Re: Ultrasone Headphones

Posted by steve on
URL: https://www.es-forum.com/Ultrasone-Headphones-tp1552718p1552784.html

That's why their info is confusing. The 15G and 450 HFI Models do not contain the MU Shielding.

--- On Mon, 3/22/10, Martin Kempf <[hidden email]> wrote:

> From: Martin Kempf <[hidden email]>
> Subject: Re: [eSens] Re: Ultrasone Headphones
> To: [hidden email]
> Date: Monday, March 22, 2010, 10:35 AM
> This is the text from the catalogue:
> "The MU-Metal shielding may reduce magnetic radiation by up
> to 98%
> compared to current headphones"
>
> How does S-Logic™ Natural Surround Sound work?
> S-Logic™ sends music around your head not just into it,
> because this
> technology uses decentralised driver positioning. Did you
> know
> that you use and need the outer ear for your 3-dimensional
> understanding
> to define the direction and distance where a sound
> comes from? Instead of hitting the inner ear directly, with
> S-Logic™ the
> signals are reflected off the surface of the outer ear in
> different
> directions before entering the auditory canal to create a
> natural
> 3-dimensional sound. S-Logic™ is the only headphone
> system which
> addresses your entire sense of hearing. S-Logic™ does not
> change your
> personal hearing, it intensifies it for your individual
> needs and
> listening pleasure. S-Logic™ does neither need artificial
> echo nor
> digital sound processing or cross over run time delay.
> You can hear the sound just the way the sound engineer has
> mastered it.
>
> S-Logic™ Natural Surround Sound - To hear is like to see:
> 3-dimensional
> Unique? Yes! Revolutionary? Definitely! The patented
> S-Logic™ technology
> is described as Natural Surround Sound. No other digital
> surround system can compare with this standard. As the
> sound of normal
> headphones will sound direct and even on both sides, the
> S-Logic™ system pushes the sound around your head! It
> appears as though
> you are listening to speakers meters away. Even at very
> low levels, this spacious sound allows you to hear
> precisely. And on
> top, the S-Logic™ technology does not require additional
> equipment!
>
> ULE-technology (Ultra Low Emission) - MU Metal shielding
> To understand what ULE-technology does, you need to know
> that drivers in
> normal headphones produce low-frequency magnetic
> fields as they convert electrical signals into the acoustic
> signals you
> hear as music. Although the scientific jury´s still out as
> to damage
> this magnetic radiation could do to people who wear
> headphones for long
> periods of time, Ultrasone headphones employ the
> ULE-technology. ULE stands for Ultra Low Emission.
> Originally Ultrasone
> developed this technology mainly for professionals as they
> do
> spend half of their lives in headphones. The average
> magnetic field
> emission of many headphones is more than four times the
> maximum
> of recommended levels. The MU-Metal shielding may reduce
> magnetic
> radiation by up to 98% compared to current headphones.
> Not only PRO headphones from Ultrasone but also HFI and DJ
> models are
> equipped with the MU-Metal shielding as standard.
> This patented technology has stood the test of
> international review and
> is recommended by technical surveillance organisations.
>
> Safer hearing
> S-Logic™ does not only create a Natural Surround Sound
> sensation.
> S-Logic™ allows at the same time a reduction of sound
> pressure
> levels at the eardrum by up to 40% (3 - 4 dB). This may
> reduce the risk
> of hearing damage while ensuring hours of fatigue-free
> listening.
> However, Ultrasone generally advises not to listen to music
> at high
> volumes to prevent hearing damage.
>
>
>
>
> Le 22/03/2010 18:15, Bill Bruno a écrit :
> > This sounds like a good find... I would think the
> > models without "S-logic-plus" would be safer.
> > Probably a smaller driver would have lower field,
> > but it also depends how far it is.  Also, higher
> > impedance would mean smaller magnetic field too.
> >
> > They list these specs at
> > http://www.ultrasone.com/index_en.php?level=2&CatID=13.80&inhalt_id=83
> >
> > They all have mu metal except the HFI 15G and 450.
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 8:54 AM, Steve G<[hidden email]
> wrote:
> >
> >   
> >>
> >> Yes, I saw this too. Supposedly it only reduces
> emf by 60%. Maybe I'll just
> >> stick with the HFI580
> >>
> >>
> >> --- On Mon, 3/22/10, Martin Kempf<[hidden email]<baubiologie%40gmail.com>>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>     
> >>> From: Martin Kempf<[hidden email]<baubiologie%40gmail.com>>
> >>> Subject: Re: [eSens] Re: Ultrasone Headphones
> >>> To: [hidden email]<eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> >>> Date: Monday, March 22, 2010, 2:25 AM
> >>>       
> >>     
> >>> But I'm not sure that this model is
> >>> shielded! Look at the
> >>> descriptions... (MU metal)
> >>>
> >>> Martin
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Le 22/03/2010 00:37, Steve G a écrit :
> >>>       
> >>>> Thanks Martin,
> >>>> Would the smaller model be the HFI15G?
> >>>>
> >>>> --- On Sun, 3/21/10, Martin Kempf<[hidden email]<baubiologie%40gmail.com>
> >>>>         
> >>>       
> >>>>
> <mailto:baubiologie%40gmail.com<baubiologie%2540gmail.com>>> 
> wrote:
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> >>>>         
> >>>>> From: Martin Kempf<[hidden email]<baubiologie%40gmail.com>
> >>>>>         
>  
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> >>>>> Subject: Re: [eSens] Re: Ultrasone
> Headphones
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> <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com<eSens%2540yahoogroups.com>>
> >>>       
> >>>>> Date: Sunday, March 21, 2010, 2:55 PM
> >>>>> I really love the sound quality of
> >>>>> the Ultrasone, compared to the
> >>>>> Sennheiser. I offered another
> Ultrasone to my
> >>>>>         
>  
> >>> mother, a
> >>>       
> >>>>> smaller open
> >>>>> one, and the quality is also
> excellent.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Martin
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Le 21/03/2010 21:56, torch369 a écrit
> :
> >>>>>         
>  
> >>>>>> Thanks for the info Martin. How
> did you like
> >>>>>>         
>    
> >>> the sound
> >>>       
> >>>>> quality of the
> >>>>>         
>  
> >>>>>> Ultrasone?
> >>>>>> Steve
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> --- In [hidden email]<eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> >>>>>>         
>    
> >>>
> <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com<eSens%2540yahoogroups.com>>
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> >>>>>
> <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com<eSens%2540yahoogroups.com>>,
> Martin
> >>>>>         
>  
> >>>>>> Kempf<baubiologie@...> 
> wrote:
> >>>>>>         
>    
> >>>>>>> Hi
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I have an old Sennheiser open
> >>>>>>>       
>        
> >>> headphone, and a
> >>>       
> >>>>> closed ULTRASONE
> >>>>>         
>  
> >>>>>> HFI-650.
> >>>>>>         
>    
> >>>>>>> And it's true that the
> Ultrasone
> >>>>>>>       
>        
> >>> headphone I can
> >>>       
> >>>>> use for hours. With
> >>>>>         
>  
> >>>>>> the
> >>>>>>         
>    
> >>>>>>> Sennheiser I feel bad after 5
> >>>>>>>       
>        
> >>> minutes...
> >>>       
> >>>>>>> Additionally, I met the
> Inventor of
> >>>>>>>       
>        
> >>> Ultrasone (a
> >>>       
> >>>>> german company) once,
> >>>>>         
>  
> >>>>>>> and he explained me how it
> works, so
> >>>>>>>       
>        
> >>> yes, in
> >>>       
> >>>>> future I will only use
> >>>>>         
>  
> >>>>>>> Ultrasone... he is a lot in
> measuring
> >>>>>>>       
>        
> >>>>> earthfields, sferics and EM
> >>>>>         
>  
> >>>>>>> fields, very concerned.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Martin
> >>>>>>> France
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Le 21/03/2010 06:27, torch369
> a écrit
> >>>>>>>       
>        
> >>> :
> >>>       
> >>>>>>>> Hi all,
> >>>>>>>> Just wondering if anyone
> has tried
> >>>>>>>>       
>          
> >>> Ultrasone
> >>>       
> >>>>> Headphones. Their claim
> >>>>>         
>  
> >>>>>>>> to fame is MU Shielding to
> cut the
> >>>>>>>>       
>          
> >>> EMF
> >>>       
> >>>>> Levels.
> >>>>>         
>  
> >>>>>>>> I tested my headphones
> with a
> >>>>>>>>       
>          
> >>> CellSensor EMF
> >>>       
> >>>>> Meter and the pads
> >>>>>         
>  
> >>>>>> were a
> >>>>>>         
>    
> >>>>>>>> hot zone.
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