All items tagged with headbands (13)

HEDD Audio Announces HEDDphone TWO, Lighter and Refined AMT Headphones

September 7, 2023 by Joao Martins

HEDD Audio Announces HEDDphone TWO, Lighter and Refined AMT Headphones

HEDD Audio, the Berlin-based manufacturer of studio monitors and headphones, announced the launch of the successor to the original HEDDphone ONE Air Motion Transformer (AMT) headphones, introduced in 2019. The new HEDDphone TWO are powered by advances in AMT technology and informed by profound user feedback. The company calls it "a turbo-charged evolution." The open-back over-ear driver, headband and strap system were completely redesigned, resulting in a 25% weight reduction of the headphones to 550g in total.

AAVAA Headband Accessibility Developer’s Kit To Advance Brain-Computer Interface Applications

August 2, 2023 by Joao Martins

AAVAA Headband Accessibility Developer’s Kit To Advance Brain-Computer Interface Applications

AAVAA, a startup company based in Montreal, Canada, has announced the introduction of its brain-computer interface (BCI) technology in the form of the AAVAA Headband Accessibility Developer’s Kit. The software and headband hardware is able to detect and recognize intentional control movements, such as blinks and clicks of a tongue, paving the way for individuals with disabilities and those with mobility, speech and hearing impairments to gain control over their devices.

Grado Introduces New GS1000x and GS3000x Statement X Series Headphones

August 24, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Grado Introduces New GS1000x and GS3000x Statement X Series Headphones

Grado introduced the new Statement Series, which brings fourth-generation X Drivers to the wooden GS3000x and GS1000x models. The GS1000x combines mahogany and ipê wood, while the GS3000x houses the brand's most powerful driver yet inside a metal chamber surrounded by a single body of cocobolo wood. Along with the superior sound these new drivers produce, the GS3000x and GS1000x also feature Grado's improved 12-conductor braided cable and new headbands. Both are hand assembled in Brooklyn, New York.

New Speaker, Headphone, and Earphone Perspectives with Voice Coil January 2022

December 29, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

New Speaker, Headphone, and Earphone Perspectives with Voice Coil January 2022

We're off to a great start in 2022. Starting with details about the promise of Iron Nitride (FeN) magnets, followed by an article about Liquid Injection Molding Silicon for Next-Generation Headphone Surrounds. Next up, James Croft reviews a surround speaker patent granted to Klipsch, and Vance Dickason characterizes the Satori MW13TX-4 TPCD-cone woofer from SB Acoustics and the high-power WF275BD01 10.75" woofer from Wavecor. All articles now available to read online, PDF and print.

AIAIAI TMA-2 Wireless+ Headphones Feature Proprietary Low-Latency Wireless Audio Transmitter

December 22, 2021 by Joao Martins

AIAIAI TMA-2 Wireless+ Headphones Feature Proprietary Low-Latency Wireless Audio Transmitter

AIAIAI surprised once again the audio industry. Following a period of intense beta-testing with key profile users and influencers, the Danish headphone innovator "dropped" the latest TMA-2 Wireless+ headphones, designed to free music creators from cables with ultra-low latency and uncompressed, 16-bit digital audio. And following the company's responsible design philosophy, with products designed to last, the new model is based on the existing TMA-2 modular headphone platform.

AIAIAI Introduces Updated TMA-2 Move Bluetooth Headphones

September 21, 2021 by Joao Martins

AIAIAI Introduces Updated TMA-2 Move Bluetooth Headphones

Imagine having headphones that could be wired or wireless and that you could update with the latest wireless technology simply by replacing the headband. The modular concept designed by Danish manufacturer AIAIAI for the TMA-2 headphones allows exactly that. And also allows offering new standard configurations to the market any time there is a technology update as they do regularly. The new TMA-2 Move Wireless and Move XE Wireless headphones with Bluetooth 5.0 are the two latest examples.

Build Your Own AIAIAI TMA-2 Modular Headphones

July 13, 2021 by Joao Martins

Build Your Own AIAIAI TMA-2 Modular Headphones

Danish headphone brand AIAIAI is an interesting example of differentiation based on design, product and user focus. Cleverly combining a simple but effective design that serves multiple needs, AIAIAI offers a range of headphones for home studio, DJs, and contemporary lifestyle. Understanding its user-base, the brand gained a cult-following that is the envy of many larger audio brands. And the latest concept from AIAIAI is now a totally customizable headphone.

Grado Introduces New X Driver and Updated Prestige Series Headphones

July 2, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Grado Introduces New X Driver and Updated Prestige Series Headphones

Grado Labs, the headphone and phono cartridge manufacturing shop founded in 1953 - still family owned, and operating out of the same Brooklyn building where they started - just recently announced a major renovation of its headphone range with the updated Prestige Series. All the five models in that series are now marked with an X, to signal the presence of the 4th generation of Grado headphone drivers, named "X Drivers." And each of the new Prestige Series headphones is also built with a new cable and new headband.

Urbanista Introduces Los Angeles Solar Powered ANC Headphones Using Exeger Powerfoyle Technology

April 15, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Urbanista Introduces Los Angeles Solar Powered ANC Headphones Using Exeger Powerfoyle Technology

Urbanista, the Swedish lifestyle audio brand and STRAX subsidiary, announced Urbanista Los Angeles, the world's first self-charging, wireless active noise cancelling headphones, powered by Powerfoyle solar cell material. This advanced green technology developed by Exeger was first implemented in headphones in a partnership with Harman (JBL). The new Los Angeles ANC headphones are the first ANC design that will use a Powerfoyle headband surface to convert all forms of light, outdoor and indoor, into energy to deliver virtually infinite playtime.

Voice Coil January 2021 Is Now Available in Print and Digital!

December 23, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Voice Coil January 2021 Is Now Available in Print and Digital!

Looking forward to serving the loudspeaker industry for another year, Voice Coil starts strong with a focus on Headphone OEM Devices and Parts, and a Spotlight article on speaker design, written by Brian Cho, the CEO of Resonado Labs. In his first Acoustic Patents column for 2021, James Croft writes about a signal processing system, allowing users to control a lower frequency acoustic range of a loudspeaker system, and Vance Dickason kicks off his Test Bench characterizations with the new Bold North Audio BWX-6502 Midbass, and the Wavecor TW022WA09 22mm textile dome tweeter.

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