What we think in the Inner Sanctum:

The Aeon is MrSpeakers' newest headphone (available in both closed-back and open-backed versions) packs most of the juicy goodness of its big brother, the Ether Flow, into a smaller, lighter and more affordable package.

Like the Ethers, the Aeon utilizes proprietary planar magnetic drivers (about which you may read more below).  What they give you is a more detailed and natural presentation than you may be used to. 

The Aeon is very balanced from top to bottom, with no bloat or exaggeration of any one segment of the sound spectrum. Listeners have been using words like smooth, organic, natural, and Holy Shit!  Yes, they are that good.

If you are anywhere near New York City, you owe it to yourself to take a listen to these. You may come visit us in Williamsburg, Brooklyn (by appointment only)... or we'll come to you!

From the manufacturer:

ÆON™ Flow Open and Closed Headphones

When we discontinued our Alpha and Mad Dog headphones, we promised to deliver a variety of headphones to meet many needs and budgets.  Our first efforts, ETHER and ETHER Flow headphones collectively won more than 20 awards for performance and design.

Our latest in-house designed headphone, AEON packs all the technology of ETHER Flow headphones into a compact, comfortable and cost-effective design, delivering the best of ETHER Flow sound quality at a dramatically more affordable price point.

And they’re still designed and built in San Diego, California.

FEATURES

All-new planar magnetic driver with our V-Planar and Trueflow technology

NiTinol "memory metal" headband with hinge-free design

Dyed-through leather headband

New DUMMER 1/4" and 3.5mm dual-tip fabric covered headphone cable

Includes clamshell travel case

2-year warranty (see terms and conditions for details)

SPECIFICATIONS

Efficiency: 92dB/mW Closed, 94dB Open

Weight (without cable): 340gr Closed, 321gr Open

Detachable 2m premium dual-entry cable with 3.5mm and 1/4" termination

Impedance: 13 ohms

Frequency Response: Yes*

*We don’t publish a spec because too many vendors shamelessly exaggerate the response of their headphones to win the "spec wars," making any comparison of specs irrelevant.