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Abyss JOAL High Performance Planar Headphone

Abyss JOAL High Performance Planar Headphone

$1,895.00

Every track is a Master with the all-new JOAL High Performance Headphone from Abyss. JOAL's ability to extract very subtle audible cues from music and movies and recreate the space of the original recording is uncanny, it's like having the master tape for every song - any vintage, any genre. JOAL presents an huge open soundstage with depth and layering. Hearing the space around each instrument and singer is so fun.

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Jack Of All Listening

JOAL is a time machine for music, never ceases to amaze as it feeds your soul. Fifty’s, 60’s, 70’s rock and roll; EDM, jazz, blues, classical, even bluegrass will touch you in ways that must be heard to grasp.

The Craftsmanship from Abyss

Made in Abyss's New York, USA facility from scratch, JOAL encompasses everything they’ve learned about what people want in a headphone. Its Diana inspired lightweight CNC machined aluminum frame, durable finishes, low profile headband with magnetic adjustability, and the highest quality Ultrasuede materials for all day comfort like a pillow on your head.


• We CNC machine and finish all aluminum frame components, produce our own planer speaker drivers, and skillfully assemble with US made stainless hardware, all within our own facility in Buffalo, New York, USA.
• The thinnest boutique headphone in the world sculpted from aircraft grade aluminum for incredible strength.
• Sporty leathers and soft Alcantara®.
• High-tech ceramic finish
• Hand-carved extra-wide low profile ear pads with minimal clamping force offer extreme comfort for any head shape.
• Large 63 mm patent pending Phi planar drivers with ultra-low mass diaphragm for extremely fast bass impact and subtle lifelike details to music.
• Fibonacci side hole pattern properly tunes the sound while following the flow of nature.
• EMotion headband magnetically adjusts and contours your head for a comfortable fit.
• Coffee or Onyx Black color. Custom colors available by request.
• Dual zipper canvas carry case with leather accents and accessory pockets for easy travel.

What's Included

  • ABYSS JOAL High Performance Headphone
  • ABYSS JOAL Pillow Top Ultrasuede Ear Pads (attached)
  • ABYSS JOAL Black Protective Shell case with velvet interior
  • ABYSS JOAL 2 meter (6.6 ft) length premium 16 core super soft cable with 4.4 mm plug
  • Quick start instruction card

The Specs

Style
Open-Back

Ear Pads / Headband
Leather

Cable
4.4mm with optional adapter

Transducer Type
Planar Magnetic

Transducer Size
63 mm

Frequency Response
5 Hz - 55 KHz

Sensitivity
91 dB/mW

Impedance
30 ohms

Weight
327 grams / 390 grams with ear pads

Overall rating: 4.3333335 / 5 from 6 reviews.

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Okay maybe not all listening

"I was a bit underwhelmed with the JOALs. As a bass-head, I felt I was not well-represented by “the Jack”. Don’t get me wrong, my appreciation for the fine midrange did not go unnoticed. But I just think having a little more thump in the kind of music I like to listen to (mostly funk and EDM) makes it little more for me. Justin also recommended the DCA Noire XOs to me , they’re a bass-heads dream. I am now kind of shying away from Abyss because of the line’s general array of non-sub signatures. Not for me."

— Jeffrey W. (3/5)

Great HPs!

"Very nice HPs. They sound fantastic. I have been using them mostly with HPA4 and ENVY. Very detailed without being overly etched, overly trebly, or otherwise fatiguing. Also, the bass is very articulate with excellent detail/timbre. Very pleased with them. A nice compliment to Susvara. Both very different sound signatures but both incredibly satisfying headphones."

— Daniel S. (5/5)

Best abyss I’ve tried…

"So these are my favorite abyss headphones I’ve tried, but I still need to do some more testing. I really want to try the bass ported suede pads bc I wasn’t a big fan of the hybrid bass ported pads. The JOAL is still not very easy to drive and is pretty amp picky, but If you can find that right synergy then the stage is really wide, great imaging and spacing, bass is super tight, even though I like to increase the quantity quite a bit, but I’m a bass head, there isn’t any sibilance in the highs but can get pretty close at times, mids are pushed forward but not too forward. If your a fan of the Diana’s these are the most relaxed version but ati highly detailed, they just don’t shove it down your ears like the rest."

— Brad H. (4/5)

Most comfortable Abyss ever.

"For my large head. 7. 75 baseball cap. The JOAL feels great with no pressure anywhere. Jazz is alive and female vocals silly smooth. Abyss hit a HR with the JOAL, for my ears."

— Paul C. (5/5)

My favorite headphone so far

"I owned the LCD-X, NOIRE, Empyrean, Grado and they don't come close to the comfort and all around ability of the JOAL. The bass is visceral and it never impedes on other frequencies. Next up is the 1266 Phi TC for me."

— Ben (5/5)

Abyss JOAL/Amp Pairing

"I really like the Abyss JOAL's. If I could give them four and a half stars, I would. I like the way they look. They're built extremely well. I find them very comfortable. The optional accessories, which cost extra, are extremely useful and really worth it. However, I'm a loud listener, and my tube amp (a Cayin HA-3A) struggled to drive them. I eventually connected them to a relatively powerful solid state amp, a Violectric HPA V281 LE. Problem solved. They sound great on the Violectric."

— Paul S. (4/5)

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