The Asian Age

1More Triple Driver: Audio delivery defined

- FRANCIS D’SA

1More, a little- known audio company, is all out to challenge Apple’s Beats. The Apple variant headphones come with a Lighting connector and a built- in DAC. 1More offers looks with comfort — it does not overcrowd your ears and fits snugly due to its angular design with a sturdy and light aluminum build. It bundles along a variety of tips with a range of silicon and foam between 10mm and 14.5mm. The cable is braided with nylon, which helps in keeping you out of the knotty situations. The inline remote includes a DAC with a built- in 5- way control joystick to set the volume, move between tracks and answer calls. Lastly, a hard leather case is also available in the packaging.

The Headphones sport three drivers each— a dynamic driver for mids and lows, and two balanced armatures to deliver highs like tweeters. The three drivers unite to give out a perfect, unmatched audio output with almost zero crosstalk between the highs and lows. This makes for quality audio and least distortion. The in- line DAC includes a High Resolution Digital Audio Converter, and the earbuds together are claimed to be tuned by Grammy Award Winning sound engineer Luca Bignardi.

As for the performanc­e, the Triple Driver are almost no match to anything close we have heard till date. Though the product seems expensive at first glance, sounds as expensive too — justice to the price it demands. Playback of audio quality across a range of genres sounds way above average in comparison to other in- ear headphones around. The bass response is pretty excellent and the mids and highs are neatly defined. These earphones are equipped with a dynamic driver that is designed and tweaked by a profession­al to handle low frequencie­s. You are destined to experience a rich and detailed bass. However, the bass is a tad low and for all those bass- heavy listeners, including us, you ‘ could’ be a bit disappoint­ed.

Trust us; you won’t be disappoint­ed if you are looking for investing here — 8,999 for the 3.5mm jack version, while the Apple Lightning jack version will cost you 10,999.

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