I’ve seen a few interesting developments over at the LH Labs’ crowd-funding adventure for the Geek Pulse and Geek Soul, two DAC/headphone amplifiers, aimed at bringing their high-end sound to a less costly price point. Interestingly, they’re around headphones.

Specifically, what those rascally rabbits are up to is pairing. “Getiting a Geek Pulse? Well, what if I told you that you could also get a screaming deal on a pair of reference-grade cans to with it?” You dig?

So, if you were wondering what headphones to pair with your soon-to-be-shipping headphone DAC/amp, then here are four:

Headphones for the Holidays!

Get ’em while they’re hot.

We’re very happy to announce that we’ve partnered with Audeze, makers of celebrated planar-magnetic headphones, to offer two Geek Pulse bundle deals on our Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign. Here are the bundle details:

Geek Pulse + Audeze LCD-2— $999

We’ve partnered with Audeze to bring you THE best value in the industry. For a limited time only, we’re bundling our ground breaking Geek Pulse DAC with Audeze’s classic and beloved LCD-2 magnetic planar headphones at the IGG only price of $999 (MSRP $1,994). VERY Limited quantities. LCD-2’s with ship in January. Pulse will ship in March. US shipping only per Audeze. Free shipping.

Geek Pulse X + Audeze LCD-XC— $1,999

We’ve partnered with Audeze to bring you Geek Pulse X bundled with Audeze’s LCD-XC for the IGG only price of $1999 (MSRP $3,598) for a limited time only! Limited quantities. LCD-XC’s with ship in January. Pulse X will ship in March. US shipping only per Audeze. Free shipping.

Geek Pulse X + Audeze LCD-3— $2,145

We’ve partnered with Audeze to bring you one of the best values in the industry. For a limited time only, we’re bundling our ground breaking Geek Pulse X DAC with Audeze’s highly praised LCD-3’s at the IGG only price of $2145 (MSRP $3,744). Limited quantities. LCD-3’s with ship in January. Pulse will ship in March. US shipping only per Audeze. Free shipping.

Geek Soul Tube + Abyss AB-1266 Lite— $5,298

We’ve partnered with Abyss Headphones to offer a crazy deal on a Geek Soul Tube & Abyss AB-1266 Lite bundle. Combined MSRP is $9,198, but you only pay $5,298! This is a limited offer, act soon so somebody else doesn’t snatch it up. We’ll only ship inside the USA, and the headphones will be delivered in January.

And that’s not all.

Also recently announced, the Geek IEM — an in-ear monitor specially made to pair with the upcoming Geek Wave (a portable digital audio player), and possibly your Geek Out, Geek Pulse and/or Geek Soul.

Geek IEM

Originally designed to be paired with our Geek Wave portable audio player, Geek IEM’s are earbuds built for audiophiles, but priced for the rest of us. Ready to be on the shelves of national retailers in the second quarter of next year, MSRP is slated at $159. Geek IEM’s are made of durable metal alloy (we call it AGM material) to control resonance for a natural sound. It’s ergonomically designed, attractive, and despite its diminuative size, gives you deep, warm bass notes thanks to its tuned enclosure. Because they’re ready earlier than we anticipated, this Cyber Monday only, you get a pre-retail discount of 76%.

We’re limiting the quantity each backer can buy to two pieces. We’ve put a lot of work into these in ear monitors, and are looking forward to shipping them with Geek Wave very soon.

 

 

 

 

 

Design Highlights

• Anti-resonance alloy (AGM) sound chamber: Geek IEM uses a magnesium aluminum alloy with a special damping component to create an almost resonance-free environment for the driver.
• Deep Bass Port: Our acoustic engineer has designed a small sound chamber that features a tuned port so the bass extension is natural, deep, and powerful.
• Ultra-wide Bandwidth: Specifically designed for high-definition digital music, Geek IEM sounds crystal clear and smooth.
• Driver Diameter: 4mm
• Frequency Response: 20 Hz to 40 kHz
• Magnet Type: Neodymium
• Impedance: 16 ohms
• Max Input Power: 450mW
• Cable Type: Enhanced DPE
• Cable Length: 1.3m
• Plug Type: 3.5mm Gold Plated
• Microphone Type: Lapel inline electret
• Earbud Height: 20mm
• Earbud Width: 9.8mm
• Earbud Depth: (with soft tip): 23mm

Geek IEM’s will be available in three different colors, and we’re asking you to vote on what color you prefer most. Please head over to the Geek Force Forum and give us your opinion. Before we ship them out, we’ll make sure to find out which of the top three colors you want us to send you.