Basically, for the statement about open-back, planar magnetic headphones to be true, you already need to have a good audio setup.

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Magnetic planar headphones are normally very costly and bulky. Oppo's PM-3 headphones are the first pair of magnetic planar headphones to be both affordable and portable.

This headphone has a wonderfully transparent, precise, neutral sound that reveals everything in a recording, and for a much lower price than most planar-magnetic cans.

Audeze is not alone in its efforts to popularize planar magnetic headphones, and it isn't breaking new ground in terms of pricing.

With the Stax Spirit S5 wireless over-ear planar magnetic headphones, Edifier is attempting to sell you a taste of the truly high-end while only charging premium money.

If you're looking for the highest-end headphones you've ever seen or heard, Meze Empyrean might be the best place to start, and quite possibly end.

As a refresher, planar magnetic headphones are known for delivering a higher-fidelity sound than dynamic headphones (a category most popular headphones fall into).