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These New Premium Headphones Have a Distinct Vibe
Mint Hyderabad
|July 16, 2025
Nothing has established a unique design identity, and its Headphone (1) blends style and functionality
ium that Apple favours. With transparent cassette tape-like oval outer earcups sitting atop a squared-off aluminum housing, the headphones are available in black or white, both of which are eye-catching. All said, it's definitely a vibe.
What's less divisive is how they feel in use, with the moderate clamping force, plush padding and the adjustable headband allowing for the headphones to be worn for extended durations without headphone fatigue. At 329g, they land in between the lighter Sony WH-1000XM5 (249g) and the slightly heavier AirPods Max (386g), and while I was certainly aware of the extra weight over the distinctively plastic Sony headphones, it didn't really bear down on me. When not in use, the headphones fold flat into a softshell case along with the bundled 3.5mm cable and a charging cable, both of which can be used to connect the device for wired, lossless audio. There's support for head tracking for spatial audio too, but in the few tracks I tested, it didn't really add much to the experience.
This story is from the July 16, 2025 edition of Mint Hyderabad.
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