Ultrasone Caters To High-End Listeners With $329 HFI-2400 Headphones

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Ultrasone may not be a household name in the headphone arena, but forthose with lots of dough and a thing for pristine sound quality, we'resure they know the label well. The company's latest high-end effort isthe open-backed HFI-2400, a member of the HFI series that is doused inblack and silver and equipped with an "airy tone."

Within, you'll find 40mm gold-plated drivers, the firm's own S-Logictechnology, MU Metal shielding (which reduces the amount of magneticradiation emitted from standard headphones up to 98%) and a removablethree-meter long, straight cable with 6.3 millimeter gold-plated stereoplug. As with most luxury headphones, these also come with a velvetcarrying bar and a demo CD. Ultrasone plans to ship these startinglater this month for $329, which actually isn't half bad consideringsome of the company's other offerings.



Ultrasone Debuts its Flagship HFI Series Headphone with the Open-backed HFI-2400

Wildomar, Calif. - (October 6, 2009)– Ultrasone Inc., distributor for German headphone manufacturerUltrasone AG, is proud to announce the release of its flagship HFISeries headphone – the HFI-2400. With the debut of the HFI-2400,Ultrasone has designed an eye-catching black and silver, open-backedheadphone that satisfies the highest of listening demands.

TheHFI-2400s are the flagship headphones in Ultrasone’s famed HFI Series.Distinguished by its airy tone and its modern and elegant design, theHFI-2200s 40mm gold-plated driver provides the finest ofthree-dimensional sound thanks to Ultrasone’s patented S-Logic™technology. The HFI-2400 comes outfitted with MU Metal shielding,similar to all other Ultrasone headphones, which reduces the amount ofmagnetic radiation emitted from standard headphones, up to 98%.

EachHFI-2400 comes with a removable three-meter long, straight cable with6.3 millimeter gold-plated stereo plug, a velvet carrying bag and theUltrasone demo CD.

HFI Series
Classicalenjoyment at home, listen to your favorite music while on the go, orcapitalizing on all of the acoustical facilities of a computer game –just a few examples of the many uses of the HFI Series from Ultrasone.All of the headphones are aligned with the individual needs of thelistening community. From the ultra-light and small HFI-15G, designedfor mobile applications, to the headphones exclusively designed forhome and studio use, to the new open HFI-2400, at Ultrasone, everyonefinds their favorite headphone.


Headphone Technology from Ultrasone
Ultrasoneincorporates its own developed and patented S-Logic™ technology in allof its headphones. It presents an acutely precise sound that listenersfeel as if they are in a live concert. At the same time, the soundpressure is reduced by approximately 3-4 dB providing 40% less burdenand strain on the eardrum. The technology is at the heart of everyUltrasone headphone and makes sure that that the music is phoneticallyand spatially at the highest levels. The headphones integrate theentire pinna, or outer ear, into the hearing process the way naturemeant us to hear, so that the sound is considerably more natural thannormal headphones or in-ear phones.

Availability and Price
Thenew HFI-2400 from Ultrasone has a MSRP of $329 and will be availablebeginning October/November 2009 from all Ultrasone retailers anddistributors, in addition to
www.ultrasone.com

Foradditional information on Ultrasone’s HFI-2400 headphones, pleasecontact PR Representative Brian Metcalf at (305) 576-1171 x11 or bye-mail at
brianmetcalf@maxborgesagency.com. To learn more about Ultrasone, go to www.ultrasone.com


About Ultrasone
Basednear Munich, Germany, Ultrasone AG has been manufacturing headphonesfor the audio market for over 17 years, during which time the companyhas developed and applied for more than 60 patents for its innovativetechnology. The company's unique, patented S-Logic™ technology createsnatural surround sound without the use of additional electronicdevices. Ultrasone headphones represent a safer listening experience byreducing sound pressure on the ear drum by up to 40% and also byoffering shielding from EMF radiation up to 98% through the use ofpatented ULE (ultra low emission) technology. For more informationabout Ultrasone headphones, go to
www.ultrasone.com.
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3vi1 replied on Tue, Oct 6 2009 6:34 PM

For $329, they better let me hear other peoples thoughts.

I'll stick with my inexpensive but ultra-comfortable Fatal1ty phones (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826158082). What's everyone else using?

People read the stupidest things.  Like this sig, for instance.

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Sennheisers are usually great. I have an old Sennheiser 212 Pro. Cheap and great bass.

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Ditto on the Sennheisers. Got the 555 at the egg for a bill... not exactly cheap, but not really expensive either IMHO.

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nelvik replied on Tue, Oct 6 2009 8:37 PM

How does this $329 compare to Sennheisers ones at the same price line?

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Dave_HH replied on Tue, Oct 6 2009 8:56 PM

Yeah, agreed, $329 is a bit much for a set of cans.

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Kyouya replied on Wed, Oct 7 2009 2:16 AM

I am actually in the process of searching for a new home-use headphones...but that price is an equivalent of purchasing a core i7 860...so I think I'll look somewhere else :P

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Sennheiser HD650 Open Dynamic Stereo Headphone are absolutely amazing and priced similarly.

If you can afford, why not?

What's really odd, and Rob over at techgage.com mentioned this, is that people who claim to love music (self-proclaimed Audiophiles) and use the stock earbuds they get with their mp3 players. Even a $30 upgrade will give you a much, much better experience.

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realneil replied on Wed, Oct 7 2009 12:17 PM

I would compare them to Bose for the same price.

I have some Quiet Comfort-3 headphones that I got for my birthday and they're as close to perfect as I've heard so far.

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The Sony MDR V-900 are about the same price range as these Ultrasone too and sound pretty awesome IMHO! I don't own them, but got the chance to try some at Guitar Center when buying a pair of V-700 that were much cheaper, but pretty good bang for the buck.

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eunoia replied on Thu, Oct 8 2009 4:22 PM

I'd like to hear these for myself.  $300 is a lot for headphones, but they're certainly not alone in this price range and think of the money you're saving over Sennheiser HD 800s! 

I use the older model AKG K-301s and am extremely satisfied.  Solid, light, clean sound and comfortable but not a DJ style headphone like these Ultrasones.

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strid3r replied on Fri, Oct 9 2009 9:29 AM

Bose is overpriced for what they offer.  You can get a lot of better headphones for the same/less money they are asking. 

These headphones aren't really that expensive.  I mean, most people already pay 200-300 dollars for their iPods, so why skimp out on the last part of the chain?

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gibbersome replied on Wed, Oct 14 2009 12:47 AM

Bost Quiet Comfort-3?

Too expensive for my blood. I'll keep using my cheap-o Sennheisers for now.

I have heard that Bose some great customer service.

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