The EISA panel, which includes judges from 60 international specialist multimedia magazines and websites from across 29 countries, have named Focal’s hi-fi Clear Mg headphones as the ‘Best Headphones of the Year’ and Naim's all-in-one amplifier Uniti Atom Headphone Edition as the ‘Best Solution for Headphones of the Year’.
CLEAR MG: “FOCAL RAISES THE BAR”
“Focal’s Clear headphones were already a superb performer, but with the arrival of the Mg version the company has raised the bar even further. Changes include a new, pure magnesium driver (hence the name), improvements to resonance control within the open-back housings, and in the alignment of those drivers relative to the user’s ear. The result is a headphone sound that retains all the openness of the original, but now offers better speed, clarity and precision. It reveals even more detail in the music and creates a palpably realistic sense of an acoustic spread before you, not enclosed within your head.”
UNITI ATOM HEADPHONE EDITION: “NAIM AUTHORITY AND IMPACT“
Made in England, the Uniti Atom Headphone Edition is an all-in-one amplifier designed to be the best source for listening to headphones at home.
It was the high degree of innovation that most impressed the panel.
“With an eye to the seemingly unstoppable rise of headphone listening, Naim created this version of its entry-level Uniti Atom, dedicated to headphone use. With amplifier technology trickled down from the company’s flagship Statement product, the Uniti Atom Headphone Edition combines wide-ranging network and streaming audio capability with both balanced and single-ended headphone outputs, and it can also be used as a streaming preamp into a power amplifier or active speakers. Whichever you choose, it plays music with authority and immense impact, and will really make the most of partnering equipment.”
– EISA Jury 2021
ABOUT EISA
The EISA (European Imaging and Sound Association) convention has been celebrating the best products of the audio, video and electronics world since 1982. Each year, it brings together the best of the international specialist press. Formed by 60 journalist-experts from around Europe, the United States and Australia (29 countries in all), the jury selects the most innovative and high performance products in their category: Hi-Fi, Photography, Home Theatre Audio, Home Theatre Display & Video, In-Car Electronics and Mobile Devices
