Dan Clark Audio
Dan Clark Audio EXPANSE Headphones
Dan Clark Audio EXPANSE Headphones
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The new Dan Clark Audio EXPANSE sets a new standard in open-back headphone musicality, soundstage, detail retrieval, and comfort. The EXPANSE features all new 4th generation planar-magnetic driver and breakthrough Acoustic Metamaterial Tuning System. EXPANSE delivers a stunningly smooth presentation to bring new depth and breath to all your favourite music! EXPANSE also features a redesigned headband to deliver a big step up in ergonomics and comfort!
Headphones are subject to standing waves in the higher frequencies, which can make instruments like strings, cymbals, even vocals sound unrealistic and fatiguing. AMTS is Dan Clark Audio’s patent-pending inline device located between the transducer and ear. AMTS integrates waveguides, diffusion control, quarter-wave, and Helmholtz resonators into one compact structure to eliminate standing waves, dramatically improving system performance. Diffusion elements reduce standing wave formation while resonators act as both precision and broadband filters to smooth and shape the frequency response from the midrange through the highest frequencies. With AMTS the upshot is high frequencies are rendered with a refreshingly smooth, accurate, and detailed delivery across all genres. OK, bad recordings are still bad, we’re not magicians!
EXPANSE’s planar driver delivers incredibly low distortion throughout the listening range with levels of detail heretofore found primarily in the top-of-the-line electrostatics. Unlike many headphones where “detail” is created through exaggerated high-frequency energy, EXPANSE’s AMTS delivers industry-leading resolution without fatiguing highs users may be used to.
The EXPANSE's sonic performance is best described as “effortless." From a delicately plucked string to the most intense dynamics of an orchestra, or the weight and attack of a kick drum to the overtones a decay of a crash cymbal, EXPANSE delivers an amazing balance of delicacy, nuance, and punch that will have you reaching for all your favorite recordings, and maybe staying up a bit too late.
EXPANSE's soundstage is all enveloping and can compete with any open headphone in depth, width, and imaging, with instruments occupying a correct volume in space instead of being rendered as “points”.
EXPANSE’s effortless sense of space and instrument placement allowing the headphone “disappear,” so you can simply relax into your musical experience. Let the headphones, equipment, and yes, your daily stresses melt away, leaving your music to be enjoyed the way it was meant to be heard!
EXPANSE is a real design statement. “EXPANSE design takes its cues from the STEALTH headphone but adds an exciting and unique grill based on mathematical functions derived from the principals of generative design, for a truly unique and stylish look".
The top grade black leather headband features fine blue stitching to create a quilted head-strap that’s not only gorgeous but is also functional and comfortable. The elegant embroidered EXPANSE logo adds a dash of color to EXPANSE’s all-black aesthetic.
EXPANSE features a new stable yet comfortable “self-adjusting suspension system” that seats the headphone just right, with no muss or fuss
At just 418g EXPANSE is also one of the lightest super-premium headphones on the market.
Headphones are subject to standing waves in the higher frequencies, which can make instruments like strings, cymbals, even vocals sound unrealistic and fatiguing. AMTS is Dan Clark Audio’s patent-pending inline device located between the transducer and ear. AMTS integrates waveguides, diffusion control, quarter-wave, and Helmholtz resonators into one compact structure to eliminate standing waves, dramatically improving system performance. Diffusion elements reduce standing wave formation while resonators act as both precision and broadband filters to smooth and shape the frequency response from the midrange through the highest frequencies. With AMTS the upshot is high frequencies are rendered with a refreshingly smooth, accurate, and detailed delivery across all genres. OK, bad recordings are still bad, we’re not magicians!
EXPANSE’s planar driver delivers incredibly low distortion throughout the listening range with levels of detail heretofore found primarily in the top-of-the-line electrostatics. Unlike many headphones where “detail” is created through exaggerated high-frequency energy, EXPANSE’s AMTS delivers industry-leading resolution without fatiguing highs users may be used to.
The EXPANSE's sonic performance is best described as “effortless." From a delicately plucked string to the most intense dynamics of an orchestra, or the weight and attack of a kick drum to the overtones a decay of a crash cymbal, EXPANSE delivers an amazing balance of delicacy, nuance, and punch that will have you reaching for all your favorite recordings, and maybe staying up a bit too late.
EXPANSE's soundstage is all enveloping and can compete with any open headphone in depth, width, and imaging, with instruments occupying a correct volume in space instead of being rendered as “points”.
EXPANSE’s effortless sense of space and instrument placement allowing the headphone “disappear,” so you can simply relax into your musical experience. Let the headphones, equipment, and yes, your daily stresses melt away, leaving your music to be enjoyed the way it was meant to be heard!
EXPANSE is a real design statement. “EXPANSE design takes its cues from the STEALTH headphone but adds an exciting and unique grill based on mathematical functions derived from the principals of generative design, for a truly unique and stylish look".
The top grade black leather headband features fine blue stitching to create a quilted head-strap that’s not only gorgeous but is also functional and comfortable. The elegant embroidered EXPANSE logo adds a dash of color to EXPANSE’s all-black aesthetic.
EXPANSE features a new stable yet comfortable “self-adjusting suspension system” that seats the headphone just right, with no muss or fuss
At just 418g EXPANSE is also one of the lightest super-premium headphones on the market.
Features:
- Patent-pending Acoustic Metamaterial Tuning System (AMTS) delivers unprecedented high-frequency detail and clarity for the ultimate in smoothness, tone, and detail retrieval
- 4th generation v-Planar driver with our largest planar diaphragm to date, delivering exceptional dynamics with vanishingly low distortion for a natural and “easy” listen
- Improved driver tensioning system creates a driver with incredible consistency across units for superb imaging and balance
- FEA and CFD optimized motor structure increases driver motor-force uniformity and smooths acoustic flow
- All-new auto-adjusting suspended strap design makes EXPANSE hassle-free to wear
- Pre-formed ergonomic strap design spreads weight evenly across the head for incredibly comfortable extended listening
- Strap quilting improves comfort and reduces heat buildup
- Composite synthetic suede and protein-leather pads offer a sung fit with minimal clamp, with a pleasant touch on the skin
- Stylish grill reduces weight and creates a visually stunning design aesthetic
- Folding gimbals allow EXPANSE to be packed in a compact case for safe and easy transport
- Uncompromising industrial design uses aluminum and titanium to maximize strength while minimizing weight
- Expanse is designed and built by hand in San Diego, California, and is backed by quality and support you can count on
PLEASE NOTE: The Included Standard Cable Is A 2 Meter VIVO Cable with a 6.3MM Connector. It Can Be Substituted. Please See The Length Options In The Drop Down Pricing.
The Connector Can Also Be Substituted. Available Connectors Are 2.5MM, 3.5MM, 4.4MM and 4 Pin XLR. PLEASE INDICATE PREFERENCE OF TERMINATION IN THE CHECK OUT NOTES TO SUBSTITUTE TO ONE OF THE ABOVE. Thank you.
Specifications:
- Driver: 76mm x 51mm single-ended planar magnetic
- Driver matching: 0.25db weighted 20-10,000Hz
- THD: less than 0.03% 20-20KHz, ref. 1KHz at 94dB
- Headband: Nickel-Titanium (Nitinol) memory metal
- Baffle: Carbon Fiber
- Earpads: Synthetic Suede and Leather
- Warranty: 2 Years
Includes:
- EXPANSE Headphones
- Carrying Case
- VIVO Cable
- Certificate of authenticity
- Manual
