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ESS 422H Headphones

ESS 422H Headphones

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Featuring a 40-millimeter moving-coil dynamic driver and ESS’s Art of AMT technology, the 422H headphones deliver a full range of natural sound. Describing the improved multi-fold Air Motion Transformer, Major HiFi  says: “It pushes currents back and forth in a way that prevents air from escaping in the wrong direction Read More

Stylish Closed-Back Hybrid Headphones

Featuring a 40-millimeter moving-coil dynamic driver and ESS’s Art of AMT technology, the 422H headphones deliver a full range of natural sound. Describing the improved multi-fold Air Motion Transformer, Major HiFi  says: “It pushes currents back and forth in a way that prevents air from escaping in the wrong direction. The smaller motion range allows for a very rapid response rate. It’s similar technology to an electrostatic driver. But because of the folded design, more air is moved than would be by a cone or electrostatic driver. This, together with the small motion range, allows the design to act as a larger driver. Basically, the result is less sound distortion and ‘sound as clear as light.’” The headphones fold for easy on-the-go use. Due to the nature of the real wood enclosures, no two pairs are exactly alike.  

ESS 422H Headphones

Studio-Quality Audiophile Grade at a Consumer Price

The Audio Beatnik says, “The actual sound of the 422Hs is closer to planar-style headphones, say the Audeze LCD line or Magneplanar and similar speakers. They offer a coherent soundstage from left to right that sometimes seemed to reach out beyond the enclosures themselves, similar to how open headphones sound. And the highs were crystal clear, maybe a little more forward than the rest of the spectrum, but they were not sharp or cutting unless they needed to be."

ESS 422H Headphones
ESS 422H Headphones
ESS 422H Headphones

Specs

  • ESS
  • Hybrid driver unit: 40mm moving coil driver
  • 20*30mm multi-fold Art of AMT (Air Motion Technology)
  • Impedance: 32 ohms +/- 15% at 1 kHz, 179 MV
  • Sensitivity: 110 dB +/- 3dB at 1 kHz w/ Vrms input = 179 MV
  • Power capacity: 50 mW, max ~100 mW
  • Frequency response: 20 Hz–20 kHz at 1 mW

Included

  • Case
  • 6 ft (1.8 m) cable
  • 1/4 in (6.35 mm) screw-on adapter

Shipping

Estimated ship date is July 30, 2021 PT.

Payment will be collected at checkout. After this product run ends, orders will be submitted to the vendor up front, making all orders final.

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