Beyerdynamic CUSTOM ONE PRO Headphones | US$299.00 | www.beyerdynamic.com
can’t decide between an open back or closed back headphones? lucky for you, there’s a pair of cans out there that let you have the best of both worlds and anything in between with just a simple slide. and the headphones that will let you do just that is the CUSTOM ONE PRO from Heilbronn-based audiophile equipment maker, Beyerdynamic. make no mistake, this pair of cans is one that won’t bestow you with street cred that many of today’s headphones do but instead, it bears a sophisticated, no nonsense look that’s totally customizable to your style and on the business end, it promise to deliver audio quality that will appeal to a broad range of music genre in audiophile-grade goodness. this particularly good-looking cans features a custom sound slider that offers four stages of audio characteristic, transforming from closed back for streamlined, analytical sound to a fully open back style with an natural, open soundstage – and anything in between with a simple, notched slider control. other features include variable noise isolation, detachable cables, professional-grade 16 Ohms Velocity Drivers backed by powerful neodymium magnets, optional kits to personalized your CUSTOM ONE PRO, and last but not least, it is crafted and put together in Germany. summing it up, what you have here is a pair of quality cans from a very reputed maker, made in their own backyard and best of all, at €199 a pair (around US$260), it won’t burn an extra large hole in your wallet, as far as audiophile-grade cans are concerned.
