Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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The Aune AR9000 is a flagship open-back headphone, with some unique performance characteristics that puts it in discussion with some of the best headphones out there. In this review, I cover build quality, comfort, sound, and make many comparisons to some legendary headphones. Chapters below!

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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:56 - TLDW
01:42 - Case and Cable
05:42 - AR9000 Build and Comfort
09:22 - Objective Audio (Impedance)
11:01 - Objective Audio (FR)
17:18 - Subjective Audio
19:59 - So Many Comparisons
29:47 - Gaming Performance
32:16 - Final Thoughts

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