London Design Gold

2025

WHIZZER 1969s

Entrant

Shenzhen Weize Technology Co., Ltd.

Category

Product Design - Digital & Electronic Devices

Client's Name

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Country / Region

China

About The Entry

The WHIZZER 1969s on-ear headphone, crafted with retro aesthetics and modern acoustic technology, enhances both listening and wearing experiences, serving as both a stylish accessory and a high-performance, portable audio device.

Its design retains the iconic metal cavity panels of the 1960s–90s, blending electrochemical machining (ECM) with traditional mechanical processes to create a distinctive retro-futuristic aesthetic. Even at close range, the panel’s refined dual-texture overlay delivers impeccable industrial quality and intricate detail.

Thanks to its nostalgic on-ear cushion structure, highly integrated design, and lightweight composite materials, the WHIZZER 1969s is significantly smaller than comparable headphones, weighing only 135g. This ensures seamless integration with diverse fashion styles while maintaining its retro-futuristic charm. Optimal weight control prevents instability from being too light while alleviating fatigue during extended wear.

In acoustic technology, proprietary anti-direct-impact soundproof mesh, lattice-style sound output, and internal acoustic structures based on dipole principles significantly enhance sound isolation and soundstage control, overcoming the inherent limitations of on-ear designs in suppressing sound leakage and noise isolation.

Departing from the diffuse-field dynamic drivers common in most headphones, it employs the Whizzer 40mm 7th-Gen pressure-field phase driver, tailored to its size and lattice soundproof cushions. This focused pressure-field waveform reduces leakage at non-working angles and delivers a listening experience akin to in-ear monitors, offering high-resolution audio quality.

Additionally, the large 40mm dynamic driver with a specially designed 0.8mm long stroke ensures robust low-frequency output through kinetic energy conversion. Combined with the high resolution of the pressure-field phase design, the WHIZZER 1969s delivers superior sound quality and detail compared to many headphones in its class.

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