Thieaudio Ghost Review: Ethereal Music and Gaming?

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Thieaudio may be best known for its in-ear monitors, but it is working hard to expand into over-ear headphones this year. We only reviewed its flagship planar magnetic headphones, the Thieaudio Wraith , in August and now we’re back again with a much more affordable dynamic driver headphone. In fact, the Thieaudio Ghost seems to be squaring Sennheiser directly in its sights while coming in $80-100 cheaper. 

While I don’t see the Ghost dethroning the HD58X or HD6XX any time soon, they’re tuned similarly, built similarly, and feel close to actually wear. If you’ve considered either of those headphones and found them too expensive, the Ghost is a particularly good buy that can also stand on its own merits for both gaming and music. 

We would like to thank Linsoul for providing the sample for this review. 

The Thieaudio Ghost is an over-ear dynamic headphone designed to deliver a detailed, spacious sound that embraces tonal balance. It’s lightweight and comfortable, mixing plastic and metal in its construction, and utilizes oval-shaped velour ear cushions for enhanced comfort. The design is immediately reminiscent of Sennheiser’s HD58X Jubilee and HD6XX over-ear headphones, though is more striking thanks to a golden ring on the ear housing, and that similarity seems to be intentional. 

Inside, Thieaudio has applied a new driver design. Each earcup utilizes a 40mm sapphire driver. Thieaudio describes it like this :

What all of that means is that this driver should be fast, with exceptional transients, details, and bass extension. That, if you’re not already deep into the world of HiFi may sound like gibberish, but essentially means that the driver can start and stop on a dime. The leading edge of sounds should be