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(Pocket-lint) - Luxury audio marque Mark Levinson is astatine CES 2022 successful Las Vegas unveiling its latest wares, and the biggest (and astir eye-popping) headliner are the brand's archetypal wireless headphones.
They're called the No. 5909, and they outgo astir $1,000.
Mark Levinson is simply a Harman-owned institution and a Samsung subsidiary. (Harman besides owns AKG, JBL, and Harman Kardon.) Levinson is possibly champion known for its high-end location and car audio systems, truthful a brace of ultra-pricey wireless over-ears are a spot retired of near field.
They diagnostic 40mm Beryllium drivers and hi-res audio show acknowledgment to 24-bit/96kHz awesome processing and 40kHz acoustic response.
Mark Levinson said it worked "world-class dependable engineers" to "expertly" tune to the No. 5909 to the "Harman curve". All this audiophile jargon means you should perceive things similar "the slightest enactment an creator takes" oregon "a hidden harmony", according to the company.
The No. 5909 supports LDAC, AAC, and aptX Adaptive wireless codecs via Bluetooth 5.1. They besides person adaptive active sound cancellation (ANC) with 3 dependable isolation modes and an Ambient Aware feature. Mark Levinson said you tin expect up to 30 hours of usage with adaptive ANC progressive and up to 34 hours with the diagnostic disabled. Other audio features see 4 microphones and a Smart Wind Adaption feature.
In presumption of design, the headphones athletics an aluminum frame, painted metallic earcups, leather headband, replaceable leather receptor cushions.
They besides travel with a hard ammunition question lawsuit packed with a USB-C charging cable, USB-C to USB-A adaptor, 2 USB-C to 3.5mm cables, 3.5mm to 6.3mm adaptor, airplane adaptor, and a polishing cloth.
If immoderate of that interests you, the No. 5909 are disposable successful black, pewter, and reddish colourways from 4 January 2022 for $999 each.
Writing by Maggie Tillman. Originally published connected 4 January 2022.
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