The EL-8 is the clear choice for anyone looking for audiophile and pro-grade sound. Users worldwide rave about the quality and clarity of sound in this portable, over-the-ear headphone. Our strategic partner Designworks, a BMW group subsidiary, provided the industrial design for the EL-8. Audeze combines their cutting-edge designs with our own advanced planar magnetic technologies to create an astonishingly accurate sounding headphone with a custom aluminum frame and unique floating headband to provide maximum comfort over long listening sessions.

"It's like a Ferrari for your ears." - Playboy Magazine

"They're the epitome of high-end." - Forbes

Package Includes

2m (6.56 feet) Audeze headphone cable
3.5mm to 1/4in stereo adapter

Audeze EL-8 Open-Back Headphones

Name: Audeze EL-8 Open-Back Headphones
SKU: EL8Open

SKU: EL8Open

$699.00

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Designed by BMW's i8 Team

Planar magnetic drivers for better dynamics and frequency response

Premium faux leather for style and durability

Sleek contemporary design by DesignWorksUSA a BMW group company

Light weight and folds flat for ultimate portability

Fazor elements

Fluxor magnetic arrays

Uniforce diaphragms

Acoustically engineered for accuracy
Audeze’s innovative planar magnetic technology delivers astonishingly clear and accurate sound.

Diaphragms thinner than a human hair
We use space-age materials in a near weightless diaphragm that’s three times larger than typical headphones for fast response times, dramatically reduced distortion, higher resolution and improved imaging.

Near zero distortion
Patented Uniforce voice-coil technology delivers a uniform driving force across the entire diaphragm for near zero distortion.

Nearly double the magnetic driving force
Patented Fluxor Magnet Arrays focus the magnetic flux nearly doubling the power driving the diaphragm for even lower distortion and greater accuracy.

Internal soundwaves
Patented Fazor Elements guide internal headphone soundwaves to avoid resonance producing a more accurate waveform.
The sturdy aluminum frame is built to last a lifetime, the earpads and headband are handcrafted with luxurious faux leather for best sound and maximum comfort. The headband fits everyone and contributes to superb long-term comfort. The EL-8 is made at our Southern California factory and engineered to immerse you in sound.

Check out our patented technology and how it works in this brief video.

Style	Open circumaural
Transducer type	Planar magnetic
Magnetic structure	Fluxor magnets
Magnet type	Neodymium
Driver Size	100 mm
Maximum power handling	15W (for 200ms)
Maximum SPL	>130dB
Frequency response	10Hz – 50kHz
Total harmonic distortion	<0.1% (1kHz, 1mW)
Impedance	30 ohms
Efficiency	102dB / 1mW
Optimal power requirement	200mW – 4W
Weight	460g

Audeze EL-8 Open-Back Headphones

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Exclusive EL-8 Planar Magnetic Technology

Handcrafted