Magnesium
Magnesium alloys weigh about two thirds as much as aluminium for the same volume and absorb vibration well. Makers use them for housings and frames when they want a rigid, quiet enclosure that stays light enough for long sessions.
- Headphones
- 8
- In short
- The lightest structural metal, with natural damping.
Electrostatic
Audeze$5,995
CRBN2
Carbon fibre, Magnesium, Stainless steel
- Enclosure
- Open-back
- Drive
- Energizer
- Weight
- 480 g
Planar magnetic
$4,999.95
YH-5000SE
Magnesium, Stainless steel, Leather
- Enclosure
- Open-back
- Drive
- Easy drive
- Weight
- 320 g
Planar magnetic
Audeze$4,500
LCD-5s
Carbon fibre, Magnesium, Leather
- Enclosure
- Open-back
- Drive
- Moderate drive
- Weight
- 475 g
Planar magnetic
$4,499
D8000 Pro Edition
Magnesium, Aluminium, Stainless steel
- Enclosure
- Semi-open
- Drive
- Easy drive
- Weight
- 523 g
Dynamic
$2,199
ATH-ADX5000
Magnesium, Aluminium
- Enclosure
- Open-back
- Drive
- Easy drive
- Weight
- 270 g
Dynamic
$1,599
Clear MG
Magnesium, Aluminium, Leather
- Enclosure
- Open-back
- Drive
- Easy drive
- Weight
- 450 g
Dynamic
Not listed
$2,499
Vérité Closed
Beryllium, Magnesium, Wood
- Enclosure
- Closed-back
- Drive
- Easy drive
- Weight
- 450 to 475 g
Dynamic
Discontinued
$2,299.99
MDR-Z1R
Magnesium, Aluminium, Titanium
- Enclosure
- Closed-back
- Drive
- Easy drive
- Weight
- 385 g