Audeze EL-8 Over Ear, Open Back Headphone Top Choice Open-Back Headphones - The clear choice for anyone looking for audiophile and pro-grade sound in a portable, planar magnetic headphone Innovative design features a near weightless diaphragm, plus patented Uniforce voice-coil technology, Fluxor Magnet Arrays and Fazor Elements Also offers a SIRI-compatible microphone for voice calls By Audeze - From the makers of the elite Audeze LCD 3 and Audeze LCD 2, the award-winning EL-8 planar magnetic headphones offer affordability, stellar design, usability and Audeze's signature sound Made in the USA, Designed With BMW - EL-8 Open Back Planar Magnetic Headphones are designed, engineered and handcrafted in our Southern California factory. Custom aluminum frame, floating headband and open-back headphone style designed by our strategic partner Designworks, a BMW group subsidiary. We use space-age materials in a near weightless diaphragm thats <span class="a-text-bold">four times larger </span>than typical headphones for fast response times, higher resolution and improved imaging, and dramatically reduced distortion. Patented <span class="a-text-bold">Uniforce voice-coil technology </span>delivers a uniform driving force across the entire diaphragm for near zero distortion. Patented<span class="a-text-bold"> Fluxor Magnet Arrays</span> focus the magnetic flux nearly doubling the power driving the diaphragm for even lower distortion and greater accuracy. Patented<span class="a-text-bold"> Fazor Elements</span> guide internal headphone soundwaves to avoid resonance, producing a more accurate waveform.