A manufacturer has introduced in-ear headphones for 1,200 euros. For that much money, you could also buy a powerful gaming PC with a fast graphics card. MeinMMO explains what you should get for that much money.
Anyone looking to buy a decent gaming PC today, one that can still play games in the coming months and years, must be prepared to invest at least 1,000 euros. One reason for this is the high hardware costs and the fact that there haven’t been any real budget graphics cards for a while.
The Danish manufacturer “Bang & Olufsen” has now introduced in-ear headphones that cost significantly more: The in-ear headphones called “Beo Grace” cost 1,200 euros at launch, and that’s a hefty price for headphones.
“Beo Grace” cost 1,200 euros; the manufacturer himself has even more expensive headphones in his range
What kind of in-ear headphones are these? The Beo Grace feature Spatial Audio and are optimized for Dolby Atmos. Spatial Audio is a technology that creates a three-dimensional sound experience. Spatial Audio is also used on the PS5.
In addition, there is an improved “Active Noise Cancelling” (ANC) technology, which according to the manufacturer is supposed to be “four times more effective” than the previous best earbuds from the manufacturer. In particular, the ANC technology is supported by six studio-quality microphones and can adapt in real time to ambient noise. Other manufacturers, including Sony, use similar techniques for ANC.
The Beo Grace is said to run for up to 4.5 hours with ANC and achieve up to 17 hours with the charging case. That seems very short compared to other manufacturers. In comparison: the very good WF-1000XM5 from Sony achieve almost 10 hours with active ANC and even 16 without ANC (via Chip.de). With the case, a few more hours are added. And the WF-1000XM5 currently costs around 250 euros, thus one-fifth of the Beo Grace.
The manufacturer himself wants to position his in-ears in comparison to his best headphone model, the Beoplay H100. This is still a product that costs 1,500 euros. In the review by Hifi.de, the big brother performs very well, with testers praising particularly the warm sound and very good noise cancelling. Whether the sound of the in-ears is just as good remains to be seen, as the sound of in-ears is generally more constrained than that of full-size headphones. This is simply due to the limited design.
In-ear headphones are small and handy and therefore practical travel companions. But which ones are the right ones for me? MeinMMO editor Benedikt Schlotmann has tested 9 examples: I have tested 9 in-ear headphones blind – My secret tip is available for under 100 euros
