Dan Clark Audio Noire XO

Open-back planar magnetic headphone with the AMTS system, alcantara ear pads and all-black Gorilla Glass 3 ear cups.

Noire XO: the design

The AMTS (Acoustic Metamaterial Tuning System) uses a waveguide and Helmholtz resonators to open up the sound image. The Noire XO is the open-back version: redesigned, stiffer drivers, alcantara ear pads for thermal insulation and breathability, a folding NiTinol headband with a self-tensioning strap.

Dan Clark Audio is a Californian maker of planar magnetic and electrostatic headphones.

Specifications

• Type: planar magnetic, open-back
• Efficiency: 94 dB/mW
• Impedance: 16 ohms
• Weight: 408 g without cable
• Ear cups: Gorilla Glass 3; alcantara ear pads
• Cable supplied: 2 m DUMMER, with 6.3/3.5 mm jacks or 4-pin XLR/4.4 mm to choose
• Case: hard case supplied