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They’d also be fantastic for me and my devotion to wired, leave-me-alone listening.

What you’re looking at is a pair of closed-back planar magnetic headphones of the highest order.

Dan Clark Audio Noire X headphones on black background, with TR�s �Money No Object� badge

DCA describes Noire X as the Johnny Cash of headphones, and I don’t mind it.

Noire X headphones closeup of the headband, embroidered with ‘NOIRE’ in caps