Austrian hi-fi manufacturer AKG has announced one of the most sophisticated – priciest – earphones in the world with the K3003.
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Aimed at “the affluent aficionado who wants the best in high technology to enhance their music listening”, the company says they’re the world’s smallest-ever, true three-way earphones.
They’re handmade, with every pair individually quality tested, and each comes with its own serial number. Based on a new hybrid driver technology, they include a brushed stainless-steel shell and a microphone and volume controls for the cable.
They also include a personalised tuning system, which allows you to adjust bass, midrange and treble frequencies directly into the ear, using precision-machined mechanical filters.
Each earpiece has one dynamic and two balanced armature drivers delivering a frequency response of 10Hz-30kHz. Input impedance is 8Ohms, with maximum power input of 15mW. They weigh 12g and come with three pairs of different-sized earbuds, plus a steel flight adapter for their 3.5mm jack. They come with a 1.2m cable in their own leather case.
The AKG K3003 goes on sale this month for £1,000.