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by jjoonathan 1972 days ago
> BeO

Is that a brand or are they actually putting beryllium oxide in headphones these days?

1 comments

At first I thought they meant Bang & Olufsen, a high-end brand that prefixes all their products with Beo [0]. But I guess the industry is making Beryllium drivers now [1].

[0] https://www.bang-olufsen.com/en/headphones/filter/over-ear

[1] https://blog.masterdynamic.com/article/know-your-sound-tool-...

Both your comments rock!!! Yes it's Bang & Olufsen :)