Audeze CRBN Electrostatic Over-Ear Open-Back Headphones

I'll summarize this detailed review, which I urge everyone to go through fully, given this is the first of a whole different type of headphones by saying that the Audeze CRBN is not your typical electrostatic headphone.

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  Extremely innovative engineering, Scalable platform that applies to audiophiles, music engineers, and even MRI researchers/technicians, Very engaging and fun presentation, Detailed and dynamic bass response, Fast and fun transients, Decent ear-gain compensation accounted for, Forward facing and...

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  Very expensive in general, Upper mids can be too harsh for many, Treble response is especially dark, EQ doesn't fully help solve tonality issues, E-stat peculiarities, including specialized/expensive amplifiers to not hold back the set and diaphragm potential sticking to stators, Ear pads glued on,...

Audeze CRBN - Full Review Introduction​ Today we are taking a look at a very interesting headphone from Audeze. Now, the immediate assumption is that if a headphone is an Audeze, it’s a Planar Magnetic.

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  Build Quality, Usability after update, Bass quality, Great tonality not too bright or too warm, Best bass of any electrostatic headphone, Amazing mids, Very clean and resolving, Very fast, Easy to drive

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  3khz peak, Slightly less treble than I prefer personally, Price (4500 USD)

I compared the CRBN to my Stax SR x9000. I was surprised I liked the CRBN more. There was a ton of air and detail. The soundstage was huge with images very precisely placed. The build quality is excellent. The fabric sheathed cable is flexible and properly weighted.