Nothing's priciest headphones ever land — and our full review verdict is in
Three tuned drivers and ten ANC microphones Hi-res wired and wireless audio with LDAC $399 / £349 (about AU$657) Nothing has launched its most advanced and most expensive headphones yet, the Headphones (1) Pro — and we've been putting them through their paces.
<![CDATA[ <article> <ul><li><strong>Three tuned drivers and ten ANC microphones</strong></li><li><strong>Hi-res wired and wireless audio with LDAC</strong></li><li><strong>$399 / £349 (about AU$657)</strong></li></ul><p>Nothing has launched its most advanced and most expensive headphones yet, the Headphones (1) Pro — and we've been putting them through their paces.</p><p>In our in-depth <a href="http://techradar.com/audio/wireless-headphones/nothing-headphone-1-pro-review">Nothing Headphones (1) Pro review</a>, Becky Scarrott says that the headphones are "sonically gifted" with good ANC, smart spatial audio and a particularly good transparency mode. But they're expensive and, in their rather chunky carrying case, very heavy — and as Becky points out, Nothing's other headphones are gifted too, and a lot cheaper.</p><p>There's one key way in which the Headphones (1) Pro aim to differ from the company's cheaper options though…</p><figure class="van-image-figure inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:3840px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="5iNqnxUiiG23dWFTX7zuW4" name="Nothing Headphone (1) Pro" alt="Product shot of the Nothing Headphone (1) Pro" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5iNqnxUiiG23dWFTX7zuW4-1920-80.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="3840" height="2160" attribution="" endorsement="" class="inline"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Nothing)</span></figcaption></figure><h2 id="nothing-headphones-1-pro-key-features">Nothing Headphones (1) Pro: key features</h2><p>The goal of the Headphones (1) Pro is to replace two pairs of headphones: the ones you use on the move, and the ones you use for serious music listening or production.</p><p>To do that, familiar features such as ANC are teamed up with an unusual triple-driver setup rather than the standard one-driver design of most similar headphones. As with IEMs, each driver is designed to specialize in a particular frequency range; here that means a dynamic bass driver, another dynamic driver for the mids and an xMEMS driver for the high frequencies. </p><p>Those drivers have been tuned by the pro-audio experts at Metropolis Studios, and there's a dedicated Flat EQ switch, aiming to deliver a completely neutral sound profile for music production. There's also Studio B, a dynamic spatial audio mode designed to mimic the acoustics of a mixing room.</p><p>The ANC features 10 mics and works very well, especially in windy conditions or in transparency mode, and the redesigned ear cushions deliver a stronger seal. The headband has been made wider with better padding for better long-term comfort, and the headphone cups are finished in scratch-resistant 9H Panda Glass.</p><p>The Headphone (1) Pro deliver hi-res wired and wireless audio via LDAC, with USB-C delivering lossless audio at up to 24-bit/192kHz. There are five dynamic spatial audio modes with head tracking, and you can adjust the EQ of your headphones to suit your preferences.</p><p>The Nothing Headphone (1) Pro are available in black or white from today, 29 September, with a recommended retail price of $399 / £349 (about AU$657). <a href="http://techradar.com/audio/wireless-headphones/nothing-headphone-1-pro-review">And you can read our full review right now, right here.</a></p> </article> ]]>
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