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Capital headphones by KiBiSi for AIAIAI
Copenhagen designers KiBiSi designed these headphones to withstand being worn in the rain and snow.
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Called Capital, the headphones for AIAIAI are intended for everyday urban use; they're foldable, durable and have a three-button control and microphone in the cord for adjusting music play and answering calls.
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KiBiSi have previously designed professional headphones for AIAIAI and KiBiSi members Kilo Design created another, lighter set with interchangeable parts in 2009.
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See all our stories about KiBiSi here and all our stories about music here.
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Here are some more details from AIAIAI:
Capital is the new extremely durable, foldable and flexible headphone from AIAIAI, that seeks to provide the on-the-go urbanite with the opportunity to listen to his or her preferred sounds in any kinds of weather at all times - while wearing a design that’s effortlessly iconic, thoroughly realised, and comfortable.
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It’s a project that speaks to the inhabitants of the world’s major cities as it gives them a safeguard, of sorts; a kind of meticulously crafted, last line of resistance against the myriad of overpowering sights, sounds and rapidly changing environments of the city.
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Highlights
Reinforced fiberglass housing for increased durability
Lightweight rubber brace for listening comfort and secure fit
Inline 3-button microphone for play/pause/scrolling and answering calls
Weather proof - Rain & Snow resistant IEC529 Standard - IP-4
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Material
Housing/Sliderarms: PA 6 fiberglass reinforced polyamide - EDM finish
Material Cushions: strechable EVA foam
Technical specs
Driver Unit Size 40 mm
Plug Angled Stereo Plug 3.5 mm
Speaker Impedance 32 Ohm
Speaker Sensitivity 112 +/- 3dB
Maximum Power Input 40 mW
Frequency Response TBD
Microphone Sensitivity -42 +/- 3dB
Microphone Directivity Omni-directional
Designed in Denmark by KiBiSi
Assembled in China for AIAIAI