Dan Clark Noire X Closed Back Planar Magnetic Headphone, new winter 2024 model!
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NOIRE X™ updates our iconic AEON 2 NOIRE by integrating DCA’s state-of-the-art Acoustic Metamaterial Tuning System™ (AMTS™) with an improved driver, all carefully wrapped in a gorgeous ergonomically-enhanced design.
NOIRE X’s dramatic black-on-black aesthetic, improved ear pads, wider, softer self-adjusting headband, and Gorilla Glass 3 clad cups hint at the numerous exciting upgrades within, all designed to maximize your listening enjoyment. With NOIRE X, DCA sets a new standard in midrange headphone performance, comfort, and value!
AMTS: Perhaps the most important feature of NOIRE X is the addition of DCA’s critically-acclaimed AMTS tuning system, previously found only in our top-of-the-line headphones.
Truly a revolution in acoustic engineering, AMTS uses advanced metamaterial design concepts to shape the system frequency response while simultaneously eliminating high-frequency standing waves, which are responsible for the synthetic-sounding high frequencies are found in all too many headphones.
By eliminating these standing waves, NOIRE X with AMTS delivers remarkably balanced, nuanced, and airy treble-free of the fatiguing artifacts that diminish your listening experience.
NEW DRIVER:
NOIRE X's updated and improved driver is significantly more rigid than it’s predecessor, with superior unit to unit consistency, reduced distortion, improved reliability, and smoothed frequency response.
Extensive R&D investments were made to optimize other aspects of NOIRE X’s planar driver. New manufacturing processes combined with highly optimized V-Planar knurling deliver a remarkably smooth frequency response with low distortion throughout the listening range, achieving levels of detail heretofore found primarily in our top-of-the-line headphones.
Leveraging our state-of-the-art Audio Precision 555B and B&K 5128 measurement system, we’ve carefully integrated NOIRE X’s new driver with our patent-pending AMTS and redesigned ear pads to create an awesome experience.
Noire X self-tensioning headband reduces listening fatigue by distributing pressure evenly across your head for a balanced, barely-there fit, ideal for long hours of immersive listening, free from adjustments or strain.
NOIRE X is a stunning yet understated headphone, from the stitched headband to the all-new Gorilla Glass 3 finish on the cups.
NOIRE X includes all-new ear pads, using Alcantara synthetic suede on the contact surface to reduce heat and moisture buildup, ensuring cool comfort during extended listening sessions. NOIRE X Ear Pads are designed to reduce “foam rolling,” so the pads will have a longer usable life.
2m DUMMER cable w/ 3.5mm plug & 6.5mm adaptor
2 year warranty by Dan Clark Audio
The Noire X has tonality, technicalities, and even a soundstage to go with them. I purchased them after trying these for an hour. I daresay that there's no competition in the closed back realm at its price point. They have the imaging and width of HD600, but in an anechoic chamber.