Master & Dynamic has overhauled its elite (and gorgeous) wireless headphones

Date:
Wed, 15 Mar 2023 18:24:02 +0000

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All new technology, including improved drivers, comes to updated headphones with some classic style.

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While one of the best-looking sets of cans weve ever set our eyes on (and
weve seen a lot), the original wired Master & Dynamic MH40 over-ears were a so-so sounding, overly expensive set of headphones.

A wireless version of theretro-styled headphonesfollowed in 2019, but their audio performance once again failed to live up to their stylish design and hefty price tag when compared to the best wireless headphones .

The American company is aiming to address those shortcomings, however, with a newly-announced second-generation version of its Bluetooth MH40s.

Maintaining the brushed aluminum and leather stylings of the original, the overhauled model boastsall-new 40mm titanium drivers, improved battery life and an upgraded microphone.

Theres still no active noise cancelling, but the V.2MH40s do getBluetooth 5.2 along with support for AAC, SBC and aptX Adaptive codecs up to 24-bit/96kHz, plus an improved app that allows for custom EQ settings.

M&D claim the new driver configuration provides "crystal clear highs and full-sounding lows", while the battery will now last for 30 hours compared to the 18 hours of playback provided by their predecessors, (a quick-charge feature provides a full six hours of play time from just 15 minutes of
juicing up).

All those new features come with a newly boosted price tag, with the MH40 V2s coming in a full $100 more expensive than the V1s at$400(around 330 /
AU$600), withfive color optionsnow available. Analysis: Will it be more style over substance for the newMH40s? (Image credit: Master & Dynamic MH40 V2 )

While their vintage looks are more than a little alluring, its been hard to fully recommend previous iterations of the MH40s.

Theres a lot of meaningful updates with the V2s, with the boosted battery
life and new drivers addressing some of the main criticisms of their forbearers.

Were looking forward to hearing how those improvements sound, however the
lack of noise cancelling coupled with the increased asking price looks likely to count against them when matched up with their leading competitors on our best over-ear headphones .



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