Audeze CRBN2 | Flagship Electrostatic Headphones

Introducing Audeze’s Most Advanced Headphone Yet, CRBN2, Successor to Their Flagship Electrostatic Headphone, CRBN

• Breakthrough SLAM technology offers the most powerful bass of any electrostatic headphone
• Lower distortion improves spatial imaging and detail
• 2nd generation Carbon Nanotube Electrostatic Driver
• Crafted with premium materials for luxurious long-term comfort
• Compatible with all 580-volt bias electrostatic amplifiers
• Made in the USA

CRBN2

Introducing Audeze’s most advanced headphone yet, CRBN2, which pairs second-generation carbon-nanotube electrostatic drivers with another new breakthrough technology.

Experience the most powerful, tactile bass response of any electrostatic headphone, and vividly holographic spatial imaging.

SLAM Technology

Symmetric Linear Acoustic Modulator — Tuned to enhance bass frequencies and lower distortion – maintains optimal pressure distribution on the diaphragm – patent pending.

SLAM gives CRBN2 the most life-like physical bass of any electrostatic headphone, with natural detail presentation and immersive stereo imaging.

Precision Crafted, Luxuriously Built

Each CRBN2 is hand-assembled and tested in California by electrostatic specialists, finished to the utmost standards.

CRBN2 is engineered from materials of the highest quality: magnesium, carbon fiber, premium leather, stainless steel, and polymer acetate.

High Voltage

CRBN2 requires an amplifier with electrostatic output using 580VDC bias, also known as “Stax Pro Bias.” A number of suitable amplifiers on the market from a variety of brands will drive CRBN2 well, click here for more details.

Heritage of Innovation

CRBN² is based on a project to produce headphones for use in MRI machines, between Audeze and a team from UCLA School of Medicine. Due to the powerful magnetic fields of an MRI, the headphone could not use ferrous metals, so researchers developed the carbon nanotube film electrostatic driver.

Specifications

• Style: Over-ear, open-back
• Driver Type: Push-pull electrostatic
• Functional Bias Voltage: 580 VDC Stax Pro Bias
• Electrostatic Capacitance: 100pF (including cable)
• Diaphragm Type: Ultra-thin polyimide film with infused carbon nanotubes
• Diaphragm Management: SLAM technology for earcup pressure relief and bass enhancement
• Transducer Size: 120mm x 90mm
• Frequency Response: 10Hz – 40kHz
• Maximum SPL: >120dB
• THD: <0.1% @ 90dB
• Sensitivity: 100dB, 1KHz, 100V RMS
• Attached Cable: 2.5m OCC mono-crystal copper, 5-pin Pro Bias
• Housing: Magnesium, stainless steel, and polymer acetate
• Earpad Material: Premium leather
• Headband: Carbon fiber and premium leather
• Weight: 8lbs

In the Box

• CRBN2 headphone
• Aluminum travel case
• Certificate of authenticity and warranty cards