Klipsch Partners With Billy Talent on Hi-Res Headphone Marketing Promo

Canadian rock band Billy Talent mastered its latest album for Klipsch Reference R6 and R6i on-ear headphones to provide a way for listeners to hear the music the way it was intended to be heard, said the headphone maker. It’s the first mastering for headphone program for the industry, and if successful could be an ongoing program with other artists, a Klipsch spokesman told us. The album, Afraid of Heights, will be available July 29, and physical copies of the album on vinyl and CD include a download code giving purchasers access to a high-res 24-bit/96kHz “mastered for headphones” version of the album, Klipsch said. Equalization was applied to each track for optimum playback on the R6 ($79) and R6i ($99) headphones, giving fans a way to hear the album “exactly the way it does in the studio,” said Vlad Grodzinskiy, Klipsch senior manager, product development-headphones.