Earbuds have come a long way since they first hit the market, going from crappy-sounding, uncomfortable hunks of plastic to... much-better sounding, noise-cancelling, if still a bit uncomfortable hunks of plastic AND metal.
Say hello to the AK Solaris X in-ear monitors...
The AK Solaris X comes courtesy of a collaboration between Astell&Kern, and Campfire Audio — two of the top audiophile companies on the market.
Based on Campfire Audio’s Solaris X earbuds that debuted last year, the partnership’s new offering has been specially updated and configured to achieve the best performance from A&K’s premium portable audio players like their A&Futura SE180.
AK Solaris X earphones feature newly designed, single balanced armature drivers, alongside Campfire Audio’s impressive Tuned Acoustic Expansion Chamber (TAEC) to get the best out of high frequencies. Mids and lows will get their own armature updates, as well as a “specially-tuned” 10mm dynamic driver.