Final B3 Headphones

B3

The B3s were designed with the delicate relationship between spatiality and dynamic range in mind, while respecting the physical characteristics of the headphones.
The voices are reproduced so naturally that the breathing of the performers is perceptible, as are the subtle nuances and timbre of each musical instrument.
Through research into the relationship between the spatiality, clarity and dynamic range of music recordings and the physical characteristics of earphones and headphones, Final learned that the deepest enjoyment of music can only be achieved through optimizing the frequency response. This was achieved by optimizing a driver that best matches the sound of music recordings.

The B3 model is designed with a focus on clarity. It is aimed at those who want the delicate sound of each musical instrument to be reproduced clearly even in live recordings. It comes with a standard silver-coated cable and uses an MMCX connector that allows cables to be replaced in the event of a break.

Characteristics

The sound of these headphones was achieved by taking into account the relationship between the spatial impression and the dynamic range of the music, creating an excellent sound.
The approach was that of spatial perception. Classical and jazz recordings are performed with a lot of emphasis on aspects of spatiality, distance, width and reverberation. Rock, pop and many of the recent soundtrack recordings do not take this aspect into consideration. The emphasis is on clarity of reproduction, which brings the various instruments and the voice to the fore.

Another approach is dynamic range, or changes in volume over time. If the dynamic range is large, you can use the change in volume over time to achieve a more dynamic expression of the music. But there are some types of music for which recordings with a more limited dynamic range are preferable, to allow each instrument and the voice to appear better before the eyes of the listener.

The difference between these two ways of thinking is not which is better, but rather the differences in how the music is composed and what is required of the musician. For classical music in general, and orchestral music in particular, the spatial orientation of the instruments is particularly important. The string instruments are positioned closest to the audience with the percussion instruments behind them. If the balance between the spatial orientation and the volume of each group of instruments were not true, the music would lose its meaning. For this reason, it is not appropriate for each instrument to appear in front of the listener's eyes. For rock and pop, however, spatiality is not so necessary and therefore there is more emphasis on clarity than on spatiality.
These prerequisites are very important, especially for listening with headphones and earphones, and it is increasingly evident how it is necessary in the design phase to set objectives on which aspect to prefer, in order to use the best speaker and the most suitable structure to achieve the design objective.

Let's look at the graph below, where the spatiality and clarity of the music are represented on the X-axis and the dynamic range on the Y-axis. While the E3000 model was designed with the aim of reaching the center of the graph, the B-series is positioned outside of that area.
In other words, compared to the E series, the B series is designed to listen to a specific type of music, and you may be so fascinated by it that you can't do without it. This characterization is typical of Final products.

The B3 model is designed with a focus on clarity. It is aimed at those who want the delicate sound of each musical instrument to be reproduced clearly even in live recordings. It comes with a standard silver-coated cable and uses an MMCX connector that allows cables to be replaced in the event of a break.