DAN CLARK AUDIO E3 CLOSED BACK PLANAR HEADPHONE LAUNCHED

The new Dan Clark Audio E3 is Dan Clark Audio’s complete redesign of the Ether C Flow closed-back headphone.

The Dan Clark Audio E3 Closed back Headphone has a black and blue design aesthetic, ergonomic shape, and Gorilla Glass 3 clad cups.

DAN CLARK AUDIO E3 CLOSED BACK PLANAR HEADPHONE

E3 is a closed-back headphone that delivers DCA’s signature open-back listening experience with all the benefits of closed-cup isolation. The E3 features the combination of their patent-pending Acoustic Metamaterial Tuning System (AMTS) and all-new 5th generation driver.

ACOUSTIC METAMATERIAL TUNING SYSTEM (AMTS)

A critical feature of E3 is the enhanced AMTS tuning system, previously found only in the top tier, Expanse, and Corina headphones. E3 not only brings this technology to a more affordable headphone, it does so with a new mode of implementation. DCAs AMTS tuning architecture is “not one size fits all,” it is custom tuned for each headphone.

“All headphones can be subject to high-frequency standing waves which can make treble sound harsh, fatiguing, or synthetic. AMTS is a patent pending inline device placed between the transducer and ear that integrates waveguides, diffusion control, and resonators into one compact structure that eliminates these standing waves while giving us complete control of the high frequency response profile”. Dan Clark

DAN CLARK AUDIO 5^TH GEN PLANAR DRIVER

E3’s all-new 5th generation planar-magnetic driver features innovative diaphragms made on an all-new tensioning system for a more uniform and consistent performance, lower distortion, and enhanced consistency. Extensive R&D was spent optimizing E3’s planar driver. New diaphragm materials have been combined with highly optimized V-Planar knurling.

GORILLA GLASS

More often seen on high-end mobile phones, you will find an all-new Gorilla Glass 3 finish on the cups of the Dan Clark Audio E3 Closed Back Planar Headphones. Gorilla Glass 3 is a thin sheet of alkali-aluminosilicate that makes the glass stiffer and more scratch and break resistant, and the styling of the pattern under the glass evokes the mesh of an open-back headphone.

BASS PORTS

Behind the glass you can see the Dual-Mode Bass Port, yet another DCA innovation for E3. While it’s not unusual to find a bass port on a closed headphone, Dan Clark Audio says the dual-mode port delivers “unrivaled control of the bass frequency response, creating a superbly balanced, impactful bass experience that is full of power yet free of bloat or midrange creep”.

COMFORT AND ERGONOMICS

At Dan Clark Audio the ergonomic design is of paramount importance. E3 takes advantage of every ergonomic trick DCA has developed, including the self-adjusting headband suspension system from Stealth and Expanse, as well as the convenient and stylish folding gimbals that make E3 a compact travel headphone.

DAN CLARK AUDIO E3 CLOSED BACK PLANAR HEADPHONE PRICE

The Dan Clark Audio E3 Closed Back Planar Headphone retails at £2125 and in the UK is available through Electromod.

HiFi PiG Says: Fantastic looking headphones from Dan Clark Audio, with innovative use of materials.