Tech: Four expensive headphones you won't mind paying the price

Sennheiser HE 1

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Everything in the HE 1 is built to impress whether it's the headphone's state-of-the-art amplifier, handmade leather ear pads or the silver-plated cables. The amplifier in the electrostatic headphone can receive digital signals via optical and coaxial SPDIF inputs or USB input, it also accepts high-resolution PCM and DSD data. Music data is converted to analogue signals using the 8 internal DACs of the ESS SABRE ES9018.

Category: Over-ear
Ideal for: Outdoor and indoors
Driver size: NA
Sensitivity: 100 dB
Impedance: NA
Frequency range: 8 to 100 kHz
Protective Bag: yes
Detachable cable: yes

RHA T20i

Price Rs 19,999
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With dual-coil dynamic neodymium drivers, stainless steel body and interchangeable sound filters, the in-ear T20i is built to give the most detailed sound. The latest headphone from the RHA, the T20i weighs 29g and comes with a 1.35m cable, 3.5 mm gold plated jack and mouldable ear hooks. It also gets a remote with support for mic.

Category: In-ear
Ideal for: outdoor and indoors
Driver size: NA
Sensitivity: 90 dB
Impedance: 16 Ohm
Frequency range: 16 to 40,000 Hz
Protective Bag: yes
Detachable cable: no

U-Jays

Price Rs 25,000
Available on Headphonezone.in
If you are looking for a pair of on-ear headphones that are reliable as well as comfortable, don't look beyond the U-Jays. They come with exchangeable viscoelastic ear cushions that adjust to the shape of your ears. The headband is silicon-coated and flexible. The noise cancellation is excellent in this closed-back headphones, without any spillage of sound, making it apt for studio environments as well. The pair comes with 1.35m exchangeable cables with 3.5mm stereo plug. It weighs around 224g.

Category: Wired on-ear (closed back)
Ideal for: Professional setups and portable players
Driver size: 40mm
Sensitivity: 100db
Impedance: 32 Ohm
Frequence range: 10-20,000Hz
Protective Bag: Yes
Detachable cable: Yes (1.35 m)

V-Moda Crossfade

Price: Rs 24,990
Available on: Headphonezone.in
An improvement on the award-winning M-100, the V-Moda Crossfade wireless comes with dual-diaphragm 50mm driver and a 10m Bluetooth range. The handmade speakers weigh 292g, and are suited for videos, gaming as well as DJing. Available in wired and wireles modes, it lasts nearly 12 hours on single recharge.

Category: Over-ear
Ideal for: Music, gaming and DJing.
Driver size: 50mm
Sensitivity: 107 dB
Impedance: 30 Ohm
Frequency range: 5 to 30,000 Hz
Protective Bag: Yes
Detachable cable: yes (with built-in mic and control)