Dan Clark Audio Noire XO
Open-back planar magnetic headphone from Dan Clark Audio that updates the AEON 2 Open with a revised NOIRE driver, the company's Acoustic Metamaterial Tuning System (AMTS), new Alcantara-surfaced ear pads and a self-tensioning headband. It is offered with 1/4" / 3.5mm combo, 4-pin XLR or 4.4mm cable terminations.
| Sensitivity | 90 dB/mW |
| Impedance | 13 Ω |
| THD | 0.1% |
| Weight | 1.5 kg |
As stated by the manufacturer — not community data.
A dongle is enough
A phone's own output runs out early; a small USB DAC/amp gives it full level and headroom.
| Needs, for 110 dB peaks | 1.1 V · 100 mW |
| Phone or laptop (≈0.70 V, 20 mW) | Runs short |
| Dongle DAC/amp (≈2.0 V, 120 mW) | Enough |
Worked out from the stated 90 dB/mW and 13 Ω — not a listening test. DAC/amps on the shelf →
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