{"id":3003,"date":"2022-01-17T12:47:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T12:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/01\/17\/periodic-audio-carbon-headphone-review-outstanding-performance\/"},"modified":"2022-01-17T12:47:05","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T12:47:05","slug":"periodic-audio-carbon-headphone-review-outstanding-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/01\/17\/periodic-audio-carbon-headphone-review-outstanding-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Periodic Audio Carbon headphone review: Outstanding performance"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Periodic Audio made its name with in-ear monitors (aka headphones) designed by a team relentless in its pursuit of maximum sonic excellence at each model\u2019s price point. The range has no flashy logo, no bespoke industrial design, just incredible hi-fi performance for the price.<\/p>\n

The $499 Carbon in-ear headphone is the company\u2019s flagship product, and Periodic Audio\u2019s recent redesign is a collection of small changes that add up to a huge upgrade. This headphone demands that you focus on its assigned task. If you\u2019re a multitasker addicted to scrolling through social media and watching sports on TV while you\u2019re playing music, the Carbon will inevitably hijack your attention and the other stuff will just fade away. They\u2019re so good at sucking a listener into their orbit that I\u2019d hesitate to use them while using public transport or walking around town.<\/p>\n

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This review is part of TechHive\u2019s coverage of the best headphones<\/a>, where you\u2019ll find reviews of the competition\u2019s offerings, plus a buyer\u2019s guide to the features you should consider when shopping for this type of product.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I\u2019ve owned the previous generation of Carbon, and I\u2019ve consistently used it when I\u2019m listening to mixes or any time I want to focus on the details of a new song. It was an outstanding in-ear monitor, but the new version is a welcome improvement.<\/p>\n

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The latest Periodic Audio Carbon headphone includes a detachable cable with custom 2.5mm connectors.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What\u2019s new with the PE Carbon<\/h2>\n

Periodic Audio has made some major improvements in the cables and the earpiece housings. Most importantly, they\u2019ve replaced the cable with a removable and replaceable 3mm TRS (tip\/ring\/sleeve) to a removable twin 2.5mm TS version. If you ever need a new one, Periodic will sell you the Ag cable for $79.<\/p>\n

I always felt like the original cable was a bit thin and fragile, even though the company says the cable break rate on the old version was only 0.3 to 0.4 percent. I have no reason to doubt those numbers, but that doesn\u2019t mean a lot of users weren\u2019t nervous about durability. Periodic was obviously paying attention, and this new option is fantastic, even if in practice the new cables only make us feel better about the repairability of a substantial investment, as opposed to solving an actual breakage problem. That doesn\u2019t make this new cable any less amazing.<\/p>\n

To keep the earbuds as small as possible while providing the detachable cable, Periodic Audio developed its own 2.5mm jack, dubbed the IDEEL (IEM Direct Electrical Engagement Link) connector. The company says it\u2019s the world\u2019s smallest 2.5mm jack, measuring just 3.6mm across with a mounting depth of 9.5mm.<\/p>\n

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Periodic Audio has developed its own IDEEL connector, which measures just 3.6mm across with a 9.5mm mounting depth.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The other big news is that the earbud housings are now made from Eastman\u2019s Tritan copolyester thermoplastic<\/a>, the same substance used to make the virtually indestructible plastic containers for Vitamix blenders. Periodic Audio says the material is also better for audio applications than either polycarbonate or ABS, and that the redesigned Carbon is the first headphone to use the material.<\/p>\n

Same great sound<\/h2>\n

The second-gen Carbon\u2019s transducers are the same ones found in the original product and utilize a lab-grown diamond layer (8 microns thick) on a proprietary high-temperature polymer substrate. The transducer diaphragm is manufactured from carbon in a diamond lattice, its transducer is a proprietary polymer, the frame is 315 stainless steel, and the magnet is N48H-grade neodymium.<\/p>\n