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KNOWLEDGE ON THE CAMERTON BRAND AND BINOM-ER HEADPHONES
The Camerton brand
Camerton is the Cyrillic translation of the word Diapason. The brand was created in 1999 by Oleh Lizohub, who primarily designs and manufactures loudspeakers, some of which being equipped with a proprietary isodynamic tweeter.Camerton’s activities were put on hold in 2011 when Oleh Lizohub moved to Berlin to join Voxativ as Chief Engineer for broadband transducer development.
In 2019, Oleh left Voxativ and relaunched Camerton from Berlin with a range of compact speakers featuring a full-range driver with a unique and innovative design. In 2021, the Binom- ER headphones were launched. These headphones underwent several materials and acousticevolutions up to 2024.Binom-ER drivers.
Every Camerton Binom-ER headset is made entirely in Germany by the hands of its designer,from the transducers to the chassis. Only pads are manufactured in a workshop in Berlin. The Binom-ER transducers are the fruit of an original design dating from 2005, initially intended for the OEM / component market. Their design and performance have been continuously improved, culminating in today’s ultimate version, which will be fitted to Binom-ER headphones.
Binom-ER drivers today
The transducers used in the Binom-ER consist of an ultra-thin Polyethylene Terephthalate membrane to which an aluminum conductor is applied using a specially designed adhesive. Then, using a photo-etching process, the excess metal is etched away, leaving only the required conductive tracks. This membrane manufacturing technology differs from conventional processes where the conductive tracks are the result of selective sputtering. With Binom-ER transducer diaphragms, the aluminum used is specially fabricated and then laminated, offering much better electrical properties than sputtered metal. The mass of the membrane is negligible compared with the mass of conventional transducer membranes.
If you place the Binom-ER earphones over your ears, you may hear a slight rustling sound. This sound is produced by the movement of the Binom-ER’s diaphragm. This phenomenon is completely normal. It is not a sign of damage or malfunction. In fact, the air movements caused by the adjustment of the earphones act on the diaphragm, which is free to move when not under tension (absence of music). However, the Binom-ER’s diaphragms are particularly thin, wide and capable of high excursion, giving the Binom-ER’s performance in the bass and sub-bass ranges. As a result, these diaphragms are particularly sensitive to air pressure inside the cavities.
Beware of counterfeits Isodynamic transducers looking like those of the Binom-ER can be found on Alibaba.com. These are copies made by a Chinese company. Stopping such counterfeit is complicated and it would take too long and cost too much to have them condemned. That being, these are poor copies with mediocre performance.
Binom-ER drivers until 2022 Copy of Binom-ER driver as seen on Alibaba.com. How could these transducers be copied in such details? Oleh Lizohub started to work with ribbon isodynamic drivers since 2003. There were firstly used in loudspeakers. The first development of headphone drivers dates to around 2005. At that time, Oleh Lizohub sent his drivers to various manufacturers in China in the hope of getting them interested. Often the drivers were never shipped back, the recipients pretending a loss during the shipment or customs issues. Same old story.
Binom-ER drivers no longer use thin plates. Modern drivers are solid-carbon constructions. Only such a design allows you to absolutely control the distance between the magnets, while the use of thin plates leads to bending of the latter and, accordingly, an uncontrolled increase in thegaps between the magnets.
USB-C connectors
Headphone cable connectors are of the USB-C type. They transmit an analog audio signal. This use is not so common in audio, but it has many advantages over mini XLR-type connectors, for example, which are much bulkier. USB-C connectors make for particularly slim headphones, which is what we wanted to achieve in order to offer a compact, lightweight headset that’s easy to transport. What’s more, each USB-C connector carries both the left and right channel, so youonly must deal with one beam when listening on the move, or you can make the wrong connection, since the headphones distinguish between the left and right channels.
To give the owner of a Camerton Binom-ER a choice in restitution, we offer two cable metallurgies: a standard version in high-quality, cryogenically treated pure copper whose conductivity is so high that we can supply it in lengths of up to 6 meters, and an optional version in silver-tinned pure copper for a slightly more upward tonal balance.
Binom-ER design
The designer of the Binom-ER wanted a luxurious and timeless exterior design, with clean lines and a preference for noble materials (aluminum, carbon, leather, Alcantara) and contrasting finishes (matte/satin, metallic/organic).
The design of the frame was studied to ensure maximum comfort for as many people as possible, thanks to the studied elasticity of the headband and the adjustment rods, which can be rotated slightly without the need for an additional mechanism. The Alcantara headband also features memory foam on the inside. If the owner of a Binom-ER feels a certain hardness at this level of the headband, it will quickly soften and adapt to the shape of his or her skull (allow aweek). You can accelerate the adaptation of the foam by placing the headphones on your skull and putting a light pressure down on the headband.
The Camerton upgrade program The Camerton Binom-ER is the fruit of many years of research and development. Today, it emblematically represents the sound philosophy of its designer, who remains an engineer in search of incessant improvements. Should any evolution come in the coming years, every Camerton Binom-ERs sold to date could be updated to take advantage of these developments.
