Carbon fibre
Carbon fibre composites give a stiff structure at a fraction of the weight of metal. On a headphone they carry clamping force through yokes and headbands without adding mass to the head, and forged carbon leaves a marbled surface that is different on every part.
- Headphones
- 8
- In short
- Woven or forged composite for yokes, headbands and frames.
Planar magnetic
$6,000
ARTA
Carbon fibre, Leather
- Enclosure
- Open-back
- Drive
- Easy drive
- Weight
- 495 g
Electrostatic
Audeze$5,995
CRBN2
Carbon fibre, Magnesium, Stainless steel
- Enclosure
- Open-back
- Drive
- Energizer
- Weight
- 480 g
Dynamic
$4,999
Utopia (2022)
Beryllium, Carbon fibre, Leather
- Enclosure
- Open-back
- Drive
- Easy drive
- Weight
- 490 g
Planar magnetic
Audeze$4,500
LCD-5s
Carbon fibre, Magnesium, Leather
- Enclosure
- Open-back
- Drive
- Moderate drive
- Weight
- 475 g
Planar magnetic
Dan Clark Audio$4,499.99
Stealth
Carbon fibre, Aluminium, Titanium
- Enclosure
- Closed-back
- Drive
- Moderate drive
- Weight
- 415 g
Planar magnetic
Dan Clark Audio$4,499.99
Expanse
Carbon fibre, Aluminium, Titanium
- Enclosure
- Open-back
- Drive
- Moderate drive
- Weight
- 418 g
Planar magnetic
$4,000
Elite
Carbon fibre, Aluminium, Leather
- Enclosure
- Open-back
- Drive
- Easy drive
- Weight
- 433 g
Planar magnetic
$2,999
Empyrean II
Carbon fibre, Aluminium, Leather
- Enclosure
- Open-back
- Drive
- Moderate drive
- Weight
- 449 g