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Empire Ears Hero

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Empire Ears Hero

$1,349.00

Hero is relentless, fierce and unapologetic – a renunciation of rules, preconceptions and everything that’s expected from it. It represents a tour de force of Empire’s expertise and craftsmanship, elevating musicality presentation to a level non-existent in its tier. With DNA sourced directly from Legend X and Zeus XIV, Hero reveres our past to emulate flagship levels of performance without the flagship admission.


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QUADBRID DESIGN

The heart of Hero is a proprietary quad hybrid configuration comprised of proprietary triple balanced armatures and a next generation W9+ subwoofer. This staunch combination generates legendary bass response while delivering lush, intimate vocals and supreme detail retrieval via a 4-ways synX crossover network backed by ARC resonance mitigation technology.

PAST AND FUTURE

Every element of Hero is a combination of reminiscence to our history and it embodies our relentless quest to push the limits of possibility. Its sophisticated design, proprietary technology and extraordinary audio reproduction capabilities make it a class-dominating masterpiece.

Features

-4 Proprietary Drivers, Hybrid Design

-1 Next Generation W9+ Subwoofer - Sub-Bass, Bass

-3 Proprietary Balanced Armature Drivers - 1 Mid, 1 Mid-High, 1 High

-4-Way synX Crossover Network

-A.R.C. Resonance Mitigation Technology


Features

Impedance:
17.6 Ohms @ 1kHz

Frequency Response:
5 Hz - 40kHz

Sensitivity:
105dB @ 1kHz, 1mW

Cable:
Handcrafted Alpha-IV 26AWG UPOCC Copper Litz

Hero

About Empire Ears

Empire Ears is unique in its ambition to design the extraordinary and achieve the impossible. Driven by passionate engineers, talented musicians, and exacting audiophiles they are utterly consumed by the desire to create the world's finest in-ear monitors. Empire Ears is family owned in Atlanta, Georgia and with over 30 years experience in acoustic engineering and manufacturing spanning the medical, consumer, and professional markets. Every one of their in-ear monitors are handcrafted by meticulous artisans and tested against the highest standards to deliver a product that you can be as passionate about as they are.