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- Absolute reference over-ear
- Optimized for professional requirements
- Open design for the finest resolution
- Air Film Damping System (AFDS)
- Aluminum-magnesium housing
- 2 connection cables (1.5m and 3m)
Reviews
"What can I say? I'm thrilled, even though it costs a whopping €4,000. But this level of performance is rare."
Holger Biermann (LowBeats)
"The D8000 is a headphone like no other. So many appealing features come together, we hardly know where to begin. Design, materials, construction, and execution: full marks. Sound: surprisingly musical! The bassy performance offered is unusual for the design, but absolutely attractive. The D8000 Pro Edition is in no way inferior to the original. In fact, it takes it to the next level."
Johannes Strom (Audio Test 05/2021 / LikeHifi)
“One of the best earbuds available today.”
Fidelio (Musicalhead.de)
VGP 2021 Lifestyle Award
VGP 2020 Lifestyle Award
VGP 2020 Summer Award
VGP 2019 Summer Lifestyle Award
"Magnetostats are unsurpassed in terms of sonic lightness, transparency, and impulse response. The D8000 took it to the next level: the Japanese engineers have done a wonderful job with the tuning. In our tests, it remained consistently balanced and effortless."
Christian Möller
FINAL D8000 and FINAL D8000 Pro Edition
FINAL's open-frame reference magnetostats are true masterpieces housed in precision aluminum-magnesium alloy housings with a resonance-reducing coating.
With their ground-up thinking, the FINAL team has found the ultimate design for magnetostats. First, FINAL opted for a round driver diaphragm featuring an inwardly wound, circular aluminum ribbon as the voice coil.
Secondly, in the D8000 models, these conductor tracks are not applied to the diaphragm with an adhesive (as in many other planar magnetic designs), but are etched as an ultra-thin aluminum coating into the surface of the foil diaphragm material.
This results in a moving mass that's one-third lighter than comparable dynamic driver assemblies. Third, the diaphragm features concentric ridges that allow for a more linear movement of the diaphragm across its entire working surface.
By dispensing with the usual voice coil adhesives and a corrugated diaphragm, the D8000 drivers achieve absolutely superior reproduction of even the most subtle high frequencies. Last but not least, the AFDS (Air Film Damping System) technology eliminates the excursion problems typically associated with magnetostats by perfectly controlling the membrane movement, even at high volumes, using an air damping layer.
Sound differences between the FINAL D8000 and the FINAL D8000 Pro Edition
The D8000 Pro Edition offers the same fine sound quality as the D8000, but has undergone a special pro-sound tuning of the driver units.At the request of sound engineers who often demand high playback levels from their studio headphones, FINAL has developed the Air Film Damping System (AFDS) tailored to the needs of professional recording studios.
We have reinvented the planar magnetic model driver with AFDS (Air Film Damping System)
With the development of the new AFDS (Air Film Damping System), we've achieved a sound quality that offers both the sensitive high frequencies of planar magnetic models and the voluminous and open bass of dynamic models. This product will inspire new discoveries in music you already know, and you'll want to listen to your favorite music again and again, confirming the joy of audio products.
Features
A combination of the sensitive high ranges of planar magnetic models
and the voluminous and open basses of dynamic models.
Voluminous and open bass
In conventional planar magnetic models, the amplitude increases in the low frequency range. Because the diaphragm comes into contact with magnets, the bass frequency had to be raised to a level that the driver unit could reproduce. To compensate for the lack of bass, the ear cushions were tightly sealed inside, and the front part of the diaphragm was designed as a closed chamber.
This is the same principle as earphones with sealed earpieces, which can reproduce bass frequencies despite their small size. Sealing the inner ear cushions makes it possible to produce bass tones across low frequency bands; these become the bass tones produced in a sealed space, just like earphones.
In the D8000, the problem of the diaphragm coming into contact with the magnets has been solved by the AFDS (Air Film Damping System), and it has become possible to reduce the frequency of the bass,
that the driver unit can reproduce. In combination with breathable ear cushions, bass reproduction with a volume
and an open sound that can only be achieved with superior dynamic models.
Subtle high frequenciesZen
When reproducing subtle high frequencies, the lightness of the diaphragm is crucial. Compared to other dynamic models of the same diameter, the D8000's diaphragm is one-third lighter. A super-thin aluminum coil has been etched onto the extremely lightweight foil diaphragm, eliminating the adhesive required between the coil and diaphragm in dynamic models, which has a very negative impact on the sound quality.
on the sound quality is not necessary. This is an important part that is filled with know-how. With D8000, this
Problem theoretically solved and reproduction of subtle high frequencies was achieved.
“The combination of the subtle high frequencies of the planar magnetic model and the volume and open bass tones of the dynamic model"
By combining the subtle high frequencies of the planar magnetic model with the volume and open bass of the dynamic model, the D8000 lets you discover new things when listening to music you're used to. You'll want to listen to your favorite music again and again. With this product, you'll realize,
that high sound quality provides the impetus to experience the deeper aspects of music.
Newly developed AFDS: Air Film Damping System
In conventional planar magnetic models, the amplitude became progressively smaller in the lower range, causing the diaphragm to come into contact with the magnets. To solve this problem, we performed measurements using diaphragm simulations with the finite element method and laser Doppler devices and developed a new diaphragm braking technology known as AFDS - Air Film Damping System.
In this way, the problem of low bass reproducibility in planar magnet models was solved. This technology could be considered a reinvention of planar magnet models.
In the D8000, the problem of the diaphragm coming into contact with the magnets has been solved by the AFDS (Air Film Damping System), and it has become possible to reduce the frequency of the bass, that the driver unit can reproduce. Combined with breathable ear cushions, bass reproduction is possible with a volume and open sound that can only be achieved with superior dynamic models.
Designed for long life and easy repair
To allow for repairs and future upgrades, almost every part has been designed to be disassembled, allowing the product to be used for many years after purchase.
A housing made of an aluminum-magnesium alloy
Implementing AFDS requires an extremely high level of precision compared to conventional drivers. For this reason, the housing was manufactured with great precision from an aluminum-magnesium alloy.
By using a leather coating, as used on high-quality cameras, we have taken measures against even the smallest vibrations.
This model is manufactured in our own factory and stands for precision.
The D8000 model is manufactured at our headquarters in Kawasaki. In addition to the precision of the individual parts, the precision of the assembly process depends on the precision of the tools, known as jigs and fixtures.
that support the assembly process. To compensate for even the smallest irregularities in the precision of the fixtures during the assembly process, we design and manufacture our own production and measuring fixtures.
We have developed in-house manufacturing equipment specifically for the D8000, such as a membrane forming machine and a membrane tension measuring device.
To produce truly good products, you have to get to the core of the parts manufacturing process, keeping them close to the raw material. The good thing about "Made in Japan" is that you can gain the cooperation of manufacturers who are close to the material. By jointly controlling everything, from the procurement of raw materials to the assembly of the product, we have achieved high-quality products.
Newly developed detachable cable
We've developed a new cable for the D8000. It comes with two types of cables: a 3.5 mm mini-plug (1.5 m) and a 6.3 mm standard plug (3 m).
- Cable length: 1.5 m
- Input: 3.5 mm, 3-pin
- Output: 3.5 mm, 2-pin with locking function
- Compatible Models: D8000/D8000 Pro Edition, SONOROUS VIII/VI/IV/III/II
- Cable length: 3 m
- Input: 6.3 mm, 3-pin
- Output: 3.5 mm, 2-pin with locking function
- Compatible Models: D8000/D8000 Pro Edition, SONOROUS VIII/VI/IV/III/II
D-Series headphone case
New briefcase-style carrying case with * TRAVEL SENTRY®-certified lock accessory. * "TRAVEL SENTRY" is a registered trademark of Travel Sentry, Inc.
Newly developed open ear pads
In closed and open headphones, the sealing of the ear cushions ensures a characteristic extension of the playback frequency to bass frequencies that the driver unit was originally unable to reproduce.
For high-quality reproduction of the natural distribution of bass frequencies that the original sound originally has, it is necessary that the driver unit itself is capable of reproducing bass frequencies and that breathable ear cushions are used that are not tightly sealed.
In all conventional planar magnetic models and many dynamic models there is a deficiency in terms of bass frequencies with ear cushions,
that are not tightly sealed.
The D8000's bass frequency response has been expanded with AFDS, making it possible to adequately reproduce bass frequencies even with loose ear cushions, thanks solely to the capabilities of the driver unit. The ear cushions, which have a significant impact on sound quality, were newly developed specifically for the D8000 using highly breathable foam and special fibers.
Color variation
2 color variations: BLACK and SILVER
Technical data
- D8000 housing: aluminum-magnesium alloy, black finish
- Driver: Planar magnetic with AFDS (Air Film Damping System)
- Etched aluminum conductor tracks without weighty adhesive
- Cable: OFC cable 1.5m (with 3.5mm jack plug) / OFC cable 3m (with 6.3mm jack plug)
- Efficiency: 98dB/mW
- Impedance: 60Ω
- Weight: 523g
Scope of delivery
- Headphone stand
- OFC cable with 6.35mm jack plug, 3m
- OFC cable with 3.5mm jack plug, 1.5m
- Operating instructions
