One small step for headphones, one giant leap for audiophiles: why this super-small invention could make your next…
- Knowles has found a way for headphones to use balanced armature drivers
- This could let future headphones offer greatly improved sonic qualities
- Currently, no headphones offer this tech, only earbuds — but they will
While earbuds makers have been tripping over themselves to bundle more and more drivers in their buds — the Soundpeats H3 have three and they cost less than the AirPods Pro 3 (which don't have three), while the Status Between 3ANC pictured below sport dual Balanced armature drivers and one 10mm dynamic driver — it's a race that's not yet reached the best headphones.
Hold the phone: it has now reached them, thanks to Knowles' new design. The company, best known for its Balanced Armature (BA) driver because in 1955, Hugh Knowles invented it for the hearing aid market, thinks it's finally ready to revolutionize the headphone game.
Knowles has unveiled a new hybrid design...
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