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Helm Studio Planar
I was scrolling through Facebook and I saw an ad for Helm Audio and their imminent Studio Planar headphones, launching in 11 days. Always like being up to date one what's current with planars, so I clicked. I was pleasantly surprised.
Now, I wasn't able to find info on their site about whether these headphones are open or closed back, but they're marketed as portable, and accept a single 3.5mm cable. This means you can use them with your favorite Android or iOS cable! I'll be using my q-Jays Android cable, because 3-button remote for Android! 🙂
Besides that, Helm claims to be using the world's first rectangular driver, as opposed to a square or circular driver, with supposedly less distortion.
With 66mm drivers, these planars have a frequency response range of 10 - 50,000 Hz, with a SPL in excess of 100dB despite the unit's 42 Ohm impedance. Good specs for a $350 pair of headphones.
This product already seems to be an excellent value, but I'm sure we can get an even better deal by bringing it to Massdrop.
Here's a link to the product page on Helm's official website (I don't know why the url has the incorrect product name):
https://helmaudio.com/products/helm-true-wireless-headphones-1
Here is the Massdrop poll:
https://www.massdrop.com/vote/HELM-Studio-Planar-Headphones?utm_source=linkshare&referer=AT6RUR
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keyboard_arrow_downKattoJesu
137
Mar 29, 2020
I'm pretty sure these guys failed on delivering, but they are still taking pre-orders for new products... Kinda sus~
TheRequiem
249
Apr 11, 2020
KattoJesuits been delayed until August. Don’t they think failed, but we will see
mechcentric
44
Nov 7, 2018
Hey y'all,
I edited the OP to include a link to the poll: https://www.massdrop.com/vote/HELM-Studio-Planar-Headphones?utm_source=linkshare&referer=AT6RUR
mechcentric
44
Nov 6, 2018
Truly a shame. These come in $100 less than the PM-3 ever did, so I definitely want to give them a shot. I also made a poll for them.
ElectronicVices
2937
Nov 7, 2018
mechcentricOn a side note, if you don't have super large ears the Audeze Sine is like a baby HE500 IMO. It does not have the roomiest cups however and is a bit demanding for a mobile focus can.
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