Series 04 — shipping now5-year warranty31 markets

Sound, measured twice.

Kestrel was founded in 2012 by two acoustics engineers who were tired of paying for cabinet veneer instead of motor design. Everything we make starts in a chamber, not a mood board.

Kestrel reference headphones
Method

One target curve, applied everywhere.

All four products are tuned to a single target derived from our own chamber data. That is why a mix approved on the Kestrel One survives the move to the Open and the Studio.

Each production batch is swept unit by unit. The measurement file is stored against the serial number and is available to any owner on request — including second owners.

2012Founded
26People
1Chamber
Principles

Four things we do not compromise

01 / Measurement

Data before opinion

Every design decision is tied to a measurement, and every measurement is published in the product documentation.

02 / Service

Screws, not glue

Drivers, pads, cables and batteries are user-replaceable. A repair should be a workshop visit, not a landfill decision.

03 / Longevity

Ten years of parts

We hold spares for a decade after a model is discontinued, and publish the service manual for every product we have ever sold.

04 / Honesty

No burn-in myth

Our drivers are run for 48 hours before measurement. What you hear on day one is what you hear in year five.

Concert lighting in a venue
“We would rather ship one product that measures well than five that photograph well.”
Marcus Yeo · Founder
Timeline

Fourteen years, four products

2012Founded in a shared workshop in Jalan Besar, Singapore.
2014Kestrel One enters production after 18 months of prototype testing.
2017The in-house anechoic chamber opens, and every unit starts being measured.
2020Kestrel Amp; every product becomes fully serviceable from stock parts.
2024Service programme extended to ten years of parts for every model.
2026Series 04 ships in 31 markets.
Visit

The chamber is open to owners.

Book a measurement session and see your own unit swept, or come for a listening demo.