Nothing今年在音频领域表现活跃，发布了相当不错的Headphone A和意外出色的Ear 3A耳塞。Headphone A的售价为199美元，而耳塞的价格低于100美元，这为更高档次的产品留下了空间。那个更高档次的产品就是Nothing的Headphone 1 Pro，这款新的399美元旗舰耳机让我对它所提供的一切感到惊喜。它们具备了旗舰耳机所应有的功能，比如主动噪声取消（ANC）、多个音效配置和易于使用的控制工具。它们还有一些你可能想不到的特点：三驱动设计、Auracast，以及我从未见过的：一个平坦的均衡器开关，可以去除处理效果。如果说有什么趋势，那就是耳机开始增加均衡器个性化设置。即便是苹果也在最近的iOS 27更新中为AirPods增加了三频均衡器选项。但Headphone 1 Pro有一个开关，可以在Nothing X应用中禁用均衡器和空间音效选项。其目标是让专业制作人能够在没有耳机音色干扰的情况下听到他们正在混音的内容，这一理念源于与Metropolis Studios的合作，该司是一家位于伦敦的录音和母带制作空间，Mark Ronson在这里制作了Amy Winehouse的《Back in Black》。Nothing默认的平衡均衡器设置在中高频率上声音前置。人声清晰且稍显锐利，镲声特别亮。切换开关时会有明显的变化。启用平坦均衡器时，中高频率更加与低音一致：没有声音过于突出的情况，尽管确实牺牲了一些音乐的清晰度。在常规听音中，我更喜欢通过应用中的高级参数均衡器来减少一些高频的尖锐感，而不是使用平坦均衡器开关。这个开关很小，位于左耳罩的内部角落，远离其他控制按钮，所以在使用耳机时无需担心意外开启或关闭。平坦均衡器响应曲线的想法听起来吸引人，可以让用户听到在混音室中耳机可能的声音而没有添加耳机自己的声学特征。然而，哈曼的Sean Olive博士及其同事进行的广泛研究表明，大多数人更喜欢一种提高低音响应、相对中性的中频以获得自然人声，以及略微提升高频（高于约5kHz时则开始衰减）的曲线。这被称为哈曼曲线。因此，虽然在进行工作室制作时使用未经影响的均衡曲线是有用的，但对于大多数人来说，平坦均衡器听起来会很不对劲。（也有人认为，即使在工作室环境中，平坦均衡器耳机也是不必要的，因为大多数工作室监听音箱也是基于哈曼曲线调音的。）Another thing that sets the Nothing Headphone 1 Pro apart from mainstream headphones like the Sony XM6, AirPods Max 2, and Bose Ultra Headphones Gen 2 are the drivers. While those three competitors use a single driver for each side, the Nothing use a triple-driver design. There’s a 40mm dynamic driver for bass, a separate midrange driver, and a xMEMS driver (which is a small solid-state driver) for upper frequencies. This design allows for each driver to focus on specific range, so things like the attack of higher frequencies is faster and cleaner. The Nothing Headphone 1 Pro supports LDAC, wired and wireless high-res audio up to 24-bit/96kHz, as well as wired lossless over USB-C up to 24-bit/192kHz. The headphones can also act as an Auracast transmitter or receiver with the Nothing X app — something I think all flagship headphones should include, as do the Sony XM5 and XM6 and just recently the Bose Ultra Headphones. The ANC performance impressed me during my short time with the Nothing Headphone 1 Pro. It does an excellent job blocking out low-end rumbling, such as A/C units or airplane noise, and a good job with street traffic. It’s not quite as good as the current top three — Sony XM6, Bose Ultra Headphones Gen 2, and Apple AirPods Max2 — but with music playing I was suitably isolated from the world around me. And it’s definitely the best I’ve ever heard from Nothing, by far. The Nothing Headphone 1 Pro have a folding hard case. There’s no chance of mistaking the Headphone 1 Pro for anything other than a Nothing headphone. It has the same design style as the company’s other headphones, and uses the same tactile controls, which I really like, particularly the volume roller. What I don’t like is the AirPods Max-esque case, which closes around just the ear cups and leaves the headband exposed, acting as the case handle. One benefit over the AirPods bra case is that it’s a hard shell, but I wish the case protected the entire headphones. The headphones are IP52 rated, and get up to 30 hours of battery life with ANC on, or up to 68 hours with it off. I haven’t had quite enough time with them to come to a full verdict, but after some more time and comparison, I’ll update this review.