The Tesla driver project starts many years ago and still seems to be a never-ending process but with the Amiron I think they are heading in the right direction with an easier sounding tonal signature that will win more fans than the previous T series.

If we had one criticism, it’s that the highs, while detailed, sometimes felt a tiny bit harsh – nothing that would cause us to quit listening, but just something we would have liked to be a bit smoother. A speck of dust on the perfect frame, if you like. But although they aren’t as exciting as other headphones, we’d quite happily put them up against anything in their price range.

The Beyerdynamic Amiron Home is something as rare as an open headphone with generous bass reproduction. The music flows so easily and effortlessly out of the headphones that you do not want to take them off your head. It’s not just because the wearing comfort is second to none for such large headphones, but because you simply enjoy the music more when the sound balance of the headphones does not stand in the way of the music.

Beyerdynamic wanted this headphone to be easygoing, musical (open – concert) and smooth for use at home, for watching movies and for listening to music and I think the Amiron is exactly that. It’s an easy to listen to headphone and it’s quite different from the T90 which I don’t think anyone sees as a warmer smooth headphone for relaxed listening. That does make it a bit weird to see the Amiron Home as the T90 successor, so I’d rather say they’re complimentary headphones.

The headphones bring out the detail in vocal performances, and provide a spatial sense that only ever seems conjured by an open-style design. From the stereo-panned, bright percussion that kicks off "Paranoid Android" on Radiohead's recently remastered OK Computer, to the sound of the room as Miles Davis' Sketches of Spain builds on the opening track, to the fury of the sub-bass two minutes into Kendrick Lamar's "DNA," to the raw beauty of Fiona Apple's vocal delivery on "Regret," Beyerdynamic brings out the details of vocals and instruments recorded with a close mic, of deep lows and bright highs, and of the lovely reflections of concert halls and massive recording studio live rooms.

Beyer has been refining its sound for some time. This culminated in the fantastic 3rd generation T1, which I was a big fan of due to its tonality. They turn their headphones for pure listening pleasure instead of being flat and unengaging monitor-grade headphones. This approach led me to renewed interest in the brand, and I now consider myself a fan.

Beyerdynamic has made a pair of headphones that sound as good as they feel