A8000

The A8000 employs a diaphragm made from ultra-thin Beryllium foil (Truly Pure Beryllium Diaphragm), which is said to be an ideal diaphragm material due to its light weight and high sound speed. With a specific gravity of 1.85 and a sound propagation velocity of 12,900 m/s, second only to that of diamond, Beryllium has ideal characteristics for a diaphragm material.

Crafting thin pure Beryllium foil for this driver is a difficult engineering task, but results in improved time response, and the sharpness of sound build-up and the lingering resonance of the sound can be clearly felt, as well as the silence between sounds. In order to realize transparent sound through such superior materials, the same high quality has been demanded of the other components of the drive unit as well as the design and manufacturing technology. The result balances an uplift from a wide range of musical genres with universally good sound quality. The most distinct characteristic of the A8000 is that it realizes such sound quality through greater universality.

The MMCX connector was developed in-company. It features high-purity OFC silver coated cables that provide a wide sound stage. These jointly-developed cables were originally designed by and are currently manufactured by the well-renowned Junkosha corporation for the purpose of being used with the supercomputer "Kei," due to their fast signal transmission speed.

In addition, the MMCX plug and the 3.5 mm mini-plug far exceeded the regular QA pass criteria of a 5,000-time bend test, withstanding more than 50,000 bends. Using the included MMCX ASSIST, the plug can be removed with surprising ease by applying proper force to the MMCX connector in the direction for cable removal.

An ear hook is effective in reducing touch noise; wearing it when walking dramatically reduces the unpleasant rustling sound that may occur when the cable rubs against the body. They also incorporate a newly added a cable lock mechanism.

The open portion of the dust filter may become soiled with earwax, dust, etc. The dust filter of the A8000 can be removed and replaced, and a replacement dust filter is included as an accessory. Please note one will already be installed upon receiving the product.