Abstract Soundz makes high-fidelity wireless headphones built around an original double-helix design and interchangeable headbands. The company pairs studio-grade audio and active noise cancellation with a deliberately expressive look, positioning its Abstract DNA headphones as tools for personal style as much as listening. Its identity centers on self-expression and forging a path apart from conventional headphone design.
AcousticSheep LLCFrom a kitchen-table invention by Erie husband-and-wife founders Wei-Shin Lai, MD, and Jason Wolfe, AcousticSheep makes comfortable headphones built into headbands for sleeping and exercise. Founded in 2007, the company manufactures and sells its SleepPhones and RunPhones brands from Erie, where Lai and Wolfe still own and run the business with a 30-person team serving customers around the world. Its patented designs have earned multiple Consumer Electronics Show Innovation Awards, including for SleepPhones Wireless and RunPhones Wireless.ERIE, PA
ABYSS HeadphonesIn Buffalo, New York, ABYSS Headphones designs and hand-assembles luxury planar-magnetic headphones for serious music listeners. Its distinctive approach pairs CNC-machined aluminum with carefully finished premium materials, while patented planar speakers anchor models such as the flagship AB1266 and Diana line. ABYSS is a division of JPS Labs LLC and backs its headphones with a 10-year private warranty.LANCASTER, NY
Dome Audio IncEstablished in January 2018, east coast-based Dome Audio Inc. designs distinctive audio-wear headphones, including its D4 bone-conduction model. Its patented system combines open- and closed-ear listening with interchangeable Dome Covers that serve both as noise-isolating components and changeable fashion elements.
Grado LabsFrom a Brooklyn building owned by the Grado family since 1918, Grado Labs has made headphones and phono cartridges since 1953. Founded by Audio Hall of Famer Joseph Grado, the family-owned American company is known for inventing the moving-coil stereo cartridge and developing the first true high-end dynamic headphone. Wired headphones are still assembled in Brooklyn, where a third generation of Grados is learning the business.BROOKLYN, NY