Unanimously considered the it doesn’t go anymore in “planar” headphones manufactured in Japan available on the world market, the Final D8000 have just been subject to a thorough review with the aim of taking their capabilities even further. spectacular qualities in technology, materials and musicality. The result is the D8000 DC and the version of them with specific tuning, the D8000 DC Pro Editiontwo exceptional products that, in the words of their creators, “are the fruit of a complete reimagining of our flagship with a fresh and innovative approach.” Eight years have passed since the original design was commercialized (of which more than 2,000 units have been sold worldwide), a time during which Final engineers have developed imaginative manufacturing techniques and accumulated sufficient knowledge, including the assessment of end users, to meticulously redesignalmost starting from scratch, the D8000 in its entirety.
Hence the letters “DC” that accompany the new proposal from the Japanese firm and are the acronym for “Da Capo”a musical term meaning “from the beginning”. Thus, the planar magnetic transducer equipped with the revolutionary (controls the movement of the transducer through the viscosity of the air) and exclusive “Air Film Damping System” (AFDS) has been subjected to an exhaustive upgrade process in order to achieve superior transient response and lower distortion, thus achieving enhance tonal quality and the resolution. Specifically, it has tuned precisely controlling the air film on both sides of the mobile element, whose internal microstructure has been reinforcedin order to align it with the internal and external design of the acoustic chamber. On the other hand, the use of a magnetic system single-sided allows eliminate interference in sound caused by the magnets located between the user’s ear and the transducer membrane, by increase by almost 70% the opening ratio with respect to the original design and adding a diffuser, fine-tuning the response to high frequencies and restoring finer sound textures.
With regards to the padswhich play a primary role in sound quality, are based on a special fabric in which Washi paper to obtain a sensation of dryness and increase durability, adding to this a spongy material that maximizes breathability. Furthermore, the thickness of the pads is 1.5 times higher compared to the previous model, having a larger acoustic space and consequently obtaining a wider soundstage and smoother vocal reproduction. Finally, it must be noted the weight reduction in about 100 grams and that both the D8000 DC and the D8000 DC Pro Edition are fully built at Final’s headquarters in Kawasaki, Japanwith dedicated machinery and templates in order to ensure the exceptionality of both. In the case of the D8000 DC Pro Edition, the Japanese company highlights that they maintain the sonic delicacy of the D8000 DC, but are tuned to adapt to the characteristics of the human hearing system, in which the bass is more prominent as the level increases. volume increases.
