JH Audio JH13 Pro

JH Audio JH|13 Pro In-ear Monitors

Don’t bother reading this review if you’re not absolutely passionate about audio, because you’ll never understand how we can heap so much praise on a set of headphones that cost $1,100. Actually, headphones isn’t accurate; the JH|13 Pros are custom-manufactured in-ear monitors. And they’re better than great sex. Well, almost. The $1,100 price tag isn’t entirely accurate, either. Since each pair is not only made to order, but to fit your ears and no one else’s, you’ll need to pay an audiologist to create custom molds of your ear canals; this will drain an additional $50 to $150 from your wallet. And you might find the fitting experience uncomfortable or even downright painful. Trust us, it’s all worth it. Jerry Harvey—the JH in JH Audio—got his start as the tour engineer for Van Halen, and that’s where he came up with the idea of headphones that fit inside your ear versus on the sides of your head, blocking ambient noise so that all you hear is what’s coming through the cables. Harvey went on to co-found Ultimate Ears, which Logitech acquired some time after he left. To be honest, we were skeptical of Harvey’s claims when he came by the office to demo the JH|13 Pros.