NEW Summer 2025 Limited Edition
(3 Units Left as of 11-26-25)
The Wide is a more affordable way of getting a Kurogaki wood in a wide wood back instead of angled. The sound is outstanding and can be customized with a matched custom 32 or 300 ohm driver.
XTC ².5 WIDE has twice the interior space as regular XTC and unlike the XTC^1.5 or XTC^2- this is next level
All new orders for ^2.5 will be in a queue. Orders will be taken normally and filled as soon as I can. People in the queue will have first order preferences and have more choices wood species . They do take me a week or so to hand match the drivers as they are from my best selected best custom drivers and tuned as if it were the only headphone I ever made or will make- I never rush any of the tunings. Have faith they will be beyond expectation.
The Wide uses a custom 52nm magnet Beryllium driver wound with ofc copper specified for JM Audio - we also customize your headphones by discussing your preferences for tuning just for you.
The XTC^2.5 WIDE closed back. The XTC^2.5 utilizes precision cut solid blocks of various exotic hard woods which are carefully CNC machined - whereby they are cut and bored with special amphitheater internal cuts, and include five tuning slots and ports which allow a user to further tune the closed back by increasing or decreasing bass or detail similar to the way fluted air instruments change pitch by covering or opening holes in the instrument. The XTC^2.5 uses our own proprietary JM Fractal Porous Graphene Carbon™, JM Fractal Fiberglass Mesh™, and JM Nautilus Fractal Spiral™ technology for a wide spread out soundstage.
The driver we use is a custom magnet forged/cast not stamped basket utilizing N52 magnets and a occ copper coil- beryllium dynamic driver- carefully machine matched and then hand matched again for accuracy and consistency where the ohms overlap over each other as if a single line (or it is rejected as a non match and becomes an orphan- sometimes we go through more than a few pairs to match with this scurrility). Why do we match drivers so carefully? Absolute matched drivers are essential for perfect imaging and necessary to re-create a massive sound stage. Hand Matched drivers are also essential for a cohesive realistic organic sound. You can expect deep tight bass with no bloat yet at the same time the XTC is even and smooth through the mid range and treble. The XTC has precise timbre and has a knack of digging out sublime details with air as light as a feather; while remaining composed and never harsh or sibilant. Each song you play you will dive deeper into the recording.
Price Includes 3 different sets of ear pads to further enhance custom feel, comfort and tuning. Also included: a choice of wire type in a hand braided ofc litz 2m available in 3.5, 6.35, 4.4 or XLR on the amp end. As an option to match the best of the best- the internal and external matched wiring - - we hand solder your XTC with internal 7N occ and WBT silver solder. This option also includes our own Copperhead Wire (the same wire we use to solder the drivers) in a braided wire in your choice of trs 3.5mm or trrs 4.4mm on the amp end. The 7N OCC option gives you the ultimate matched wiring inside and out. We also include a practical reusable Waterproof Flight Case to protect these during transport and storage.
Whats included:
JM Audio XTC WIDE Kurogaki Limited Edition
2 Premium Leather Angled Memory Foam Ear Pads
2 Angled Memory Fluffy Ear Pad
2 Velour Memory Foam Ear Pads
2M OFC Litz Wire
Practical Hard Case
Customized Beryllium Tuning
Choice Of Standard Internal Wiring or 7N OCC + Copperhead Wire Ultimate Resistance Matching
All JM Audio Headphones are custom tuned and discussed at time after ordered to best match amp and dacs and user preferences:
Scalpel Tuning
Flat Bass Scalpel
BLISS TUNING (Heavy, medium or light)
Near Scalpel (Slightly Warm with Extended Detail)
Warm Yet Detailed
Warm Warm For Tinnitus/High Frequency Sensitive
XTC ².5 Wide Closed Limited Edition
What I wrote to one of my best customers....
Beg borrow or steal- you need to come up $$$ and buy these new XTC^2.5 -
"All I can say is this is by far one of best sounding designs I have ever heard anywhere at any price- I used a 32ohm beryllium driver and it is so transparent and detailed- the largest soundstage I ever heard surpassing the open backs- these are Landmarks - I say this without exaggeration the level these bring to tracks is insane even with my powerful Burson Solosist 3GX w 6 Sparkos OPAs and my two Apache amps with sparkos opas and my Prautes- not to mention lesser amps like the C9 or even my freaking dongle on my iphone sounds insane- true- these things are by far my best creation. Period. These are leaps and bounds astonishingly good. Its nuts I cant put words to it- all I can say is synergy and cohesive organic and natural. ANY mixer would have a edge with this XTC^2.5 - plus they aren't boring so they are suitable for daily driver's I dont even know how I did this so well- its nuts just when I think my XTC and XTC ^1,5 are so magnificent along comes this innovation and creation where all this comes together and all I can say is wholy shet my jaw is dropped. The levels of sublime bass and mids and highs not even affected by each other just merge perfectly its total Synergy - omg - Ive been listening for HOURS and I cant stop.... I am getting no work done- I cant pull myself away- alas this pair is sold but I need to keep these and make sure I can replicate this exact sound for others- bare with me- this is truly remarkable... I am flabbergasted. Again again., every single song^2.5 is incredible - Worthy of A $4k+ PRICE TAG for sound alone- these things are so hypnotic and mesmerizing I cant even describe- except to say I wish you were here listening... "
REVIEW FROM OWNER of XTC ² Euphoric Xtreme Trip:
"Just wanted to update you about the headphones after the first day I had them, I used them for about 8 hours straight yesterday, I played a lot of music thru them and tried them on call of duty, and smite, and I used them for anime and lemme just say with their sound alone, these are far and away the best headphones I’ve ever had, I mean granted they are tuned the way I prefer, but still. These are truly something else. Easily the most intoxicating and attention grabbing bass I’ve ever experience in a headphone, yet somehow it’s also perfectly blended into the mids and highs so as to not overpower them but very much so compliments them. I literally had to force myself to take these headphones off and stop listening to them. And for the technicalities of the headphone, I want to give these even more time before I say too much about it, but what I will say is that these definitely have the absolute biggest soundstage for any headphone I’ve used period. And ooo the dynamics are superb, it’s truly an immersive headphone for anything you use it for, but is still very detailed and precise; so you will hear the imperfections in the mixing and engineering in any song that those are in but these headphones don’t make that fatiguing like others, no, not at all, it lets you peer into the music and hear all the flaws, and even tho that’s the case, every single song is so much fun to listen to and it makes the flaws enjoyable too, which is beyond me, I’m lost for words at how you were able to do that. Those are my thoughts for now I’ll keep you updated as I listen more." - Jacob DiPonio 7-11-23