NEW Summer 2025 Limited Edition

The Wide is a more affordable way of getting a Kurogaki wood in a wide wood back instead of angled. The sound is outstanding and can be customized with a matched custom 32 or 300 ohm driver. 

XTC ².5 WIDE has twice the interior space as regular XTC and unlike the XTC^1.5 or XTC^2- this is next level

All new orders for ^2.5 will be in a queue. Orders will be taken normally and filled as soon as I can. People in the queue will have first order preferences and have more choices wood species . They do take me a week or so to hand match the drivers as they are from my best selected best custom drivers and tuned as if it were the only headphone I ever made or will make- I never rush any of the tunings. Have faith they will be beyond expectation.

The Wide uses a custom 52nm magnet Beryllium driver wound with ofc copper specified for JM Audio - we also customize your headphones by discussing your preferences for tuning just for you.

The XTC^2.5 WIDE closed back. The XTC^2.5 utilizes precision cut solid blocks of various exotic hard woods which are carefully CNC machined - whereby they are cut and bored with special amphitheater internal cuts, and include five tuning slots and ports which allow a user to further tune the closed back by increasing or decreasing bass or detail similar to the way fluted air instruments change pitch by covering or opening holes in the instrument. The XTC^2.5 uses our own proprietary JM Fractal Porous Graphene Carbon™, JM Fractal Fiberglass Mesh™, and JM Nautilus Fractal Spiral™ technology for a wide spread out soundstage.

The driver we use is a custom magnet forged/cast not stamped basket utilizing N52 magnets and a occ copper coil- beryllium dynamic driver- carefully machine matched and then hand matched again for accuracy and consistency where the ohms overlap over each other as if a single line (or it is rejected as a non match and becomes an orphan- sometimes we go through more than a few pairs to match with this scurrility). Why do we match drivers so carefully? Absolute matched drivers are essential for perfect imaging and necessary to re-create a massive sound stage. Hand Matched drivers are also essential for a cohesive realistic organic sound. You can expect deep tight bass with no bloat yet at the same time the XTC is even and smooth through the mid range and treble. The XTC has precise timbre and has a knack of digging out sublime details with air as light as a feather; while remaining composed and never harsh or sibilant. Each song you play you will dive deeper into the recording.

Price Includes 3 different sets of ear pads to further enhance custom feel, comfort and tuning. Also included: a choice of wire type in a hand braided ofc litz 2m available in 3.5, 6.35, 4.4 or XLR on the amp end. As an option to match the best of the best- the internal and external matched wiring - - we hand solder your XTC with internal 7N occ and WBT silver solder. This option also includes our own Copperhead Wire (the same wire we use to solder the drivers) in a braided wire in your choice of trs 3.5mm or trrs 4.4mm on the amp end. The 7N OCC option gives you the ultimate matched wiring inside and out. We also include a practical reusable Waterproof Flight Case to protect these during transport and storage.

Whats included:

JM Audio XTC WIDE Kurogaki Limited Edition

2 Premium Leather Angled Memory Foam Ear Pads

2 Angled Memory Fluffy Ear Pad

2 Velour Memory Foam Ear Pads

2M OFC Litz Wire

Practical Hard Case

Customized Beryllium Tuning

Choice Of Standard Internal Wiring or 7N OCC + Copperhead Wire Ultimate Resistance Matching

All JM Audio Headphones are custom tuned and discussed at time after ordered to best match amp and dacs and user preferences:

Scalpel Tuning

Flat Bass Scalpel

BLISS TUNING (Heavy, medium or light)

Near Scalpel (Slightly Warm with Extended Detail)

Warm Yet Detailed

Warm Warm For Tinnitus/High Frequency Sensitive