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Dan Clark AudioDan Clark Audio

Stealth

Driver
Planar magnetic
Enclosure
Closed-back
Weight
415 g
List
$4,499.99
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A closed planar built around Dan Clark Audio's Acoustic Metamaterial Tuning System, a set of waveguides and resonators between the driver and your ear. Made in San Diego with bonded carbon fibre and aluminium cups.

Where to buy

List $4,499.99

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Maker
Dan Clark Audio
Model
Stealth
Made in
USA (San Diego, California)
Released
2021
Transducer
Planar magnetic
Enclosure
Closed-back
Driver
76 mm x 51 mm
Weight
415 g
Impedance
23 ohms
Sensitivity
~90 dB/mW
Frequency response
Not published
List price
$4,499.99 USD

Drive requirements

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LevelPowerVoltageCurrent
100 dB10.0 mW0.48 V20.9 mA
110 dB100 mW1.52 V65.9 mA
120 dB1000 mW4.80 V209 mA

Most headroom at 110 dB

Rated 90 dB/mW into 23 ohms. Estimated from published amplifier output.

Assembly drawing

123456

Parts

  1. 1HeadbandNickel-titanium band; quilted leather strap, self-adjusting suspension
  2. 2YokeFolding gimbals; material not stated
  3. 3Ear cupCarbon fiber and aluminum bonded cup
  4. 4Magnet arrayFEA/CFD-optimized motor structure; magnet type unpublished
  5. 5Diaphragmv-Planar knurled planar diaphragm, new tensioning system; thickness unpublished
  6. 6EarpadsComposite synthetic suede and protein-leather

Schematic planar magnetic assembly, annotated with the Dan Clark Audio Stealth’s published materials. Not to scale.

Engineering notes

  • Acoustic Metamaterial Tuning System (patent pending): inline structure between transducer and ear combining waveguides, diffusion control, quarter-wave and Helmholtz resonators
  • 4th-generation v-Planar driver, 20% larger than the E2 driver, with a new diaphragm tensioning system
  • Closed-back carbon fiber and aluminum bonded cups with folding gimbals; 415 g
  • Self-adjusting suspended headband replaces mechanical sliders

Design language

Engineered minimalism: teardrop carbon fibre cups, a nickel-titanium band and a self-adjusting quilted leather strap.

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