AIR Studios was established in 1969 by world famous producer Sir George Martin.
Since then it has earned a reputation as the world’s finest recording studio, earning
the trust of many world famous artists.
SE-MASTER1
Approved AIR Studios Monitor Reference Headphones
AIR Studios in London is world-famous for it’s matchless music
production facilities and is the recording studio of choice for many
iconic artists. The SE-MASTER1s are the first headphones ever
to be named AIR Studios Monitor Reference Headphones, a rare
honour that we wear with pride.
PUTTING THE SE-MASTER1
TO THE TEST WITH AIR
STUDIOS
AIR Studio’s technical director Tim Vine-Lott
was integral in the tuning of the SE-MASTER1s.
Tim’s discerning ears helped us to compare
the headphones to premium reference speaker
systems and identify the adjustments needed
to ensure the headphones delivered the same
sound quality. This process of fine-tuning was
repeated until the headphones met AIR Studios’
high standards, delivering faithful reproduction
of all sound sources – from the down to the
most subtle highs to the deepest bass.
TIM VINE-LOTT
AIR Studios Technical Director
I’ve tuned many audio products in the past, but tuning
the SE-MASTER1s was an interesting and challenging
experience, completely different to working with
amplifiers and speakers. Headphones have none of
the adjustable electric circuits you’d find in amplifiers
or speaker systems, and the smallest change could
have unexpected effects on sound quality – e.g. if we
slightly altered the size of the hole controlling the
backpressure of the driver units. But, working with
Pioneer’s engineers, we were able to achieve the
best sound quality. I really hope everyone will
enjoy the wonderful sound of the SE-MASTER1.
As technical director at AIR Studios,
Tim Vine-Lott has been involved in producing
countless albums for artists and soundtracks
for films. Responsible for granting AIR
Studio Certification to audio visual products
that pass strict standards, he works
with Pioneer in tuning our amplifiers,
speakers and now headphones.
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