IK Multimedia has introduced a revolutionary portable hardware device which instantly corrects a headphone’s response and replicates the soundstage of professional studio monitors in an ideal studio setting without compromise. ARC ON·EAR allows users to mix, master, and produce with total confidence anywhere.
Traditional headphones — even “reference” models — don’t tell the whole truth. Their frequency response is never perfectly flat, and their exaggerated stereo image alters your perception of balance, timbre, and space. The result? Endless revisions, ear fatigue, and mixes that don’t translate.
ARC ON•EAR is a revolutionary standalone headphone DAC and amplifier that instantly corrects your headphone’s response and recreates the experience of mixing on professional studio monitors. For the first time, you can mix, master, and produce with total confidence — anywhere.
ARC ON·EAR features
- Audiophile DAC and headphone amplifier with built-in correction.
- Removes the guesswork from mixing on headphones.
- Recreates the experience of monitors in a studio.
- Virtually audition your mix on other top playback systems.
- Control software to customize and load up to 5 profiles.
- Support for hundreds of popular headphone models.
- Rechargeable battery provides up to 4 hours of playback.
- Digital and Analog audio inputs support all audio sources.
Available for the intro price of 249.99 USD/EUR (regular 299.99 USD/EUR), ARC ON·EAR has now commenced shipping and will reach full availability in all territories by mid November. Pricing excludes taxes.
A purchase includes the ON•EAR processor, carrying pouch, USB-C cable, stereo TRS cable (3.5 mm to 3.5 mm thread-on), TRS adapter (3.5 mm to 6.3 mm thread-on), and ARC ON·EAR control software.
More information: IK Multimedia / ARC ON·EAR
