Not too many aspects of life are becoming less expensive right now, but with this What Hi-Fi? 2021 Award-winning set of wired over-ears from Beyerdynamic, great sounding headphones can buck the trend.
The product is the Beyerdynamic Amiron home headphones, which we reviewed (handing a coveted five stars to – and subsequently an Award) at £545. Since then, a minor price drop has seen their price shaved to £499, but head over to Sevenoaks right now and you'll pay just £389 – a massive £110 saving on their last-seen price or £156 off their launch price!
Beyerdynamic has used alcantara microfibres (a blend of polyester and polyurethane with a similar texture to suede) and microvelour to make the earcups and headband. The result is supreme comfort: you could easily wear these over-ear headphones for hours on end. They sit on your head easily, without feeling heavy, and the pads around their 45mm drivers will give even the largest ears enough space.
Connecting the cans to your amp is a 3m long cable, with a 6.3mm jack that unscrews to reveal a 3.5mm connection.
Our advice? As long as you understand that these are open-back headphones (and as such, they 'leak' sound so that others will hear it also) the benefit is a larger, more spacious quality to your music. And the fact that your chosen audio will sound larger is a definite positive for these headphones – their sound quality is nothing short of superb.
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Naturally, Beyerdynamic Amiron feature in our roundup of the best over-ear headphones 2022: wired and wireless over-ears for all budgets
They are also listed in our selection of the best headphones you can buy in 2022
...and also in our pick of the best audiophile headphones 2022
