Posted on Thu, 22 Sep, 2016
Posted by Raven

Fans of luxury, high-end headphones may be familiar with the brand Ultrasone, and perhaps even familiar with their famous first step into the luxury/high end market: the Edition 7. If you are familiar with one, or even both, of those things than you’ll be happy to know there is now an equally high-end and highly refined tribute to them.

Those of you who enjoy the rare and limited will be even happier to know that this particular model is strictly limited edition. How limited? Just 777 units. That might sound like a lot, but when you consider headphones of any level are typically produced in batches of multiple thousands, you’ll start to realise just how critical laying your hands on a pair of your own will be.

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These, are the somewhat obviously named Ultrasone Tribute 7s. Why so obvious? It’s simple: they’re a tribute to the Edition 7, which first emerged in 2004 and set a whole new standard for what luxury headphones were capable of in terms of professional sound.

Fast forward 12 years, and we’re looking at something new… yet familiar. At least, it sounds very familiar. Great care has been taken to ensure that the Tribute 7’s sonic reproduction is exactly the same as the Edition 7, but that’s the only thing they have strived to make the same. As each set is handmade in Germany, the individual serial numbers will spell out the origin, and the originality. You will literally know which of the seven-hundred-and-seventy-seven pieces are yours.

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But before you think these are a set of headphones designed to sit inside a glass case and never be touched, think again. They are made to be played with, to be worn, to be used… despite the fact they’re supplied with a beautiful cherry wood box which would be lovely to display too! Great care has gone into the craftsmanship, the overarching design, all with comfort and style firmly in mind. The head band? Alcantara. The ear cushions? Ethiopian sheep leather. What’s more, they adjust themselves to your ear. This not only feels exquisite, but it provides some serious insulation, ensuring a good level of noise cancellation.

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But what’s most impressive is the inner-workings, harmonously coming together to make that old, familiar, natural sound. This is a sound achieved in part by something called S Logic Plus:

S-Logic Plus profits directly from innovations developed for the flagship Edition range, the ultimate headphones for critical listening. This sophisticated new technology combines precision dampening with micro-acoustic reinforcement, allowing driver, buffer-board, and spatial parameters to complement one another in an optimal manner. So the acoustically redesigned ear-cups of these new models and their tonal fine-tuning result in a most neutral sound impression with more vivid perception of voices and instruments.” ~ Ultrasone

The result is a sound that is not only better… but safer. Why? Because it literally takes your sense of hearing into consideration. Because of this, it reduces the pressure on your eardrum by up to 40% (3 – 4 dB). If you like to listen for a very long time but are concerned (and perhaps rightly so) on the long term impact on your hearing, these headphones are very much worth your consideration. You won’t be disappointed.

But you’ll have to be quick. The rule of limitied edition states: once they’re gone, they’re gone for good.

If you’d like to take a closer look (or snap a pair up yourself) just click here. I wonder what number you’ll end up with…

 

 

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