Audeze’s FIRST Electrostatic Headphones!
These kinda blew my mind.
The CRBN are PREMIUM tier headphones, but beyond just “sounding gooder”, they come from a real medical grade need. The story of how they were built, in cooperation with UCLA, is kind of incredible.
I was excited to take a listen, and here are my thoughts!
Audeze CRBN UCLA Announcement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41LIK4_0-Rk
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This was a very smart review.
You struggle a lot with the question of value for a $4500 product. I do, as well. My impression is that the designers at Audeze listened to the purpose-built electrostats and simply recognized that the sound was exceptional.
The pricing follows both the challenge of manufacturing these exotic materials, and the rather high R&D costs. The manufacturing process, not described in the marketing materials, is extremely challenging. The value proposition is fairly simple: people can clearly hear the difference and, if they listen to music critically for pleasure – or for their work – they will almost certainly want these headphones. Audeze is well-established in the community, and their audience recognizes the values that they bring.
In addition to being an MRI scientist, I am a musician. I’m very excited about listening to music through a set of CRBN headphones.