The Dan Clark Audio EXPANSE is the flagship model from Dan Clark Audio, setting a new standard of musicality for open-back headphones, offering a wide soundstage, detail, and comfort. With a completely new 4th generation Dan Clark Audio planar magnetic driver and breakthrough Acoustic Metamaterial Tuning System (AMTS), the EXPANSE delivers stunning sound, adding new depth and breadth to all your favorite music!
Features:
- 76mm x 51mm planar magnetic transducer
- Acoustic Metamaterial Tuning System (AMTS)
- 4th generation v-Planar planar magnetic transducer
- Improved driver tensioning system provides incredible coherence between soundstage and tonal balance
- Optimized transducer design enhances uniformity and smooths the acoustic flow
- Composite synthetic suede and protein leather earpads provide a snug fit
- Stylish grille reduces weight and creates visual aesthetic of headphone design.
Acoustic Metamaterial Tuning System (AMTS)
Headphones are susceptible to the influence of standing waves at higher frequencies, causing instruments such as strings, drum cymbals, and even vocals to sound distorted and lack expression. The Acoustic Metamaterial Tuning System is a patented technology that operates between the transducer and the listener's ear. This technology combines waveguides, diffusion control, quarter-wave, and Helmholtz resonators into a compact structure to eliminate standing waves, significantly enhancing the overall performance of the headphones.
Diffusion elements reduce the formation of standing waves, while the resonators act as precision, wideband filters, smoothing and shaping the frequency response from midrange to the highest frequencies. As a result of the AMTS operation, high frequencies are reproduced with smooth, accurate, and detailed transmission across all genres.
EXPANSE takes detail to a whole new level
The planar driver of EXPANSE provides incredibly low distortion throughout the entire listening range with a level of detail that was previously only found in high-end electrostatic headphones. Unlike many headphones where "detail" is achieved by exaggerating the high frequency range, EXPANSE's AMTS technology delivers the best resolution among planar headphones without sacrificing expressive high frequencies that listeners may be accustomed to.
Together with the fourth-generation magnetoplanar transducer and AMTS technology, EXPANSE delivers sound characteristics that are best described as "natural." From delicately plucked strings to the most intense dynamics of an orchestra, from the weight and attack of a drum to the decaying overtones of a cymbal strike, EXPANSE provides an astonishing balance of subtlety, nuance, and power that will have you reaching for all your favorite recordings.
EXPANSE can compete with any open-back headphones in terms of the depth and width of the soundstage, with instruments blending seamlessly in space rather than standing out individually. The effortless sense of space and instrument placement allows the headphones to "disappear," so you can simply relax and immerse yourself in the music. Let the headphones, the equipment, and yes, your everyday stresses melt away, leaving your music to be enjoyed as it was intended!
New Design
EXPANSE inherits its design from STEALTH headphones, but adds a unique grille based on mathematical functions derived from generative design principles, creating a unique and stylish appearance. The high-quality black leather headband with a thin blue stitch creates a quilted head strap that not only looks great but is also functionally comfortable. The elegant embroidered logo adds a touch of color to the all-black aesthetics of EXPANSE.
Mechanical sliders for fit adjustment are a thing of the past: Dan Clark Audio has developed a convenient "self-adjusting suspension system" that allows the headphones to be properly positioned on the head. Weighing only 418 grams, EXPANSE is one of the lightest premium-class headphones on the market. The new earpads made of eco-suede and eco-leather, self-adjusting fit, and lightweight chassis make EXPANSE so comfortable that you won't feel them on your head.
For the convenience of carrying or storage, engineers have implemented an elegant foldable suspension construction from the AEON 2 model into EXPANSE, allowing the headphones to be conveniently packed in a compact special case that is small and easy to use.
Package includes:
- headphones
- VIVO 3.5 mm cable
- carrying case
- documentation