a bad way to make a living. Before you get too jealous, I have to listen to a lot of crap to find the good stuff. There's a lot of shipping to and fro, and that's not a fun part of my work. Every now and then something really special arrives, and that makes it all worthwhile.
Heir Audio 4.Ai in-ear headphones
(Credit: Heir Audio)
The nice folks at Heir Audio sent over two models of universal-fit headphones, the 3.Ai and 4.Ai, and even before I popped 'em in my ears I thought they might be out of the ordinary. While the earpieces are made out of plastic, the "faceplates" have gorgeous real "Amboyna Burl" wood inserts. The wood looks classier than what you get with most in-ear designs. The 4.Ai is a "quad armature" design, meaning it has four balanced armature drivers -- two bass drivers, one midrange, and one treble -- in each earpiece. Balanced armature drivers produce clearer sound than conventional headphone drivers, which are essentially miniaturized speaker drivers. The 4.Ai comes with a user-replaceable 52-inch-long braided cable, terminated with a 3.5mm plug.
Heir was formed by two audiologists, John Moulton and David Tao, an... [Read more]
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