With Avantone's Planar the II Ribbon Headphones, you’ll hear the air and breath in every vocal, the long decays of a shimmering reverb tails, and tight, punchy bass that hits hard without being over-hyped. Thanks to their surprisingly low weight, they’ll remain comfy throughout the duration of long-haul mix sessions.

When the critical details of your music matter most, you and your sounds both deserve the audiophile-grade quality of Planar the II Ribbon Headphones. They’re the perfect solution for mix engineers, musicians, podcasters, live-streamers and hi-fi enthusiasts.

The Planar driver difference
Planar drivers offer an incredible set of advantages over traditional moving coil drivers. Amazing accuracy, high-end detail, clarity, natural bass and response time just to name a few.

Planar drivers utilize a matrix of neodymium magnets that both push and pull from both sides of its incredibly thin, ultralight diaphragm across its entire surface area. This way, force applied to the diaphragm is distributed in a symmetric fashion, producing a broad wavefront with very little harmonic distortion and incredibly fast response time. Since Planars use front and rear magnets to apply equal force in both directions, you hear a more natural sound with less distortion when compared to traditional designs that only push—they don’t pull.

Headphones for today’s music creator
Avantone didn’t sacrifice the need for comfort when designing Planar the II. They’re even more lightweight than the classic Planar, and cozy ear pads stay comfortable during long-haul mix and listening sessions. 

Planar the II employs a perfectly tuned open-back architecture, designed to eliminate the pressure build-up, acoustic resonance, and frequency curve typical of closed-back headphones, further ensuring that your music is represented as accurately as possible. 

Planar the IIs also include a high-grade, removable, 2-meter, noise-free 3.5 mm cable that can be plugged into either side to suit your workflow or handedness. Planar the II also ships in an eco-friendly shoulder bag with room for your accessories—and even a pouch for the cable.