Headphones
Ultrasone Edition 8 Palladium
Ultrasone Edition 8 headphones are rated amongst the best sealed-back headphones on the planet. The German audio engineering innovators step it up yet another notch with the release of the Edition 8 Palladium, easily the most exclusive high-end portable headphones ever manufactured. Now fully plated in stunning palladium metal with black onyx ceramic inlays on the outer earcups. Expect the best.
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Product Features:
- Sweet Palladium metal construction offers an incredible durable finish
- Sealed-back earcups provides some the best noise-blocking ability in entire category
- Excellent sound quality with clear-as-a-bell musical detail and balanced punchy bass
- One of the top audiophile offerings in sealed/closed headphones
Applications:
Ultrasone's top-of-the-line sealed offering, the Edition 8 headphones, are a truly fun and engaging audiophile listening experience. Warm, punchy and easy to enjoy, these cans are a sonic pleasure for any serious audiophile and have become one of the most requested cans around the HeadRoom offices since their introduction. The cosmetically upgraded Edition 8 Palladium model enhances the outer finish with a rare Palladium metal sheen and rare black onyx inlays embedded into the earcups that's simply gorgeous. The Edition 8 Palladium bass response remains very tight and authoritative and maybe a tiny bit overemphasized, but that often can be quite a good thing on headphones when tastefully done and properly rendered like on this model. The overall sound presentation is extremely coherent throughout the entire audio spectrum; midranges are timbrally even and seamless with a gently lush tonality. The transition to the highs are likewise seamless and without a trace of grain or edginess, but slightly laid back. It's a sound that is both reference-grade and completely musically enveloping--and actually a very hard combination to achieve. The Edition 8's unique 'tri-bass-tube' 40mm titanium-plated drivers are finely tuned at the Ultrasone factory and individually computer-matched to perfect tolerance for each set of headphones. All in all, a terrific audiophile master-level can for contemporary music of all types, delivering impact without glare, detail without harshness, and big bass without bloat. These are the very best headphones we've heard yet from Ultrasone.
The exact opposite of typical mass-produced consumer headphones, the Edition 8 Palladium are exclusively hand-made in Germany and are individually serial-numbered. The Ultrasone Edition 8 Palladium are manufactured in small, stringently quality-controlled production runs meaning these incredibly beautiful headphones can occassionally become very hard to find--so get yours now! (The previous Ultrasone Edition 9 and Edition 7 models quickly sold-out and are now collector's items).
The German hand-built quality of these extremely exclusive headphones is just stunningly lovely with definitive attention to detail like no other headphone on the market. Perfectly machined, rare-mined Palladium plated hard parts with grey glove-soft leather headband and earpad covers made from Ethiopian sheepskin provide what may be one of the most distinctive looks and wearing experiences available in the headphone industry. The Edition 8 Palladium headband fit is secure, but perhaps a tad tight and the earcups cozy for big-noggin owners. Those with a very large head or ears may want to shy away unless you're okay with a secure fit. The big advantage of the Edition 8 Palladium slim-profile fit and deep-well earcups remains its truly excellent isolation ability, perfect for supreme listening privacy without worrying about dreaded headphone 'leakage' disturbing your cubicle neighbor or airline seat mate. The Edition 8 Palladium headphone cord extends roughly 3.5 feet [1.2 meters] and is somewhat shorter than we'd ideally like, but the cans do come with a perfectly adequate 4-meter Ultrasone headphone extension cord that will give you some room to roam if needed. The non-detachable Edition 8 Palladium headphone cable terminates to a mini-plug 3.5mm (1/8") jack and a 1/4" full-size snap-on adapter is provided by Ultrasone. A fine-grained Madras goatskin travel/storage bag is included with the Edition 8, which contains room for the headphones along with a separate pocket for the extension cord. The strong 2-year Ultrasone headphone warranty is serviced worldwide exclusively by the manufacturer. Remember to keep the Edition 8 Palladium receipt showing purchase via an authorized dealer--like HeadRoom!--in order to maintain your fully intact Ultrasone worldwide warranty coverage.
Specifications:
- Manufacturer Warranty: 2 Years
- Driver Type: Dynamic
- Sensitivity: 96 dB
- Headphone Type: Full Size
- Isolation: -20dB ~ -30dB
- Impedance @ 1kHz: 25 Ohms
- Detachable Cable: No
- Cord Length: 4ft
- Cord Type: Straight Y
- Coupler Size: Medium
- Ear Coupler Type: Earpad
- Acoustic Seal: Closed
Additional Resources:
- Product Info
- Edition8 Palladium Release
Average Rating
Posted by Saigon from Viet Nam on 2010-05-30
Recommend Product: Yes
Pros: Good Value
i'd like to say some thing to thanks Florian M Koenig, Paul Taylor and Ultrasone Co,and all the associates who work there to make the Great Headphones for men like me
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this headphone is verry gracious to me
Bass:verry lovely
Mid range: So Sweeted
Treble : verry Silk
Sound Stage: Geat ,Life like,Hall,Spatial
So Great to hear Jazz,Country ,Trio Classic
You known,i only known to say this is a lovey headphone i've use
Phones i've used :Sony,Pionner,Onkyo,Senheiser pro 280,Ultrasone Pro 550
Best Regard
tam
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