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Ultrasone Announces First Open Back Headphone The Edition 10

Only 2010 pairs of the the new series will be produced with the uniquely designed open back earcups.

Ultrasone Inc. has announced the release of its first open back special edition headphone – Edition 10.

The long awaited open back Edition 10 headphone boasts the most luxurious feature set of any special edition headphone to date.

The new headphones feature Zebrano wood ear cup inlays, Ethiopian sheepskin leather ear cup pads, Titanium plated drivers, and Kevlar coated cables.

The Edition 10 is a result of years of R&D to ensure the first open backed special edition headphone.

Drawing inspiration from natural forms, the Edition 10’s ear cups feature high levels of air permeability through the grills, high specific torsion strength and extremely low resonance.

The outer ear cup is finished with galvanic Ruthenium plating and with a Zebrano wood inlay, which is coated with eight layers of clear lacquer for protection. The Edition 10’s inner ear cup, as well as the head-pad, is adorned with reddish brown Ethiopian sheepskin.

This type of leather is known for being the most supple leather available, achieving the maximum level of comfort and sound isolation.

The drivers selected for the Edition 10 have been tuned for open back headphones. The Titanium-plated 40mm drivers have been designed with a 10% more powerful magnet for enhanced sound pressure levels. Each set of drivers have been individually paired with a tolerance of +/- 0.4.

Ultrasone has incorporated silver-plated OFC 99.99% pure copper wires and utilized Kevlar as the casing, achieving increased current flow, improved flexibility and lower overall weight.

In addition, the Edition 10 is designed to be balanced input ready, so audiophiles who wish to implement a balanced cable configuration do not have to change the entire wire, rather connect XLR connectors instead of the 6.3mm connector.

Ultrasone’s latest headphones employ S-Logic Plus technology, resulting in an acoustic feeling that affords the listener the utmost spacious tonal perception.

This gives users the advantage of wearing Ultrasone headphones for many hours without their ears hurting. Ultrasone’s newest headphones also contain MU-Metal shielding (ULE technology) that reduce the amount of radiation directed to the listener by up to 98%, as compared to conventional headphones.

Each Edition 10 headphone comes with a hand crafted Zebrano wood headphone stand and is housed in its own wooden box for safe storage and transportation.

Only 2010 Edition 10 headphones will be produced, each one will be embossed with its own serial number.

Edition 10 Technical Specifications

    • S-LogicTM Plus technology
    • Dynamic principle, open
    • Frequency range: 5 – 45000 Hz
    • Impedance 32 Ohm
    • Sound pressure level 99 dB
    • MU Metal bufferboard,
    • Reduced field emissions in accordance with ULE standard
    • 40 mm titanium-plated driver
    • Magnet NdFeB
    • Weight 282g (excl. cord)
    • Cord length: 3m
    • Aramid fiber enhanced
    • Silver plated high-flex cable (OFC 99.99 % pure copper)
    • 6.3 mm gold plated plug

The Edition 10 headphones have a MSRP of $2,749 and will be available on the Ultrasone website and high-end audio retailers worldwide.

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