Final Audio UX3000 / Surprisingly good ANC cans

[Hephaestus]

Just discovered relatively new release from Final Audio: UX3000
Final Audio UX3000

@Resolve posted a measurement on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1532889105696034818

Price for these is 149Eur. Had to get pair and to my surprise I like these more than Mark Levinson 5909.
Lack of an app is the only downside from my point of view. Thanks to AptX LL I can use these for gaming as well.

EDIT: Housekeeping

 

[Ilkless]

If you told me 10 years ago Final Audio, makers of exorbitant eccentric artisanal earphone, would create respectably engineered headphones in the crossover market between enthusiast and consumer, I would have dismissed the possibility.

 

[MayaTlab]

If you told me 10 years ago Final Audio, makers of exorbitant eccentric artisanal earphone, would create respectably engineered headphones in the crossover market between enthusiast and consumer, I would have dismissed the possibility.

There may be some degree of OEM / rebranding going on for these :

AG TWS04K & WHP01K review

We check out the new TWS04K (199 AUD) IEM and WHP01K (149 AUD) noise-cancelling Bluetooth headphones from newcomer brand AG.

www.headfonia.com

https://fccid.io/2AX2R-UX3000/amp

https://fccid.io/2AX2R-WHP01K/amp

Other measurements, albeit on different systems :

final UX3000 Wireless Noise Canceling Headphones Review

Japan-based audio powerhouse final audio joins the wireless ANC headphones market with the UX3000 and its novel Shibo coating that makes this a premium-feeling set without it breaking the bank. Using new dynamic drivers with a custom tuning and DSP-based EQ, this is a good balance of cost...

www.techpowerup.com

And if the “AG” headphones are strictly identical to the UX3000 :

AG WHP01K | Woodenears吾等益耳

如此正常的声音来自final旗下头戴耳机还挺意外的......

www.woodenears.com

I may give them a try but I’m expecting to be disappointed, as it usually happens with ANC over-ears.
I advise caution about interpreting these headphones’ graph above 800Hz where the feedback mechanism most likely stops operating (particulaly in terms of deviation in dB vs a target).

 

[theobserver]

If you told me 10 years ago Final Audio, makers of exorbitant eccentric artisanal earphone, would create respectably engineered headphones in the crossover market between enthusiast and consumer, I would have dismissed the possibility.

Final Audio used to be called Final Audio Design (FAD), and they used to be a remarkable little boutique company with unique and, admittedly, expensive (mostly) IEM products and designs. The EX3000 has an uncanny resemblance to the now old tried-and-tested QC35, a far cry from the truly artistic designs of the now defunct FAD.

 

[pk500]

I got a pair of these. The sound is consumer-friendly but refined. Yes, accentuated bass and a slight V-shaped sound signature. A bit of bleed into the lower mids. That's to be expected with almost any ANC over-ear can at this price range. Not bad at all. Enjoyable, especially for $150.

But there's a HUGE negative with these cans that is forcing me to return them: The ear cups are TINY. We're talking PUNY. Final Audio must have used a dwarf elf as its ergonomic model as there is no adult human on Earth for whom these will fit comfortably. These are not over-ear cans; they're ANC on-ears. Uncomfortable as hell. That's not what I paid for.

 

[Jimbob54]

I got a pair of these. The sound is consumer-friendly but refined. Yes, accentuated bass and a slight V-shaped sound signature. A bit of bleed into the lower mids. That's to be expected with almost any ANC over-ear can at this price range. Not bad at all.

But there's a HUGE negative with these cans that are forcing me to return them: The ear cups are TINY. We're talking PUNY. Final Audio must have used a dwarf elf as its ergonomic model as there is no adult human on Earth for whom these will fit comfortably. These are not over-ear cans; they're ANC on-ears. Uncomfortable as hell. That's not what I paid for.

I was just questioning the size of the cups looking at links in earlier posts.

There is a separate hell for 'phones that fall between over and on ear.

 

[pk500]

I was just questioning the size of the cups looking at links in earlier posts.

There is a separate hell for 'phones that fall between over and on ear.

As Joe Strummer sang with The Clash, the Final Audio UX3000 sadly can "go straight to hell, boy ... "

A shame, as the sound signature was really nice for $150.