You like music? Of course you do, everyone has some sound that they love and that question doesn’t make for a good pickup line (tested). No matter what genre you find yourself returning to, the sound and delivery just finds a way to soothe your soul. And I’ve found the perfect delivery to be a pair of Nuraphones.
The company looked at creating personalized EQs based on how your ear reacts to different frequencies of sound. The magic of sound engineering with microphones that measure the response of your inner ear create the perfect pair of headphones for each user. Simple styling and all black metal design, but bespoke sound, because we all hear differently. My listening profile is shown in the orb above. What drew me in to the wildly designed headphones was the aspect of immersion. Throw yourself into the music, fully. The brand has done something fresh in a market that seemed to be lacking innovation.
The probe like design of overhead and in ear style headphone takes a bit of adjustment to get used to. This two part design gives you the best of both designs with the inner cone handling the mid to high range sounds, and the larger driver of the outer cup handling the bass. That face rattling base that so many concert goers have come to know and love can be found in most headphones, but now it can be found without sacrificing vocal clarity. The ‘immersion mode’ has a sliding scale from gentle to front row. I highly recommend using front row mode for all of your music needs. The few times I’ve turned immersion down have been for action films with lots of explosions, and a few deep voiced NPR hosts.
I’ve had this pair for about 2 years now, after an issue with my first pair that was replaced under warranty. Customer service was helpful in trying to perform a reset, but communication was a bit slow given the company is based in Australia. A few days of email responses in the evening and A new pair was sent to me with shipping and return shipping paid for by them. They continue to innovate and push forward the ways in which we interact with sound. The Nuraloop in-ear travel headphones will definitely make packing for flights a lot easier for me and I can’t wait to order them too!