You could be forgiven for thinking that there’s very little new in headphone world, at least nothing new that’s vaguely comprehensible to the committed non-audiophile. Upgraded coaxial digital input? Enhanced OTL tube amps? I’ll have a bit of that, squire, as long as it brings out the true majesty of Celine Dion Sings the Hits of John Denver…

Word has it, though, that the Nuraphone, the debut offering from Nura, a three-year-old Melbourne-based high-tech headphone specialist, could actually be genuinely innovative. Kickstarter-funded, personalisation is said to be the key to the unique audio experience the company promises across its array of breathtakingly immodest promotional literature.

Taking as its starting point the fact that no two people ever have quite the same listening experience, the Nuraphone’s core component is a self-learning algorithm. This natty bit of tech is said to study your listening patterns and then adjust its settings based on your responses to low, mid and high tones. After that, a completely personalised and unique sound profile is apparently yours in 60 seconds or less.

In a nod to traditional headphone double-speak, the Nuraphone is also apparently blessed with immersive Inova sonic moulding architecture, which, given its polysyllabic incomprehensibility, just has to be great. Those worried that so much emphasis on high-techery may actually result in a diminished sound quality – it wouldn’t be the first time – can actually rest assured that this is not the case. According to the manufacturer, the headphones are guaranteed to deliver pristine sound quality, with the promise of getting your money back if they don’t.

For more information visit: www.nuraphone.com