Priced at £419 (€579/$549), there's no denying that Master & Dynamic's wireless MW60 headphones are expensive—but boy do they look it. Cast out of aluminium and finished in pillow-soft lambskin leather, the MW60s are as much a fashion statement as they are a functional piece of audio equipment. They even smell expensive when you take them out of the box. For a company that I hadn't even heard of until a few weeks ago (Master & Dynamic is based in New York) that's impressive.
While everyone has slightly different tastes, it's hard not to be taken in by the retro-inspired design of the MW60, which combines modern minimalism with the sleek curves of a radio mic from the 1950s. The finish, as you'd hope for given the price, is flawless. There are no rough edges, or loose stitches, or wobbly hinges to detract from the design. Even the headband adjustment—a typical point of failure for a lot of headphones—is suitably robust, with a piston-like mechanism that feels like it'll survive plenty of rough handling. I do wish it allowed for subtle adjustments, though. As it is, you either have no adjustment or all the adjustment.
As a style statement, then, the MW60s are up there with the best of them, but all that fuss over materials isn't just for for show. The lambskin-covered circumaural memory foam pads isolate well, and are extremely comfortable over long listening periods, while the padded headband helps take some of the edge off the MW60's rather hefty weight—an inescapable side-effect of all that metal and leather.
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