Department 03 / Personal audio
Personal
Listening that goes where you do: headphones for a quiet chair, a desktop system for the hours you work, and portable gear that holds up on the move.
CH—01 / Headphones
Headphones
Fit and comfort decide whether you’ll actually wear them. Every headphone appointment starts with how they sit, then how they sound.
- Open-back
- Spacious and natural for quiet rooms; they share their sound with the room around you.
- Closed-back
- Isolation for shared spaces, travel and late-night listening.
- Driver types
- Dynamic and planar-magnetic designs, auditioned on the same amplifier at matched levels.
- We compare
- Clamping force · Pad material · Weight · Cable
CH—02 / Desktop
Desktop
A desk is a listening position too. We put together compact systems that sound right at arm’s length and stay out of your way.
- Headphone amps
- Enough clean power for demanding headphones and low noise for sensitive ones.
- Desktop DACs
- USB converters that bypass a computer’s built-in audio.
- Powered speakers
- Compact near-field monitors, with stands that angle them toward you.
- We match
- Impedance · Sensitivity · Gain · Output
CH—03 / Portable
Portable
For commutes, travel and long days away from the desk. We weigh fit, controls and battery life as carefully as sound.
- Wireless
- Over-ear and on-ear models with noise cancelling, judged on comfort over long wear.
- In-ear monitors
- Wired and wireless, with ear-tip fitting during the appointment.
- Portable DACs
- Small converters and amplifiers for wired listening from a phone or laptop.
- We check
- Fit · Seal · Controls · Battery · Case
CH—04 / Try