{"id":24346,"date":"2015-02-06T03:06:41","date_gmt":"2015-02-06T02:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=24346"},"modified":"2015-02-05T16:37:08","modified_gmt":"2015-02-05T15:37:08","slug":"audioquest-nighthawk-headphones-with-earcups-made-of-tecnaros-liquid-wood-arboform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/audioquest-nighthawk-headphones-with-earcups-made-of-tecnaros-liquid-wood-arboform\/","title":{"rendered":"AudioQuest NightHawk headphones, with earcups made of TECNARO\u2019s \u201cLiquid Wood\u201d ARBOFORM\u00ae, honored at 2015 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_24347\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24347\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24347 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03-Nighthawk-009-Demo-Station-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"2015-02-03-Nighthawk-009-Demo-Station\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03-Nighthawk-009-Demo-Station-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03-Nighthawk-009-Demo-Station.jpg 378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24347\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">AudioQuest, VP Communications<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Irvine (California) \u2013 Ilsfeld \u2013 Las Vegas, 3rd February 2015 \u2013 AudioQuest, the company best known for its high-performance audio\/video cables, officially introduced its first set of headphones, NightHawk, at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show, held January 6\u20139, in Las Vegas. Named 2015 CES Innovation Honoree (Headphones) and Best of Innova- tion Winner (Eco-Design and Sustainable Technologies), NightHawk is an around-the-ear semi-open headphone designed and engineered by Skylar Gray.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In creating NightHawk, Gray worked passionately to bring purposeful and intelligent innovation to the mature art of headphone design. No single element was taken for granted. As such, NightHawk exhibits many groundbreaking components, including sophisticated earcups developed in collaboration with the German firm TECNARO, using ARBOFORM\u00ae, or \u201cLiquid Wood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Liquid Wood is made from 100% renewable raw materials. Its principal component is lignin\u2014a byproduct in the cellulose pulping and papermaking process\u2014whose annual production exceeds 50 million tons. Whereas the production (and disposal) of plastic is known to present environmental hazards, the production of ARBOFORM\u00ae has minimal impact on the ecosystem. Lignin is combined with natural fibers, natural resins and waxes, and treated in such a way that it can be injection molded. While injection molding is commonly accomplished with plastics or synthetic polymers, Liquid Wood is a natural material; thus, every NightHawk earcup is one of a kind, exhibiting subtile variations in color, pattern, and surface finish that further enhance NightHawk\u2019s overall beauty.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, compared to ordinary plastic or wood, Liquid Wood has far superior acoustic properties and provides a seemingly endless array of geometric possibilities.<\/p>\n<p>Said Gray: \u201cARBOFORM\u00ae is a key element to NightHawk\u2019s performance and a driving force in the excitement surrounding its release. AudioQuest looks forward to incorporating ARBOFORM\u00ae in many more products, as we strive to achieve high performance, outstanding value, and natural beauty through responsible, sustainable engineering.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>AudioQuest NightHawk headphones will be available beginning March\/April 2015, with a manufacturer\u2019s suggested retail price of $599\/\u20ac599\/\u00a3499 (EU and UK, VAT included).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Irvine (California) \u2013 Ilsfeld \u2013 Las Vegas, 3rd February 2015 \u2013 AudioQuest, the company best known for its high-performance audio\/video cables, officially introduced its first set of headphones, NightHawk, at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show, held January 6\u20139, in Las Vegas. 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