NAD have been around the hifi industry for the last 4o year but until now they haven’t created a headphone. The company’s first headphone comes in the shape of their Viso HP50 an over ear design that retails for £250.
“The phones sit nicely on the ear and are comfortable to wear over extended listening periods and the headband is adjustable so those with overgrown bonces (like me) needn’t worry – though the headband only actually touches the head at the very top which is a bit weird and has the effect of making you look like a Cyberman from Dr Who.”
The NAD VISO HP50 is a fold-flat design and can be stowed away into its very own included soft neoprene carrying case. The headphones are engineered with Room FeelTM technology from NAD’s sister company, PSB Speakers, with the intention of expanding the whole soundstage. The NAD VISO HP50 features acoustically optimised ear cups and specially-developed 40mm drivers to ensure a…
In the Box The NAD Viso HP50 over ear headphones arrived and they certainly looked the part in their fancy packaging. Inside the box you get the headphones themselves (these were black but you can get white or red gloss too), a couple of cables (one with inline controls and one without), a minijack to ¼ inch jack converter, an…
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