- The Unity has been launched by a Sweden-based audio company, Hed.
- It is the first to support lossless hi-res audio via Wi-Fi connectivity.
- The Unity also has Bluetooth connectivity in addition to wireless listening.
The next big technology expected from headphones is lossless audio, and there’s finally a product that actually delivers this. It’s called the Unity, and it has been developed by Hed, an audio company based out of Sweden. The company’s unheard of but they’re the first to come out with Wi-Fi lossless headphones.
So what can the headphones do? It essentially uses Wi-Fi connectivity to deliver lossless audio directly to your ears, something traditional headphones with Bluetooth connectivity cannot. In comparison to songs that we currently listen to, these are compressed to save data and it results in losing out original data. With lossless audio, you get the original hi-res audio quality.
The Unity headphones specs, features
The Unity wireless headphones support Bluetooth along with Wi-Fi connectivity, and are equipped with 40mm drivers. They also have a USB Type-C port, so they work as wired headphones as well. In addition to this, you can also store hi-res music since the headphones come with 16GB of onboard storage. This means that you can listen to hi-res music even when there’s no Wi-Fi network available.
According to the company, the Unity headphones can support lossless hi-res music up to 24-bit/96kHz via Wi-Fi. Hed calls this audio technology “Full-Fidelity Standard” and it’s said to deliver “unprecedented, truly lossless audio.” The headphones also offer noise cancellation, and can run six to eight hours with hi-res or Bluetooth listening.
The wireless headphones also feature active environmental sound management, and a customisable EQ. It is compatible with the in-house Player app that can be connected to popular music services such as Spotify, Soundcloud. You can also import your music library to the app for a unified listening experience.
The Unity price, availability
The Unity wireless headphones carry a hefty price tag of $2,199 that translate to around Rs 1,80,000. It is available to purchase now from getunity.com, but shipping is limited to select countries only.
