Audio-Technica announces the world’s first wooden wireless headphones with built-in stereo & hi-fi feature

Jed John Ikoba — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 16:44:42 +0000

Japanese brand Audio-Technica is rolling the drums to mark its 60th birthday. The new ATH-WB2022 cans are the world’s first wooden wireless headphones. The product also comes with another first – a balanced built-in stereo for a wireless device. The new Audio-Technica wooden wireless headphones have several other exciting features too.

Audio-Technica has seen a buildup of activities to mark its 60th birthday with a raft of product releases. The iconic Sound Burger turntable was reincarnated together with a premium set of transparent decks a few days back. The ATH-WB2022 is a limited-edition product and the hi-fi feature means that the cans have a separate signal path for each earcup, thus significantly minimizing interference and preventing crosstalk. The earcups are made from solid flame maple, walnut, and mahogany. They absorb acoustic vibrations and minimize distortion due to their innovative design.

The ATH-WB2022 features an ESS DAC ES9038Q2M digital-to-analog converter on the left and right channels of the headphones. The new wooden wireless headphones support LDAC high-resolution codec from Sony in addition to AAC and SBC. You can connect the headphones to multiple input devices via Bluetooth, thanks to its onboard Multipoint capability.

The Audio-Technica wooden wireless headphones come with a hefty price tag. They are priced at $2,700 and will be launched in 2023. Certainly, the ATH-WB2022 delivers the audio clarity and could spur demand for the product despite its price. It will be an audiophile’s best memorabilia, it seems.

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Audio-Technica announces the world’s first wooden wireless headphones with built-in stereo & hi-fi feature