I've started taking apart more products recently to learn how other designers make their products. I try to think about why they created certain features, how they stacked up the assembly, why they used certain materials, and better understand their intent. I can hopefully become a better designer and engineer by experiencing and seeing more types of products and designs. Since this is a particularly unique and expensive product, I decided to document the process.

Please let me know if there is any incorrect information, or if you want clarification on something in the teardown. I'm also not too informed on the speaker or electronic design, so if you have any comments or ideas, I can fill in the blanks on these slides!

TL;DR these are complicated headphones. There are about 30 unique parts. The industrial design (ID) and color, material, and finish (CMF) are pretty elaborate for a pair of headphones: gold, painted plastic and sheetmetal, physical vapor deposition (PVD), leather, fabric, magnetic removable earpads, exposed cable that passes through press-fit swivels for the earcups, a dampened headband that smoothly retracts and extends. They feel solid and balanced, unlike some headphones that feel kind of flimsy and unwieldy.