- Aviot Wa-J1 will be shipped worldwide in July
- Three combined pilots: piezo, planar and dynamic
- The price converts to around $ 270 / £ 200 / $ 424 to
The Japanese audio brand Aviot presented what it says is the first 3-driver “Tribrid” driver in the world, Wa-J1-and it has made a special edition in collaboration with J-Pop Hyde star.
What is a Tribride? According to Aviot, it is a piezo pilot, a planar magnetic driver and a dynamic pilot, and together, they offer “an overwhelming information density and unprecedented acoustic performance”.
And they do it for an incredibly long period: the battery life is 140 hours claimed, although it is not specified whether it is with an active cancellation of the noise or not (I to have to assume not).
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As Aviot explains, the piezo driver is there for high frequencies, and planar and dynamic drivers are placed coaxial with him to take care of the mediums and stockings, all with a very low distortion and very little phase disorders. The result, says the company, is very great precision.
The supported audio formats include LDAC and Bluetooth Audio (the latter via a future update) as well as compulsory AAC and SBC, and there is an adaptive noise cancellation with a mode of transparency.
The headphones also offer a 3D space audio. This option is adjustable via the control dial, allowing you to spatialize the audio to adapt to your personal preferences – very flat to very reverberant sonic spaces. And for players, there is a low latency mode to reduce the lag.
The headphones will be put up for sale in Japan in July 2025 with a price of 39,600 yen – around $ 270 / £ 200 £ / $ 424 at – and will be available to ship worldwide.
