We recently took a look at the Kennerton Gjallarhorn, a closed-back audiophile headphone with two versions separated by different tunings. From what I’ve researched, and from my own experience listening to both, the consensus seems to be that these are some of the best closed-back models around. The soundstage was very expansive and layered and even blew some open-back headphones in the same price range out of the water. It got me thinking, if this is what Kennerton could do with a closed-back model, then I can’t wait to see what they do with open-back.
Now here we are taking a look at the Kennerton Thror, one of their esteemed open-back headphones with an awesome name. Knowing how things went with the Gjallarhorn, how much does the open-back principle of the Thror expand on the GH50’s excellence in soundstage and imaging? Can this monster of a $3,500 headphone live up to the high expectation of what came before?
