IFA: Meet Beyerdynamic’s very impressive earphones and flagship headphones
Beyerdynamic is legendary in headphone circles: I bought my beloved mixing headphones, the DT 770 Pro, after reading our review and having them recommended by piles of serious studio pros. So I’m pretty stoked about the news that Beyerdynamic is releasing not one but two new flagship products: one pair of true wireless earbuds, and one pair of high-end headphones.
The over-ears are the Aventho 300, which take their place as Beyerdynamic’s new flagship headphones. And the in-ears are the Amiron 300. Both products go on sale this fall.
Here’s what you need to know.
Beyerdynamic Aventho 300 and Amiron 300: key features and price
Let’s start with the over-ears. The Aventho 300 is made with high-quality swivel and foldable aluminum yokes, ultra-light materials and an ergonomic design for long-lasting comfort. That’s important: one of the things I love about my own Beyerdynamics is that I forget they’re there. And with a battery life of 50 hours, you can wear them for a very long time indeed.
In terms of features, there’s Bluetooth 5.4 with AAC, LE Audio, aptX Adaptive and aptX Lossless, and you can also use them as wired headphones. There’s hybrid ANC for when you’re on the go and Dolby Head Tracking for immersive audio, and the drivers are the STELLAR.45 drivers we’ve previously seen in the Pro X range of open- and closed-back studio headphones. Those headphones received rave reviews – Sound on Sound called them “excellent” – so these new ones should be something special.
The Amiron 300 are the latest iteration of Beyerdynamic’s true wireless earbuds, and their 10mm dynamic drivers promise pristine audio that the company says “sets the benchmark for true wireless earbuds.” There are six microphones for the customizable, adaptive ANC, 10 hours of battery life plus 28 more from the Qi-compatible case, and a shape that’s been designed to be comfortable even if you’re lying down or leaning against an airplane window. Bluetooth is 5.3 with multipoint pairing.
The new Aventho 300 over-ears will set you back $399.99 (so around £300 or AU$593), while the Amiron 300 earbuds will cost $279.99 (which is around £212 or AU$415). Both will be available from Beyerdynamic’s e-shop and Amazon in Q4 2024 – and we’ll definitely consider them some of the best earbuds or best noise-cancelling headphones around, once we can give you a full review.
