Wait a minute… Atomos now makes headphones for video editing?

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The Atomos StudioSonic is a pro-grade audio solution for content creators and filmmakers who require closed-backed, over-ear, headphones with passive noise cancelling

Atomos StudioSonic headphones from top-down and 3/4 views on a purple to pink gradient
Many professionals will prefer the StudioSonic's passive noise cancelling over the active noise cancelling popular on most consumer headphones (Image credit: Atomos / Digital Camera World)

Think Atomos and you’ll think, external camera monitors, so you can imagine my surprise when I learned that the Melbourne-based outfit had launched a pair of headphones at NAB.

That’s right, the Atomos StudioSonic is a pair of wired, pro-grade, closed-back, over-ear headphones, designed for content creators, sound engineers, studio professionals, and DJs. Whether you’re capturing on-set dialogue, editing audio for your videos, or producing a master, Atomos says: “StudioSonic delivers true-to-source audio precision—so you can hear every detail exactly as it was meant to be heard.”

These contenders for the best headphones for video editing boast 50mm high-resolution drivers, and a frequency response of 10Hz–40kHz – bearing in mind that most consumer headphones produce the standard audible range of 20Hz–20kHz.

The over-ear, closed-back design allows for passive noise cancelling, and while it might seem like an oversight in 2025 not to implement active noise cancellation, professional audiophiles are more likely to opt for passive noise cancelling – or open-backed designs – over active noise cancelling in a bid to achieve the truest sound quality.

(Image credit: Atomos)

Furthermore, active noise cancelling would require charging, another obstacle for professional use, so it’s nice to see that Atomos has gone for a wired design, via a detachable two-meter coiled cable. You also get dual 3.5mm and 6.3mm jack plugs and you don’t need to plug into an external amp, boosting the appeal for on-the-go creatives.

These headphones max out at 105dB – so they get loud – and have a 30-ohm impedance, making them suitable for use with a wide range of devices. Oh, and if you’re a DJ type that likes to monitor in one ear, the cups swivel up to 180 degrees.

The Atomos StudioSonic is made from reinforced plastic and metal, with earpads constructed using “ultra-soft memory foam”, while also featuring a cushioned headband.

You can pre-order the Atomos StudioSonic now, with deliveries planned as early as May 2025. They have an RRP of $199.

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Mike is Digital Camera World's How To Editor. He has over a decade of experience, writing for some of the biggest specialist publications including Digital Camera, Digital Photographer and PhotoPlus: The Canon Magazine. Prior to DCW, Mike was Deputy Editor of N-Photo: The Nikon Magazine and Production Editor at Wex Photo Video, where he sharpened his skills in both the stills and videography spheres. While he's an avid motorsport photographer, his skills extend to every genre of photography – making him one of Digital Camera World's top tutors for techniques on cameras, lenses, tripods, filters and other imaging equipment – as well as sharing his expertise on shooting everything from portraits and landscapes to abstracts and architecture to wildlife and, yes, fast things going around race tracks...

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