AudioQuest NightHawk Headphones

AudioQuest NightHawk Headphones

2015 marks an exceptional leap for AudioQuest and brings an entirely new element to their impressive catalogue. The 'NightHawk' headphones utilise the company's world-famous design prowess and integrate new depths of headphone technology to redefine the standards of state of the art personal listening. AudioQuest has built this product to push and strain the boundaries, offering a superior headphone in an accessible price category.

The NightHawk name is derived from the design concept of offering a headphone model that 'conveys power and freedom, inspires ideas of physical and emotional transportation'. It's with this design philosophy that AudioQuest has been able to form an aesthetically unique product with unrivalled innovation and sound quality. 

The earcups are constructed from a revolutionary new material, often referred to as 'Liquid Wood - genuine wood that has been combined with reclaimed plant fibre, then heated and liquefied. This allows the wood to be treated and processed in a way that allows for injection moulding. When compared to normal wood or plastic, the Liquid Wood material allows for stronger acoustic properties and an infinite number of geometric possibilities. The Liquid Wood earcups are designed to reflect and resemble the shape of a human ear, allowing in turn for a far more comfortable fit and less strain on the listener's head and ears. To top it all off, Liquid Wood is an environmentally friendly material; not only is it aesthetically pleasing - but it's also sustainable. 

The NightHawk's headband is flexible and comfortable; designed to distribute the weight of the headphones evenly. The simply designed, yet highly intelligent (and patent pending) suspension system used by the headphones allows the earcups to move freely, allowing heads of practically any shape or size to make use of a thoroughly enjoy the sound of NightHawk. The ear-pads reflect this comfortability, constructed from durable protein leather and also shaped to resemble the human ear. 

AudioQuest is one of the most prestigious and well-regarded cable manufacturers in the world and has been in operation for over 30 years. It's no surprise that the NightHawk cable has had an equally impressive level of care and attention put into its creation process, something many other headphone manufacturers overlook. The NightHawk's cable has been designed to truly minimize distortion and promote an intense and dynamic performance from the headphones. Many of the ingredients within the cable are shared with AQ's higher end speaker cables and interconnects, including high purity Solid Perfect-Surface Copper+ conductors, Foamed-Polyethylene insulation, Carbon-Based Noise-Dissipation System (NDS) and silver plated terminations. The soft nylon braiding allows mechanical noise to be severely dampened and retain the integrity of the signal being transferred through it. 

The driver units are inspired by the drivers found in high-end loudspeaker models. The NightHawk's 50mm high-excursion drivers are comprised of bio-cellulose pistonic diaphragms and compliant rubber surrounds to offer a naturally detailed representation of space, resulting in an astounding stereo image and dynamic sound. It's semi-open back construction means that air can flow naturally. This results in a punchy midrange, detailed and crystal clear highs, all the while tempered with a deep and controlled bass.

Read our review of NightHawk here!

Who is Audioquest?

Audioquest is one of the most well-regarded cable manufacturers in the world, with each cable seeing a level of meticulous detail in both its aesthetic construction, as well as intuitive engineering within to provide an impressive performance. Regardless of whether the cable in question be an analogue or digital interconnect, speaker cable, subwoofer cable or anything with Audioquest's badge on it - only the finest quality materials and construction expertise are used to form an exceptional, industry-leading product.