Many of the most popular headphones, even for listeners on a budget, use planar magnetic drivers, and for good reason: the level of detail and clarity they’re able to provide is outstanding.

At $8,000, the flagship HiFiMAN SUSVARA UNVEILED planar-magnetic headphones offer a complete open design (without grilles) to eliminate undesired sound reflections. At $449, find out how the FiiO FT5 ...

Inside each earcup is a 40mm dynamic driver — which has become a nearly universal standard in wireless headphones — but Noble has also thrown in a 14.5mm planar magnetic driver, making the Fokus ...

Should an open-back headset become part of your gaming setup? Or are closed-back gaming headsets still the sensible choice?

The FoKus Apollo headphones have ANC, 80 hours of playtime, support for LDAC and aptX HD codecs. The drivers are a ...

Noble didn't cut corners on design either. The FoKus Apollo is built with an anodized aluminum frame, and the Alcantara ...

Audiophiles seeking great sound reproduction may prefer planar magnetic headphones despite higher cost. Drivers aren't something that most consumers are thinking about actively when buying ...

Rated at 60mW into 32 ohms, I was able to get plenty of volume even powering big Audeze LCD-3 planar-magnetic headphones. It doesn't have ear-splitting volume, but more than necessary and far more ...