Master & Dynamic
New York City, New York, United States · founded 2013
Design-led luxury audio brand famous for premium materials and a long list of fashion/design collaborations (Louis Vuitton, Leica, Chanel, Celine, TUMI, Proenza Schouler). NBA star Kevin Durant's Thirty Five Ventures took a minority equity stake in 2019, but the company remains independently operated. Also notable for the MW75 Neuro, a headphone integrating Neurable's EEG focus-tracking technology.
Master & Dynamic is an American premium/luxury personal-audio company based in New York City, known for design-led headphones, earphones, and speakers built with materials like leather, stainless steel, aluminum, and sapphire glass. Founded by Jonathan Levine (with co-founder Vicki Gross), the brand positions itself at the intersection of high-end sound and industrial design, and is well known for fashion and design collaborations (Louis Vuitton, Leica, Chanel, Celine, TUMI, and others).
At a glance
- Type
- Manufacturer
- Founder
- Jonathan Levine (co-founded with Vicki Gross)
- Founded
- 2013
- Headquarters
- New York City, New York, United States
- Price range
- Premium
- Makes / sells
- headphones, earbuds, speakers, accessories
- Known for
- design-forward premium headphones, premium materials (leather, aluminum, stainless steel, sapphire glass), fashion and design brand collaborations, active noise cancellation, true wireless earbuds
- Website
- www.masterdynamic.com
Notable products
- MH40 — Signature over-ear headphones; original wired model (2014) became the brand's flagship look, later offered in wireless versions.
- MW75 — Active noise-cancelling wireless over-ear headphones with aluminum and sapphire-glass build; a flagship model.
- MW09 — Active noise-cancelling true wireless earphones with sapphire-glass drivers.
- MW07 — True wireless earphones; won a Red Dot Design Award and CES Innovation Award (2019).
- MA770 — Concrete-composite wireless speaker designed with architect Sir David Adjaye.
- MW75 Neuro — Collaboration with Neurable integrating brain-computer/EEG focus-tracking technology into the MW75 headphones.
Sources: Master & Dynamic — About page (official) · Master & Dynamic — Wikipedia · Master & Dynamic official site · Gear Diary — Interview with Jonathan Levine, CEO and Founder