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WIRED BY INTENT

PHUUM DROP 001 // Wired USB-C In-Ear Monitor

24-bit DAC integrated in the connector. 10mm beryllium-coated PET driver. OFC litz cable with fabric sleeve. In-line MEMS microphone. CNC aluminium 6061 housing with stainless nozzle. Limited to 333 numbered units. Designed in Lisbon, hand-finished in Bangkok, built in Guangdong.

MANIFEST // 001

ANTI-WIRELESS. Wireless is a compromise. A battery that dies. A Bluetooth codec that discards half your signal before it reaches your ear. A pairing dialog between you and a machine that was never asked for. PHUUM rejects this. One cable. One connector. One path from the file to the driver. No firmware updates. No ecosystem. No permission requests. No charging case that becomes e-waste in thirty-seven months. The wire is the feature. The wire is the promise.

INTENTIONAL LISTENING. You put them in. You take them out. There is no in-between, no ambient mode, no transparency slider. Listening becomes a decision again. Signal integrity is not a spec sheet. It is a refusal to lose bits. 24-bit DAC in the connector. OFC litz copper in the cable. Beryllium-coated PET in the driver. What the artist pressed, you hear. What you say, they hear. One wire, both directions. No algorithm in between. No account required. No companion app. The product ends at the product.

USE CASES. Studio monitoring on the move. Critical listening on USB-C laptops, tablets, and phones without a headphone jack. Calls that sound like calls instead of through a tin can. Travel audio that does not need charging before a long flight. Listening sessions where the gear stops being the topic.

FAQ // 001 - 005

WHEN DOES DROP 001 SHIP? Date to be announced. Waitlist subscribers get notified first. Stage 1 is open now.

WHAT DEVICES DOES IT WORK WITH? Any device with a USB-C port that supports USB Audio Class 1 or 2. This covers virtually all current Android phones, iPads with USB-C, MacBooks, Windows laptops, ChromeBooks, and the iPhone 15 series and later. No app required.

WHY WIRED IN 2026? Because the wire is the only audio path without compression, pairing handshakes, battery anxiety, firmware updates, or planned obsolescence. The wire is the feature. See Manifest.

IS IT REPAIRABLE? Yes. Cable and tips are user-serviceable. Driver assembly can be returned for repair under the 24-month warranty.

HOW DO I CONTACT PHUUM? hello@phuum.com for any question about the drop, your waitlist position, or the product.

OBJECT // 001 / 002 / 003

  • 001 // DRIVER - 10mm dynamic, beryllium-coated PET diaphragm
  • 002 // CABLE - 1.25m OFC litz copper, fabric sleeve, in-line MEMS microphone
  • 003 // CONNECTOR - USB-C with integrated 24-bit DAC, 96kHz native

SPEC SHEET // 01 - 13

  • 01 DRIVER - 10mm dynamic, beryllium-coated PET
  • 02 IMPEDANCE - 32 ohm
  • 03 FREQUENCY - 8Hz to 40kHz
  • 04 SENSITIVITY - 108 dB / mW
  • 05 CABLE LENGTH - 1.25 m, OFC litz, fabric sleeve
  • 06 MICROPHONE - In-line MEMS, call and playback control
  • 07 CONNECTOR - USB-C, 24-bit DAC, 96kHz
  • 08 WEIGHT - 14 g per pair
  • 09 MATERIAL - CNC aluminium 6061, stainless nozzle
  • 10 WARRANTY - 24 months, repairable by design
  • 11 DROP SIZE - 333 units
  • 12 ORIGIN - Lisbon, Bangkok, Guangdong
  • 13 SERIAL - 001 / 333 through 333 / 333, engraved

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Drop 001 is limited to 333 units. Date to be announced. DSGVO compliant. No tracking. Unsubscribe anytime.

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