A Japanese Hi-Fi Specialist Just Gave Audiophiles a New Reason to Get Excited
Japanese specialist Final has launched the DX10000CL, a luxury flagship closed-back headphone featuring a self-supporting diamond dome.
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The brief
Final has released the DX10000CL, a flagship closed-back headphone. The device utilizes a production process where diamond is grown as a crystalline layer before the substrate is removed to create a self-supporting diamond dome.
Coverage from What Hi-Fi?, Forbes, Major HiFi, MusicRadar, and Gear Patrol emphasizes the product's luxury positioning and its goal to deliver the impact and energy of closed-back listening while overcoming the format's usual limitations. Reports on pricing vary, with Forbes citing $8,000 and MusicRadar mentioning $8,500.
Future developments depend on the performance of these high-ambition headphones in practical use, as reviews of the flagship model begin to surface.
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Quick answers
What is the key technical feature of the DX10000CL?
The headphones feature a self-supporting diamond dome created by growing a crystalline layer and removing the substrate.
How much do the headphones cost?
Pricing is reported as $8,000 according to Forbes and $8,500 according to MusicRadar.
What is the intended listening experience?
The headphones aim to provide the impact and energy of closed-back listening while addressing issues that typically limit the format.
Coverage (5)
- "Diamond is grown as a crystalline layer before the substrate is removed, leaving a self-supporting diamond dome": Fancy dropping $8,500 on some new cans? MusicRadar · 20h ago
- Final’s new luxury headphones aim to deliver the “impact and energy” of closed back listening, while overcoming issues that “limit the format” What Hi-Fi? · 20h ago
- Final DX10000CL Review: A Flagship Closed-Back Headphone With Big Ambition Major HiFi · 20h ago
- Final’s Flagship Diamond DX10000 CL Headphones Will Set You Back $8000 Forbes · 20h ago
- A Japanese Hi-Fi Specialist Just Gave Audiophiles a New Reason to Get Excited Gear Patrol · 20h ago
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