for more than six decades, Onkyo has been serving up pretty amazing audio equipment and home theater systems and if we didn’t read about it, we might have never notice that despite its rich and long history with sound, it has never had a pair of headphones to its name. it is odd indeed, but well, it is odd no more as the Onkyo ES-HF300 Headphones will be their first offering in the personal audio segment. and since it is from a veteran consumer electronic maker, we are expecting nothing less though building a pair of audio cans might not be the same as building speaker systems. we will keep that in mind. we can’t vouch for the sound without actually auditioning a pair, but from what we read, the ES-HF300 certainly befits the flagship status. expect features such as 40mm wide-range titanium drivers, dual chambers for deep and defined bass, a beautiful, very Onkyo tough aluminum driver housing (a very executive look, if we might add), an audiophile-grade 6N oxygen-free copper cable for purer sound, detachable cable for easy replacement or storage, tangle-resistant tough elastomer cable sheath that also reduces touch noise, gold plated MMCX and mini stereo connectors, L-shaped reinforced stereo plug, foldable design for portability, adjustable padded headband and finally, leatherette (read: faux leather) earpads rounds up the package. scheduled to be available this quarter with a $179 sticker.
