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Product Description

Several years ago Dan Clark Audio entered the Electrostatic headphone market with the release of VOCE.

Since its introduction, VOCE has won numerous awards for "Product of the Year" and "Best Headphone" from preeminent publications as Positive Feedback, Absolute Sound, Headphonics, and Headphone Guru.

But as usual the team at DAN CLARK Audio strives to continuously advance the performance of our products, and today we are proud to announce the CORINA Reference Electrostatic Headphone.

With our new CORINA Reference Electrostatic headphone Dan Clark Audio takes electrostatic musicality into a future of fun!

Incorporating our Advanced Metamaterial Tuning System (AMTS) CORINA is our first electrostatic headphone featuring our industry-leading Acoustic Metamaterial Tuning System AMTS technology first introduced with our ground-breaking Stealth and Expanse headphones. With AMTS, frequency response is significantly smoother throughout the midrange and high frequencies, free of annoying “peaks and holes” for a smoother, more complete, accurate, and enjoyable listening experience.

AMTS allows us to re-imagine the voicing of CORINA to deliver the most natural midrange we’ve heard in an electrostatic to date. From powerful bass to the incredibly rich and well balanced mids and highs, CORINA delivers an incredibly smooth and lifelike experience, full of electrostatic resolution yet free from the high-frequency emphasis/glare common to many electrostatic headphones.

Welcome to the next-generation of electrostatic headphone fun!

New Voicing

By reducing the emphasis on higher frequencies typical of many electrostatics headphones, VOCE delivered a new take on the electrostatic headphone could sound. With a wider and deeper soundstage, a stronger bottom end and a smoother, richer midrange, Corina delivers a fun yet lifelike tone, with sumptuous vocals, and bass that really kicks. Unlike many electrostatics, Corina is even fun with electronica and rock.

New Driver Fabrication Process

In order to ensure the highest consistency between units, Corina’s 88mm driver is made with a new tensioning system which increases diaphragm tension and uniformity of tension for more consistent, better matched drivers. These drivers are then carefully matched to ensure excellent soundstage and imaging.

Ear Pad Matching

New ear pads have been developed with enhanced ergonomics, including a synthetic suede surface for the face contact, avoiding sweat and “hot spots” common to headphones.

There’s more to ear pads than just their comfort, though. As most listeners know, ear pads can affect the sound of headphones, dramatically.

While drivers can be precision matched ear pads, which involve welding or stitching fabrics and use of foams, have always limited the actual tolerances of the headphone. All Corina new and replacement ear pads are delivered as matched pairs to further tighten the tolerances between the left and right channels and reduce unit to unit variances.

Multiple comfort enhancements

Corina utilises the new self-tensioning headband design from our flagship Stealth and Expanse headphones, for an incredibly comfortable yet hassle-free fit. Paired with the new ear pads and using our signature titanium alloy headband design, Corina is incredibly comfortable to wear.

New industrial design

Dan Clark Audio has always taken pride in industrial design and CORINA is no exception, with its striking new grey finish and sculpted grill CORINA is as much a delight to the eyes as it is to the ears.

Specifications

Model : CORINA
Driver Type : Electrostatic
Driver Size : 88mm
Capacitance with 2m Cable : 135pF
Weight : 465gr
Shipping Dimensions : 18cm x 14cm x 19cm
Frequency Response : *Yes (flat to 6Hz) New Voicing

*Too many vendors publish specifications that are wildly inconsistent with actual performance to win "numbers games." We don't play that game......

Specifications

Product Type

Headphones

Headphone Style

Over-Ear

Headphone Type

Open-Back

MPN

DAN-CLARK-COR-REF

Brand

Dan Clark Audio

Condition

New

Product Code

DAN-CLARK-COR-REF

Weight

1kg

Description

Several years ago Dan Clark Audio entered the Electrostatic headphone market with the release of VOCE.

Since its introduction, VOCE has won numerous awards for "Product of the Year" and "Best Headphone" from preeminent publications as Positive Feedback, Absolute Sound, Headphonics, and Headphone Guru.

But as usual the team at DAN CLARK Audio strives to continuously advance the performance of our products, and today we are proud to announce the CORINA Reference Electrostatic Headphone.

With our new CORINA Reference Electrostatic headphone Dan Clark Audio takes electrostatic musicality into a future of fun!

Incorporating our Advanced Metamaterial Tuning System (AMTS) CORINA is our first electrostatic headphone featuring our industry-leading Acoustic Metamaterial Tuning System AMTS technology first introduced with our ground-breaking Stealth and Expanse headphones. With AMTS, frequency response is significantly smoother throughout the midrange and high frequencies, free of annoying “peaks and holes” for a smoother, more complete, accurate, and enjoyable listening experience.

AMTS allows us to re-imagine the voicing of CORINA to deliver the most natural midrange we’ve heard in an electrostatic to date. From powerful bass to the incredibly rich and well balanced mids and highs, CORINA delivers an incredibly smooth and lifelike experience, full of electrostatic resolution yet free from the high-frequency emphasis/glare common to many electrostatic headphones.

Welcome to the next-generation of electrostatic headphone fun!

New Voicing

By reducing the emphasis on higher frequencies typical of many electrostatics headphones, VOCE delivered a new take on the electrostatic headphone could sound. With a wider and deeper soundstage, a stronger bottom end and a smoother, richer midrange, Corina delivers a fun yet lifelike tone, with sumptuous vocals, and bass that really kicks. Unlike many electrostatics, Corina is even fun with electronica and rock.

New Driver Fabrication Process

In order to ensure the highest consistency between units, Corina’s 88mm driver is made with a new tensioning system which increases diaphragm tension and uniformity of tension for more consistent, better matched drivers. These drivers are then carefully matched to ensure excellent soundstage and imaging.

Ear Pad Matching

New ear pads have been developed with enhanced ergonomics, including a synthetic suede surface for the face contact, avoiding sweat and “hot spots” common to headphones.

There’s more to ear pads than just their comfort, though. As most listeners know, ear pads can affect the sound of headphones, dramatically.

While drivers can be precision matched ear pads, which involve welding or stitching fabrics and use of foams, have always limited the actual tolerances of the headphone. All Corina new and replacement ear pads are delivered as matched pairs to further tighten the tolerances between the left and right channels and reduce unit to unit variances.

Multiple comfort enhancements

Corina utilises the new self-tensioning headband design from our flagship Stealth and Expanse headphones, for an incredibly comfortable yet hassle-free fit. Paired with the new ear pads and using our signature titanium alloy headband design, Corina is incredibly comfortable to wear.

New industrial design

Dan Clark Audio has always taken pride in industrial design and CORINA is no exception, with its striking new grey finish and sculpted grill CORINA is as much a delight to the eyes as it is to the ears.

Specifications

Model : CORINA
Driver Type : Electrostatic
Driver Size : 88mm
Capacitance with 2m Cable : 135pF
Weight : 465gr
Shipping Dimensions : 18cm x 14cm x 19cm
Frequency Response : *Yes (flat to 6Hz) New Voicing

*Too many vendors publish specifications that are wildly inconsistent with actual performance to win "numbers games." We don't play that game......

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About the Brand

About the brand

Dan Clark Audio, formally known as MrSpeakers, was founded almost in 2012 by Dan Clark. Audio has been Dan's passion since he was four years old and rocked out air-guitar to The Beatles on his dad's McIntosh tube amp and Wharfedale speakers. During college he worked in a high-end retail audio boutique and focused his studies on analog power amplifiers.

Dan received a BS in engineering from Swarthmore College and an MBA from San Jose State University and Apple Computer. He then spent 30 years in high-tech managerial and executive roles, working in companies ranging from small startups to Apple Computer, Compaq and Sun Microsystems. Stimulating work, but Dans' real passion was still Music and Audio Engineering was calling him.

In the late 1990's, Dan started work as a loudspeaker design consultant for several high-end audio companies, developing products including the critically acclaimed Platinum Audio series 2 loudspeakers.

As the personal audio market exploded with the advent of innovative devices like the Apple iPod and smartphones, Dan became interested in the associated headphone market and in 2008 began working on modifying and improving headphones for personal enjoyment. He joined a community of enthusiasts who modified headphones where he both learned and shared a lot about the craft.

In April 2012 he founded MrSpeakers to bring his ideas to market. Initially, MrSpeakers modified headphones made by other vendors for resale, a solution that allowed Dan to fund development of his own ground-up designs without incurring debt or seeking funding from investors.

Initially Dan focused on a specific problem: how to make closed headphones sound more "open" while delivering the isolation many headphone users required. The result was the world's first 3D printed headphone, the Alpha Dog, a lively and fun headphone. The Alpha Dog revenues funded the development of MrSpeakers' first in-house headphone, ETHER, and from there MrSpeakers became a leading manufacturer of planar magnetic headphones, winning awards and accolades from all around the globe.

In 2019 MrSpeakers became Dan Clark Audio, and today is an industry leader in both open and closed planar headphones.

Dan Clark Audio has secured six patents for technology and design incorporated into our proprietary headphones. Dan Clark Audio's emphasis on balancing sonic performance, comfort and value, with Made In USA quality, has resulted in dozens of industry honors for top quality, from organizations as diverse as "hi-fi+" to "The absolute sound," "HFN," and The New York Times Wirecutter.

Website

www.danclarkaudio.com

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