Wood
Wooden cups are cut, shaped and finished by hand, and no two sets share a grain. Species differ in density and damping, which is why some makers offer the same headphone in several woods and describe how each one changes the sound.
- Headphones
- 7
- In short
- Hand-finished cups with their own grain and resonance.
Ribbon
$7,510
Immanis
Aluminium, Stainless steel, Wood
- Enclosure
- Open-back
- Drive
- Ribbon drive
- Weight
- 626 g
Planar magnetic
HIFIMAN$6,000
Susvara
Wood, Leather, Engineered films
- Enclosure
- Open-back
- Drive
- Demanding
- Weight
- 450 g
Planar magnetic
$3,499.99
Caldera
Aluminium, Wood, Leather
- Enclosure
- Open-back
- Drive
- Easy drive
- Weight
- 490 to 550 g
Planar magnetic
HIFIMAN$1,699
HE1000se
Wood, Engineered films
- Enclosure
- Open-back
- Drive
- Easy drive
- Weight
- 440 g
Planar magnetic
Unavailable
Rosson Audio Design$2,600
RAD-0
Aluminium, Wood
- Enclosure
- Open-back
- Drive
- Easy drive
- Weight
- 550 to 615 g
Dynamic
Not listed
$2,499
Vérité Closed
Beryllium, Magnesium, Wood
- Enclosure
- Closed-back
- Drive
- Easy drive
- Weight
- 450 to 475 g
Dynamic
Discontinued
$1,499.99
TH900mk2
Wood, Lacquer
- Enclosure
- Closed-back
- Drive
- Easy drive
- Weight
- 390 g