APRIL 2020 MACWORLD 119headphones have a PVD coating that will
reflect light differently and reveal different
shapes depending on your viewing angle.
Under the hood, the T9iE feature
Beyerdynamic’s Tesla driver technology.
Tesla technology refers to a series of
measurements, design, and materials that
Beyerdynamic says improve the
headphone’s sound and efficiency.
Beyerdynamic reserves its Tesla
technology for its reference headphones.STYLING IS ALL ASTELL&KERN
The T9iE’s audiophile-grade cable is itsThe headphones are designed by Astell&Kern with its distinctive focus on shapes, lighting, and
angles.
DESIGNED AND HANDMADE
IN GERMANY
The AK T9iE headphones are jointly
designed and voiced by Astell&Kern and
legendary German headphone
manufacturer, Beyerdynamic. Each
headphone is handmade in Germany. The
AK T9iE succeed the AK T8iE, which were
also made by Beyerdynamic for
Astell&Kern and are sold by Beyerdynamic
as the Xelento.
The AK T9iE follow Astell&Kern’s
hallmark industrial design that plays with
shapes, angles, and lighting. The