![]() Sony is finally adding multipoint to its earbudsĪs a wireless set of headphones, the IO-12 support the SBC, AAC, aptX HD, and aptX Adaptive Bluetooth codecs for up to 24-bit/96kHz lossy hi-res audio. MQair is the new hi-res Bluetooth audio codec for fans of MQA ![]() $2,199 Hed Unity Wi-Fi headphones are the first to offer lossless hi-res audio ![]() The improvement is so notable that Dali’s head of product management, Krestian Pedersen, says the IO-12 “have essentially achieved electrostatic levels of midrange clarity.” Electrostatic headphones have a reputation for exceptional clarity and transparency, but they can cost thousands of dollars and require their own high-voltage power supply, so you can’t use them when you’re away from a power outlet. Reducing hysteresis can lower uneven harmonic distortion “drastically,” according to Dali. The primary benefit to SMC is a reduction of hysteresis - distortion that can be caused by resistance to the voice coil in traditional magnet systems. The Danish company claims the IO-12 are the world’s first to use a Soft Magnetic Compound (SMC) magnet system - the same tech that Dali patented and used in its acclaimed floor-standing speakers. That’s a huge jump up from the company’s previous offering, the $500 Dali IO-6, and it might even be a new record price for a set of wireless headphones, but Dali says the new noise-canceling cans are worth it because of the unusual technology that has been used to create the headphones’ 50mm drivers. Dali’s latest wireless headphones, the Dali IO-12, will cost $1,299 when they hit retail later this month.
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