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Final’s new diamond headphones cost more than a full home theater setup
Jul 10, 2026 — 4:22 PM ET
- Final has unveiled the DX10000 CL, a new closed-back flagship with a 40mm True Diamond diaphragm.
- The company says the design reduces the resonance and coloration often associated with closed-back headphones.
- The standard model costs $8,499, while the 150-unit Collector’s Edition is priced at $8,999.
Flagship headphones can set you back a lot of money these days, but however much you handed over to Sony or Bose last time you upgraded, it will be a fraction of the cost of Final’s latest pair. The new Final DX10000 CL are closed-back headphones built around a diamond diaphragm, and the standard version costs a mere $8,499.
Final announced the DX10000 CL yesterday, with pre-orders opening immediately. There’s also an $8,999 Collector’s Edition limited to 150 units worldwide, because once headphones cost this much, why not throw in an extra $500 for gold-colored accents, a wooden box, and a silk pouch?
For your outlay, you’re getting a newly developed 40mm dynamic driver with what Final calls a True Diamond diaphragm. This isn’t just a diamond coating applied to another material. Final says the center dome is grown as a crystalline layer via chemical vapor deposition, before the original substrate is removed, leaving a self-supporting diamond dome.
According to Final, diamond’s rigidity and internal damping help the diaphragm keep its shape, stop vibrating more quickly, and reduce distortion. The company says those qualities are especially useful in a closed-back design, where the driver has to operate against the air pressure inside the sealed earcup.
Final has built the rest of the headphones around that driver. The DX10000 CL uses an aluminum-magnesium alloy housing, internal acoustic damping, and air-permeable Ultrasuede earpads. Final claims that the complete design can deliver the impact and isolation associated with closed-back headphones while reducing the resonance and tonal coloration that can make them sound less natural.
You’ll certainly notice the DX10000 CL before pressing play, as they weigh 543g. Final has at least designed them to stick around for a while, with the housing held together using 12 screws rather than adhesive, allowing it to be taken apart for servicing and worn components to be replaced.
The limited Collector’s Edition adds gold-colored accents, a Japanese paulownia wood presentation box, a Tango Chirimen silk pouch, and a CNC-machined aluminum stand. The standard model instead gets silver-colored accents and a protective carrying case, leaving buyers with $500 to spare. Or, at least, less credit card debt.
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