Meet the world’s first wireless headphones with a built-in DAC and valve preamp

These Bluetooth headphones promise to be the first in the world to feature a valve-based preamp stage, a DAC and dual-mono amplification – tech you would usually find in a proper hi-fi setup.

Newcomer Écoute Audio claims that the TH1 design is closer to a high-end hi-fi system than a pair of premium Bluetooth headphones. They feature discrete electronic elements, “each engineered to maximise sonic performance and deliver a true dual-mono signal path.”