It accurately expresses the movement of low-frequency air on a large scale
An original monitoring headphone born in Japan from an engineer's perspective
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Stephen Shirk on the SMB-01L
“I do find that the 01L's are a great way to listen back to finished mixes... Kind of like putting the mix up on the control room mains.
Audirvana CEO on the PHONON SMB-01L
I was pleasantly surprised when I heard the stunning acoustic performance that the SMB-01L delivers. It's a real high-end audio system. Everything sounds so clear.
I am loving my SMB-01L
“I am loving my SMB-01L as master headphones in the studio“
Frank Wiedemann (Ame, Howling, Innervisions, Bigamo, Berlin) in the studio with his SMB-01L:
DJ MAG review of the PHONON SMB 01 and SMB 03
PHONON SMB-01L in Japan Premium Headphone magazine
Best mid range headphones 2021, Vinyl Factory
Vigorously tested and tuned headphones that are acoustically balanced to resemble high end audio monitoring systems
The perfect multifunctional headphone
The DJ / music designer Alex from Tokyo on the new SMB-03 model: “ This nicely designed studio model is the perfect multifunctional headphone, with a great intimate sound reproduction (less detailed than the SMB-02), lightweight and comfortable for long-time use, with rotating earcups, a detachable curl chord suited for elevated home , on-the-go listening, production as well for DJing."
I couldn't help myself
The Belgian multi-talented musician composer/producer Reinhard Vanbergen compares our 3 headphones for the studio:
“I couldn't help myself and bought all 3 PHONON headphones. I run the whole studio on them now. They are all very different and complement each other, while maintaining the same quality and volume. I gave them nicknames: the Workhorse (SMB-03), the Surgeon (SMB-02), and the King (SMB-01L). The last one is like a full surround cinema on your head and sounds so very impressive that it is addictive. Been mixing on all of them and it just turns out very well so far. So easy to check low end, stereo field, and harshness and also just so nice to listen to music in general”.
Reinhard Vanbergen
Best of EAR IN 2021
The PHONON SMB-01L and the ML-2 have both been featured in Germanys EAR IN magazine Best of edition. Following is a translation.
Of the many devices that we present to you at EAR IN, some devices always “stick” in our minds. We will introduce such products here and present them to you once again in the form of our “Best of EAR IN” award.
It’s amazing what happens in terms of headphones, headphone amplifiers, DACs and accessories within a year. Since last year, true-wireless in-ears have clearly been the focus of the industry and it’s exciting to see all the technology and features manufacturers are packing into the tiny housings. On the other hand, manufacturers are pushing the sonic performance of headphones to ever higher levels.