A rare Japanese wood is used to craft the new Audio Technica headphones - Yanko Design

I dear when designers experiment with materials and reimagine traditional forms with innovative elements. Wood is something commonly associated with piece of furniture merely is slowly seeping in as an expressive fabric everywhere from cars to tech. The latest gadget to grab my heart (well, ears) were Audio Technica's ATH-AWKT Audiophile Wooden headphones which are crafted from a rare Japanese wood! Headphones/earphones have become crucial in quarantine if you share your space and I wouldn't mind a woods (see what I did in that location?) upgrade to mine.

The ATH-AWKT Audiophile headphones are meant for blueprint-minded audiophiles because they come with Audio-Technica's superior sound and a sleek unconventional aesthetic thanks to the Japanese Kokutan (striped ebony) build. The interesting office is that the construction process is nearly the aforementioned every bit what you lot volition discover in the manufacturing of woodwind instruments and pianos – kind of like a full-circle moment for music! The dazzler of the wood will only deepen with age and no 2 headphones will exist akin as the natural grain texture is retained in each of them. These beautiful headphones are made to emphasize the suppression of resonance and natural sound reproduction while balancing the highs, lows, and mid-tones to produce loftier-quality sound.

The headphones come with exclusive 53 mm drivers with highly efficient High german Permendur magnetic circuitry that evangelize precise audio with a broad audio field thanks to its two separate acoustic chambers. For the perfect over-ear fit, the arms are designed to be angled and lightweight using a highly rigid magnesium blend. To up their game some more, the ATH-AWKT Audiophile headphones are fitted with plush, durable sheepskin earpads and headband – these headphones are smoother than I volition ever exist.

Designer: Audio Technica