Noble Audio is known for its high-end earbuds, many of which wouldn’t look out of place in a gemstone collection, but after more than a decade in the IEM business it is today spreading its wing further into the headphones market with its first pair of over-ears. The FoKus Apollo are premium wireless models with active noise cancellation, with a £599 / $649 / AU$tbc price tag putting them in the firing line of the five-star Apple AirPods Max, Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones and Focal Bathys.
They look to justify that eminent position on paper with a generous 80-hour battery life; Bluetooth 5.3 with aptX HD and LDAC codec support and Bluetooth Multipoint; a design featuring aluminium (frame), Alcantara (headband) and pleather (earpads); and, most importantly, a unique driver arrangement. Indeed, they look to stand out from the crowd by being the first to use a hybrid dynamic and planar magnetic driver.
