Speaker-Like Sound, In Headphone Form

Final’s vision for the DX6000 was to create an open-back headphone that replicates the immersive feeling of listening to a pair of high-end speakers. Its fully open design produces a wide, natural soundstage, while a completely reimagined acoustic network delivers detailed imaging and lifelike texture. The bass is deep and controlled, achieved without relying on a sealed enclosure, an impressive feat made possible by the synergy between the diaphragm and housing. The result is a dynamic, speaker-like experience where you can quite literally feel the movement of air as sound flows naturally to your ears.

Crafted for Comfort and Precision

At just 363g, the DX6000 is surprisingly lightweight for its class, with a beautifully balanced fit for long listening sessions. The DX6000 also includes a 3-metre OFC XLR balanced cable and is hand-assembled and matched at Final’s dedicated facility in Japan.

Key Features At a Glance:

• Ultra-light magnesium diaphragm for fast, clean transients
• Open-back construction for true spatial realism
• Air-wired aluminium coil for enhanced signal purity
• No crossover or filtering — just pure, natural sound
• Includes 3m balanced XLR cable
• Handcrafted and matched in Japan

Embrace the Future

The DX6000 offers a new kind of listening experience, powerful, precise, and deeply expressive. Whether you’re exploring the subtleties of your favourite records or discovering detail you’ve never noticed before, the DX6000 brings you closer to the music than ever. Best thing of all? It can be yours today!

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Aesthetics, Build Quality and Accessories:

The Ether 2 sport the same styling as the Voce, with a spiderweb-like grill and all black colour scheme. The design is simple but at the same time unique; nothing really stands out, yet they are very much a MrSpeakers headphone by design.

When you first look at the Ether 2, you could be mistaken for thinking they look flimsy and weak. Upon closer inspection, they are built to be solid, and comfortable at the same time. The headband is their signature NiTinol metal that is flexible yet incredibly strong. The cups are machined aluminium and the baffles are carbon fibre. This means the weight is kept to a minimum without compromising on strength.  The cable has been updated since the old DUM one, and it is now softer, more flexible and just feels more premium.

Accessory wise you get a hard carry case and the cable. To be honest, there are no other accessories that are needed. The case is of excellent quality and will keep your Ether 2 safe when not in use.

Comfort:

MrSpeakers have focused on making this one of the most comfortable planar headphones out there, and they have done a great job. They feel so light when you hold them in your hand! The earpads are memory foam and the clamping force is just right. The suspension strap evenly distributes the weight over the top of your head making these extremely comfortable headphones for long listening sessions.

Sound:

Bass:

The bass on the Ether 2 has a certain fullness down low, that makes them very enjoyable. The bass is articulate and easily flows with any genre you throw at them, with excellent, linear extension down low. Overall the bass adds a slight smoothness to the sound, but it is not overpowering. The bass never steps out of line, staying tight and controlled at all times, yet still having that addictive slight fullness to them.

Midrange:

The midrange cuts through with excellent clarity and are well separated from the lows. There is no bleed from the bass warming up the midrange, yet the transition is coherent. Female vocals have great presence, yet without any peaks that bring out sibilance. The Ether 2 have a neutral tone that does well with all kinds of music, but they bring out the emotion in the music really well.

Treble:

The treble is detailed and extended, but it extends with great linearity without fatigue inducing peaks. Everything is rendered with clarity and relative neutrality yet a subtle warmth stops them from being analytical. The treble does not sit in the background, and it does not lack presence or detail, it is just the sound as a whole is so enjoyable.

The soundstage is wide and deep, it is a highlight of this headphone. The sound is not congested and always expertly separated yet still with an overall coherent sound.

Conclusion:

The Ether 2 have a great sense of neutrality, but at the same time they offer an enjoyable listening experience and they never sound analytical. There is a hint of added body that creates a smooth listening experience that can be enjoyed for hours on end. It’s a very technically proficient headphone, but at the same time it’s a joy to listen to, and connects you to the music in a way few other headphones can.

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