In addition to the in-ear offering, the Q Adapt on-ear headphones are wireless and Bluetooth-powered.
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The Q Adapt, announced on Thursday, use Apple’s Lightning adapter instead of a standard 3.5mm headphone jack.
Libratone, the Danish audio company behind the recently reviewed Libratone Zipp, has today launched its new Q Adapt range of headphones.
The most interesting thing about this series is that it features both Lightning-powered and Bluetooth models with adjustable active noise cancellation. The inspired engineering and design of the Q Adapt In-Ear, with four levels of noise cancellation, allow it to function in countless situations for the on-the-go listener.
“Music has become so personal”, said Libratone President Mike Culver, “and the ability to take it along for the ride, and to safely enjoy it no matter the setting or activity, without the hassles of recharging or dealing with an awkward control, makes the Q Adapt In-Ear the ideal flexible-living music accessory”. Even as the company added its own, proprietary Firewire, Thunderbolt and Magsafe ports on its computers, and its 30-pin and Lightning ports on iOS products, Apple has steadily kicked non-Apple ports, memory card slots, and other connections out of its treehouse. Features include cables made of a “special Libratone fabric”, an embedded microphone, and earbuds made of durable rubber. The reliance on a Lightning connector shows that these in-ears are aimed strictly at Apple users, so it’s fitting that they come in four color varieties matching the colors of recent Apple products: elegant nude, cloudy white, stormy black, and rose pink.
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The company supplies three different sizes of ear tips, so it should be fairly easy to find a fit, though you can always spring for third-party tips if prefer. The In-Ear model is $179, and the On-Ear will go for $249. Breaking its otherwise flowing cord is a combo box with a button for volume up, a button for volume down, a button for cycling through noise cancellation levels, and a multi-functional button for playback controls, voice calls, and Siri. The earphones will begin shipping to customers in October.
