Eclipse
Our first ever closed back headphone.
The Eclipse uses a multi chamber cup design made from separate pieces of wood in a two step process, to give a sound that is remarkably close to that of the Venus but with the advantage of the noise rejection (both in and out) that makes a closed back design so appealing. The use of different woods for the top cup offers a huge range of personalisation options.
Like the Venus it uses pads made from soft sheepskin and memory foam to ensure that it is never less than exceptionally comfortable even for long periods of listening.
Venus
Our flagship open back.
As standard the Venus comes tuned for a romantic listening experience; the tastefully boosted low end and smooth treble response delivers a headphone that is both musical and physical but without causing any fatigue over extended listening sessions.
The Venus comes with luxurious sheepskin pads as well as a separate pair of super-comfortable hybrid pads that give the opportunity to tune both the sound and comfort of the headphone straight out of the box.
Jupiter
The Jupiter is our standard model of headphone that fits the majority of use purposes, both in terms of comfort (due to light weight and fully circumaural pads) and sonic delicacy that is the result of years of constant refinement in tuning.
We can now offer the Jupiter with a choice of different pads (with each pair tuned accordingly) to tailor the sound to each customers’ specific needs - either brighter, with an emphasis on midrange & treble detail and air, or a more relaxed top end suited to long hours in the studio with zero fatigue.
Saturn
The Saturn is our lightest weight and least obtrusive headphone. Like the Jupiter it has been the subject of intensive tuning work, resulting in a neutral sound-signature that is wonderfully balanced right across the frequency range.
The Saturn’s super light weight means that for those with smaller ears the Saturn could well be one of the most comfortable headphone in existence.
The Width Of A Circle
All of our headphones utilise 50mm, 32ohm dynamic drivers that feature fantastic fidelity and low distortion across the entire frequency range.
The large surface area means a greater volume of air moved (compared to the 40mm drivers used in many headphones), allowing for a sound that is bigger and more physical in every way, while their power handling capabilities allow for EQing that can satisfy the most ardent bass-heads without driver break-up. A smooth treble roll-off ensures a sound that is never fatiguing and yet extremely detailed, with excellent separation and imaging that is the equal of any mass-production headphone in their price class.
Three Girl Rhumba
Hyland Headphones’ cables are made in an exclusive collaboration with the wizards at NLovell Audio.
NLovell cables are flexible, lightweight and beautifully handmade to your specification, with wire gauge heavy enough and quality good enough for the pickiest headphile, but refreshingly free of marketing BS and the Snake-Oil sales that can often be associated with high-end cable manufacturing. Just good cables, well made.
The standard cable uses a single sheath of paracord, but we can also offer cables with separately housed and braided wires, as well as options for copper and super high-purity silver Litz.
If Six Was Nine
Sometimes, when companies say handcrafted, what they really mean is hand-built. Parts are mass produced and some final build and finish is done by hand.
When we say Hyland Headphones are handcrafted in the UK, we mean handcrafted. Excepting certain components, few automated processes are used in their construction. The headband parts are milled, shaped, bent, drilled and tapped by hand. The cups are hand turned from the finest hardwoods, and hand-finished using a hard wearing and beautiful lacquer. The cables are hand braided and soldered, and the leather headband is handmade and hand burnished.
Every pair is worked on individually with only 1 pair made at a time to ensure full attention is given to absolutely every detail, and fewer than 50 pairs are made per year.
You Got It
The handcrafted and personal approach to production means Hyland Headphones can offer a truly bespoke service. From your first email you will be dealing directly with the maker, and almost everything you want to change can be changed. Want a 10m long cable terminated with twin XLR plugs? No problem. Want a cooler sound signature? Then we can use a combination of wood and cup tuning to give you just that. Want something other than the standard black leather headband? We have a selection of other leathers available on hand. Have a particular wood in mind for your headphones that we don’t currently stock? We have a couple of exotic wood specialists nearby who have a huge range of beautiful hardwoods. YOU have a specific lovely piece of wood that you want your headphones to be made from? Let’s talk! Anything else you can think of that isn’t covered here? Well, we’ll see what we can do!
