Name: RAAL-requisite SR1a | True Ribbon Earfield Headphone Monitors (with Bundle Options)
Brand: RAAL-requisite
SKU: SR1A
Price: 2799.0 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

RAAL-requisite SR1a | True Ribbon Earfield Headphone Monitors-Bloom Audio

RAAL-requisite SR1a | True Ribbon Earfield Headphone Monitors (with Bundle Options)-Bloom Audio

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Configuration

SR1A + Speaker Amp Interface Box

SR1A + Jotunheim R (Multibit DAC)

HSA-1b

Our Take
OK, bud. We got something unique here. An actual true leap of innovation. The SR1a is like nothing else you've ever seen or heard. If you live in the Philly/NJ/DE area...you NEED to schedule an audition with us. Words cannot do it justice. Pair the SR1a with your fave speaker amp (100W+ loudspeaker amp required) and get ready for nirvana.

Read the full review.

Watch our owner share his impressions: https://youtu.be/Rhfoxmtqg4k

From RAAL-requisite

The SR1a by RAAL-requisite is the world's first Earfield™ headphone monitor. Experience mixing, mastering, and home listening with unparalleled accuracy and realism in a soundfield devoid of room acoustics and comb-filtering caused by work surface reflections. Earfield™ technology delivers unheard of program accuracy and a speaker-like soundfield experience.

Watch as headphone enthusiasts experience the SR1a for the first time at CanJam SoCal: https://youtu.be/LLJ1XjXeGfc

Ribbons for a Reason

The SR1a is the world’s first True-Ribbon™ headphone. Highly specialized ribbon drivers were developed that reproduce 30Hz to 30kHz bandwidth in order to eliminate the need for sealed chambered bass and allow for open air baffles (both front and back) for a true full-frequency soundfield.

SR1a Freedom

Professional engineers report that SR1a Earfield Monitors™ reveal more detail and accuracy than even their finest traditional studio monitors or headphones. Helping to achieve high-quality, transferable mix results in non-traditional environments. The accuracy, musicality and portability of the SR1a frees the engineer to work whenever, and wherever they choose.

Incredibly Comfortable

Weighing in at only 425 grams (15 ounces). Unlike standard headphones who’s weight and heat create listener discomfort over time. The SR1a Earfield™ design eliminates heat buildup on the ears providing a cool, natural airflow. Your ears will also appreciate the complete absence of sound pressure against the eardrums caused by traditional sealed can designs. SR1a headphones can be worn comfortably for many hours at any listening level.

Finest Materials. Hand Built.

The SR1a features; carbon fiber baffles, stainless spring steel headband, aluminum ribbon drivers, plush memory foam bars, and lambskin leather (non-leather option available). Every SR1a is expertly handmade, in Serbia, by the skilled European craftspeople who build world-renowned RAAL ribbon tweeters.

Specs

Earfield™ open baffle design. Floating near ear, does not enclose ears.
Impedance: 0.2 Ohms with cabling. Used in series Ribbon/Amplifier Interface.
Ribbon/Amplifier Interface: 6 Ohms. Use with any loudspeaker amplifier.
Amplifier power rating: 100W
Sensitivity: 91dB/1W
Max SPL : 111 dB
Fr. range 33Hz-30kHz
Weight: ~425grams

In the Box

SR1a Earfield Monitors™
Ribbon/Amp Interface & Cables or Schiit Jotunheim R Amp with or without DAC
7' Headphone Y Cable
Custom SR1a Hardcase

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One of the very best headphones on the planet!

To make a long story short: I clearly consider the Raal-Requisite SR1a (in combination with the HSA-1b amp!) to be one of the very best headphones on the planet! IMHO, it blows many other flagship products out of the water, including the Hifiman Susvara, Abyss AB1266 Phi TC, Warwick Acoustics Bravura, T+A Solitaire P, Focal Utopia, Meze Empyrean, and Sennheiser HD800S - all of which I have compared it to. Thanks to the full-frequency ribbon technology and open baffle design, it delivers a breathtaking overall experience in terms of tonal realism, musical transparency, and speaker-like presentation. (Note: Take your time to learn how to adjust the flaps, and don't rely on the Jotunheim R amp.) If you are looking for a real endgame solution, this headphone is an absolute must-try!

Simply Incredible

These headphones are incredibly revealing. It is, literally, as if a veil has been lifted away from the music. The music is amazingly rich and textured. People complain about the lack of bass and at first I agreed that it was bass light (like the Stax). But after making some changes to my preamp (ZMF Pendant SE) I was amazed to find that these headphones are capable of very respectable bass. The headphones are very comfortable to wear but do not tolerate a lot of moving around. They are now all I want to listen to and I have LCD-X and Stax L-700 mk2 (among others) in my collection.

It was great to find them as an open box from Bloom Audio and Bloom was great answering all of my questions. I would definitely buy from Bloom again! Awesome experience all around!

RAAL-requisite SR1a | True Ribbon Earfield Headphone Monitors (with Bundle Options)