On the German homecinema site www.areadvd.de I saw an interesting review of the new Beyerdynamic headphone, the Headzone Home. I say interesting because untill now the surround sound experience from most headphones is somewhat disappointing. But according to the guys of areadvd, the Beyerdynamic is capable of delivering surround sound comparable to the quality of real speakers.

The headphone uses a patented “Headtracking” system which is said to react to the listener’s head movements and automatically adapt “the space impression” in real-time. In other words, the actors’ voices remain at the front of the room even while turning your head. Beyerdynamic also claims to deliver “perfect spatial impression” regardless of your room acoustics.

With a list price of €2490/$3,397 this headphone is clearly not for everyone.