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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Yahoo
Campfire's new IEMs are no mere in-ears, they promise you the moon
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Quick Summary Cambridge Audio's Grand Luna ear buds are the firm's first hybrid planar-balanced armature hybrids. Each hand-treated pair is visually unique. Priced at £1,399 / $1,399 a pair, they are for true audiophiles. Campfire Audio has added a new pair of high-end IEMs to its headphone hangar – and these ones are out of this world. The Grand Luna earphones are the firm's first ever planar-balanced armature hybrid headphones, and because of the way they're made, each pair is completely unique. They sport a new version of Campfire's 14mm planar magnetic driver, and here the it's teamed with two custom precision-tuned balanced armatures. According to the brand's founder and lead acoustic designer, Ken Ball, "Grand Luna is the perfect balance of new and intriguing tuning, design, and materials, while having a performance that is incredibly accessible and versatile." Campfire Audio Grand Luna: key details and pricing The headphones deliver an extremely wide frequency response of 5Hz to 30kHz, and impedance is 13 ohms. The Grand Luna also introduce a new modular cable system that we'll also see in future Campfire Audio IEMs too. It comes with three interchangeable terminators: a 3.5mm single-ended, a 4.4mm balanced, and a USB-C DAC with a Cirrus Logic Master HiFi CS43131 chip. On the outside, the in-ears feature a hand-treated stainless steel lid that's been flame-treated to give it a more colourful appearance, before being brushed to remove blemishes and rough edges. That treatment makes every pair different. The lid is attached to 3D-printed, transparent red shells. As we've come to expect from Campfire Audio, there's a generous collection of goodies alongside the IEMs themselves. You get a compact leather case with magnetic closure in "blood moon" red, three sizes of silicone ear tips, three foam and three "high and clear" ear tips, a microfibre cleaning cloth, a cleaning tool, and a ten-year anniversary lapel pin. The Campfire Audio Grand Luna earphones are available from today, 8 August, for a recommended price of £1,399 / $1,399 (about €1,612 / AU$2,879).
Stuff.tv
6 days ago
- Stuff.tv
Forget wireless earbuds, the Campfire Audio Grand Luna have me reaching for wired buds again
While there are plenty of top headphones to pick from, sticking with a wire will get you better sound. If you want to focus on the purest sound, look towards a set of in-ear monitors. Better yet, get a set with planar-magnetic drivers for even better accuracy and a more open soundscape. That's exactly what Campfire Audio's latest wired earbuds offer, and they might be about to sway me away from wireless buds. The Grand Luna buds feature a a custom 14mm planar driver with two precision-tuned BAs. That's all encased in a red transparent shell that looks like it's been pinched straight from the set of Blade Runner. In other words, they look as gorgeous as they'll sound. Campfire Audio isn't just using any planar. Rather, they've opted for a revamped version of their own, tuned for buttery smooth, hyper-detailed sound that promises hours of listening without ear fatigue. Frequency response is equally impressive. The Grand Luna's planar doesn't just handle the low end like a champ – it's pushing up to a frankly ludicrous 30 kHz on the top. Yes, I know, your ears won't hear it. But it's about the headroom, the air, the sense of space on the soundscape that you only get from high-end buds. There's a new modular cable that also caught my attention. Rather than including adapters, Campfire has opted for swappable terminations. You can pick from 3.5mm, 4.4mm, and USB-C with a Cirrus Logic DAC chucked in for good measure. In theory, you should be able to use the Grand Luna out and about without dragging a stack of dongles or a brick-sized DAP with you. The Grand Luna are available to order now, priced at $1399/£1399. You can grab a set directly from Campfire Audio or even third-party retailers like Amazon.
