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Nothing simply debuted its first over-the-ear headphones, the Nothing Headphone 1, alongside the brand new Nothing Phone 3. At $299, this product stands out for its mixture of revolutionary and retro model.
Nothing has gained consideration for its distinctive merchandise. With a competitive price point and distinctive features, I used to be genuinely impressed with the Headphone 1. It’s no shock the corporate calls this product “designed to be seen.” It includes a clear design on the outer ear cup and an aluminum body. With reminiscence foam cushions and oil-resistant materials, it’s constructed to final.
The Headphone 1 additionally consists of distinctive buttons and switches that make it really feel like a mix of headphones and a Discman. Very cool. With as much as 35 hours of listening time with ANC on and a USB-C port, you possibly can stand up to 80 hours of use with out ANC.
Opinions to this point say the audio high quality is nice, though its Spatial Audio-like options aren’t significantly sturdy. The audio tuning was accomplished by KEF:
Headphone (1) is the primary product born from Nothing’s partnership with KEF – an audio pioneer with over 60 years of experience in high-fidelity sound. Leveraging KEF’s superior acoustic engineering and proprietary tuning instruments, the custom-built 40 mm dynamic driver delivers wealthy, pure audio with deep bass, detailed mids, and crisp treble throughout all modes, together with ANC, Transparency, and Spatial Audio.
Can these headphones substitute my AirPods Max?
For nearly 5 years, I’ve been utilizing AirPods Max. Although Apple barely up to date its premium headphones with a USB-C port final yr, I didn’t really feel compelled to improve because it’s mainly the identical mannequin.
While rumors suggest the next AirPods Max might not launch until 2027, it appears like Nothing could have simply created the headphones I wish to use earlier than Apple releases a brand new model.
To start with, the design is de facto distinctive. Whereas it lacks Apple’s signature “magical options,” it brings a recent strategy to a market that hasn’t seen many thrilling adjustments in recent times.
I’ll nonetheless have to strive them out to resolve in the event that they’re value $299, nevertheless it’s a really aggressive value level with loads of strong choices on the market. Nonetheless, none of them look as placing as Nothing’s providing.
Wrap up
Nothing Headphone 1 is at the moment out there to pre-order, with delivery beginning on July 15. BGR will share extra about Nothing’s new headphones as soon as we’ve had a chance to check them.
