Paint it black

T+A’s more affordable take on its flagship is still a very serious piece of kit

- EdSelley

DETAILS

PRODUCT T+A Solitaire P-SE

ORIGIN Germany

TYPE Open back, over-ear planar magnetic headphone

WEIGHT 440g (excluding cable)

FEATURES

• 110 x 80mm planar magnetic driver
• 3m detachable cables with 6.35mm and 4.4mm connections (XLR optional)

DISTRIBUTOR The Audio Business Ltd.

TELEPHONE [phone]

WEBSITE ta-hifi.de

Launched last year, T+A’s Solitaire P headphone weighs in at a hefty £5,000. As well as being exceptionally good, it does mean even ‘trickle-down’ models have the scope to be rather high-end in their own right. The Solitaire P-SE is the second model to join the range and is closely related. It is an open-back, planar magnetic that very closely matches the design of the original. To make the significant saving over the P, the biggest difference is the driver itself. The TPM2500 unit is the same size as that used in the flagship, but only has magnets on one side and the material used for the diaphragm and the process by which a conductive surface is applied has been slightly revised. The ‘Draught control system’ (effectively the air management around the driver) has thus been altered to reflect these changes.