Oppo PM-1

Very comfortable, Excellent sound quality, obviously

Rivals offer greater perception of detail, Finishing touches add too much to price, A touch soft-sounding

Flawless sound ; Easy to drive from phones ; Very comfortable ; Light and balanced ; Amazing build quality

Expensive! ; They're not that pretty ; Limited isolation

These are probably among the best headphones ever made by mankind but you're going to need some stellar ears and a bank account to match. The Oppo PM-1 headphones are brilliant, mesmerising and spellbinding. They're magical and captivating and wondrous...

Smooth, refined presentation ; Plenty of detail ; Massive scale ; Excellent bass ; Gorgeous build quality

Smooth presentation means they’re not the punchiest

We’re still surprised that Oppo has turned its hand to headphones, but the bigger surprise here is just how great they sound.

They come remarkably close to the sound of our beloved Stax electrostatics in some ways, with a little less extreme HF reach although the OPPO PM-1 planar-magnetic headphones stride ahead in respect of their mastery of bass instruments. The build...

Wonderfully real and engaging sound, Beautifully built, Extremely comfortabe

Not very sensitive, Slightly limited bass response, Slightly blingy box

Last month, I attracted the attention of some people when I awarded the Sennheiser IE800 a perfect score. If they are concerned I’m going to do the same thing for the Oppo, they can rest easy - the PM-1 is not perfect and neither does it represent the...