Many of the most popular headphones, even for listeners on a budget, use planar magnetic drivers, and for good reason: the level of detail and clarity they’re able to provide is outstanding.

Planar magnetic headphones are fragile, larger, heavier, and more expensive compared to other types. Excellent sound quality and wide soundstage make planar magnetic headphones ideal for ...

At $1,599, Audio-Technica's limited edition wooden audiophile over-ear headphones are handcrafted in Tokyo, but only 300 will be made. At $8,000, the flagship HiFiMAN SUSVARA UNVEILED planar-magnetic ...

Audiophiles seeking great sound reproduction may prefer planar magnetic headphones despite higher cost. Drivers aren't something that most consumers are thinking about actively when buying ...

At only $399, the Audeze MM-100 planar magnetic headphones are going to please a lot of studio ... It delivers sub-bass performance comparable to the Oppo PM-1, Andover PM-50 or HiFiMAN Sundara with ...

The FoKus Apollo headphones have ANC, 80 hours of playtime, support for LDAC and aptX HD codecs. The drivers are a ...

and that makes the genuinely new products all the more exciting – products such as the new Noble FoKus Apollo headphones, which have a world-first combination of dynamic and planar magnetic ...

Planar magnetic over-ear headphones are thin on the ground at this sort of money, but they’re not unheard of. Brands with the credibility of Audeze and HiFiMan (to name but two) have a similarly ...

Romanian headphone brand Meze Audio has revealed its new Empyrean II planar magnetic headphones. Building Meze’s original Empyrean headphones, this new version blends driver innovation and some ...

Noble didn't cut corners on design either. The FoKus Apollo is built with an anodized aluminum frame, and the Alcantara ...

Inside each earcup is a 40mm dynamic driver — which has become a nearly universal standard in wireless headphones — but Noble has also thrown in a 14.5mm planar magnetic driver, making the Fokus ...