The TMA-1 is a minimalistic matte black headphone, developed in cooperation with the world’s leading designers and preeminent DJs.
We love the look of the TMA-1’s and we’re not alone in our thoughts. Since they’re launch, they continue to receive high praise. We love the minimalistic design and the only branding you will see is the AIAIAI embossed logo on the inside of the headband.
The TMA-1’s are not just known for DJ’s… They’re great for all rock, metal, hip-hop, and electronic music listeners. The TMA-1’s shine with these styles of music!
The thing you will notice when you first listen to the TMA-1’s is their warm signature sound. The soundstage is also quite impressive for a closed headphone.
The bass is quite deep, crisp and punchy. The midrange is clear and vocals sound the way they should! The treble has been tamed subtly on purpose. This is a clever idea coming from the designers, which may take you a few attempts to appreciate, but once you do, you will love them for it.
Originally designed for club DJ’s, they isolate noise really well. They’re also perfect for your daily commute, or when you just want to escape into your own world. But beware, when you start wearing your TMA-1’s amongst friends or in your work environment, be prepared to guard them with your life. Everyone will want them!
Even though they’re designed to sit on your ears, they’re extremely comfortable. I prefer the semi-leather earpads instead of the foam earpads, for both comfort and sound. The sound is nowhere near as good with the foam earpads. They tend to become too bright and lose the bass response.
For everyday use, there’s also an optional extra straight cable, which is shorter (1.2m) and much lighter than the included coiled cable.
The TMA-1 headphone has been tested and tweaked by 28 of the world’s most skilled DJs (including Ghostly’s own Matthew Dear and Seth Troxler), designed by the inimitable Danish design-firm KiBiSi and further developed by Tartelet Records, Mannhandle and Thank You For Clapping. All of which means that the TMA-1 is one carefully considered piece of equipment.
The guys at AIAIAI talking about the motivation behind the project:
We had been doing different headphones for a while, mainly in-ears, but had an idea of doing a robust, high-quality headphone aimed mainly at DJ’s. There are of course quite a few out there, but among them we especially liked the Sennheiser HD 25. Both the look and technical aspects of it. Through friends who dj at different levels we heard same story, though, the Sennheiser would break to easily during gigs and travel. So we thought we would give a shot, and make something really sturdy. From a design point of view, we wanted to move away from the very colorful, and try to do something that alluded to the idea of the dj-headphone. You know, if you take a pair of headphones, be it Pioneer, Sennheiser or Monster and hold them in front of a bright light, the shadow they cast on a white wall looks quite similar. You can’t see the logo’s, colors and other little differences. We wanted to work with that shadow image. The robustness of the TMA-1 was also a factor when designing – the less you put on it, the less can break. In that sense, the TMA is thought of, and build as a tool.
Buy the AIAIAI TMA-1 DJ Headphones from Noisy Motel.
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