Oppo PM-1

No, it’s not the price. We are used to paying premium in this modern day and age, whether it’s your iPhone 6, your Porsche, your designer shoes. We all accept that, and, once we decide we’re willing to spend the extra, we do. The OPPO PM-1 is just the...

I can’t speak for everyone on the team, and, for sure I can’t speak for everyone out there, but, for me, personally, the sound coming out of these headphones is the best sound I have ever heard in my entire life. Are they big? Yes. Are they expensive?...

An independent licensor of the Oppo brand name in the U.S., Oppo Digital has collaborated with the Chinese manufacturer Oppo Electronics to market one rave-reviewed Blu-ray player after another. Now Oppo is turning its attention to the rapidly...

The PM-1s are efficient and easy for even a smartphone amplifier to drive successfully ; These are among the most comfortable headphones on the planet ; They are built to last with pre-tested pivots and yoke

Treble extension is slightly truncated ; The PM-1s, like all open-backed headphones, do little to isolate the listener from their environment ; The packaging is more deluxe than many prospective owners might like

If you are looking for the most revealing, highest resolution headphone regardless of fit or amplifier compatibility, the Oppo PM-1 will probably not make it on your short list. However, if you want easy-to-drive, ruggedly constructed headphones that...

Very comfortable, Excellent sound quality, obviously

Rivals offer greater perception of detail, Finishing touches add too much to price, A touch soft-sounding

Flawless sound ; Easy to drive from phones ; Very comfortable ; Light and balanced ; Amazing build quality

Expensive! ; They're not that pretty ; Limited isolation

These are probably among the best headphones ever made by mankind but you're going to need some stellar ears and a bank account to match. The Oppo PM-1 headphones are brilliant, mesmerising and spellbinding. They're magical and captivating and wondrous...

Smooth, refined presentation ; Plenty of detail ; Massive scale ; Excellent bass ; Gorgeous build quality

Smooth presentation means they’re not the punchiest

We’re still surprised that Oppo has turned its hand to headphones, but the bigger surprise here is just how great they sound.

They come remarkably close to the sound of our beloved Stax electrostatics in some ways, with a little less extreme HF reach although the OPPO PM-1 planar-magnetic headphones stride ahead in respect of their mastery of bass instruments. The build...