Jay-Z Enters the Headphone Market With the Skullcandy Roc Nation Aviator Headphones
Skullcandy has partnered up with Jay-Z’s very own music publishing and entertainment company, Roc Nation, to produce the Roc Nation Aviator Headphones. Like many of Skullcandy’s other products, these headphones have a lot of aesthetical appeal. Skullcandy did an amazing job in producing a simple, sleek, and all around good-looking design. Unlike many other Skullcandy products however, the Roc Nation Aviator Headphones brought something completely new to the table. The Aviator line is Skullcandy’s first effort at producing high-quality, audiophile-grade headphones. If you are a fan of Skullcandy designs, but wished for more in terms of audio quality and listening enjoyment, the Aviator Heaphone line would be the way to go. Even Jay-Z himself was highly satisfied with these headphones:
“Our passion is creating amazing music. We’re dedicated to delivering the best in live performances. Now with the Roc Nation/Skullcandy partnership, we’re offering the best way for people to experience the soundtrack of their lives.”
Personally, I was surprised when I saw the price for a pair of these headphones. You can get them for only $150 on Amazon, which in my opinion, is an insanely good price for a pair of not only great-looking, but well-performing headphones.
Features
Platinum Sound Performance
Ideal Contour Fit
Optics-inspired Polycarbonate Speaker Housing
Premium Polished Surface
Stashable Travel Design
Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Polycarbonate
Specs
Speaker Diameter: 40mm
Driver Type: Mylar
Magnet Type: Neodymium
Frequency Response: 20-20k Hz
Impedance: 65 ohms
Nominal Input Power: 40mW
Max Input Power: 100mW
Cable Type: Nylon Braided
Cable Length: 1.3m
Plug Type: 3.5mm Gold Plated
Skullcandy Headphone Concept: Headbanger
For those of you who like to listen to music while you work out, you may be familiar with a few of the problems that it creates. An ear bud may fall out in the middle of a work out, it’s uncomfortable to wear, and last but not least, the sound quality is never really that great. Luckily, thanks to designer Benjamin Lotte and Skullcandy, these problems may just have been solved. The Headbanger headphones look like they will allow you to blast away calories—and your eardrums—in comfort.
This headphone/headband hybrid looks like it will have a number of cool and useful features. The headband will be adjustable to prevent the headphones from falling off in the middle of your workout, and the sound quality will likely be similar to that of any other pair of Skullcandy headphones. It also has customizable color schemes to match all of your workout attire so you can be stylish in them as well. It sounds like it will be a pretty good headset to me. The only thing that I can think of that would improve these was if they were wireless headphones. Regardless, these still seem like a fantastic product, and I know I will definitely be interested when these come out!