The Nothing Headphone (1) Pro goes on open sale in Singapore today, 6 November 2026, at a recommended retail price of S$549. You can buy it from nothing.tech, Challenger, Courts, Stereo, other authorised retailers, and Shopee, Lazada and TikTok Shop.
That’s a serious slice of a student budget or a first pay cheque, so the question worth asking is whether the London brand’s flagship headphones earn the money once you get past the see-through good looks. When we covered the three drivers and Flat EQ Switch earlier, the specs were the story. Now it’s time to translate Nothing’s two loudest claims, studio-grade sound and 68 hours of battery, into what they mean on a packed MRT carriage or during a late-night editing session.
Three Drivers, One Big Promise
Nothing’s pitch starts with a triple-driver set-up: a 40mm bass dynamic driver, a 13 × 8mm precision dynamic driver for vocals and mids, and a treble xMEMS driver, a solid-state unit with a silicon diaphragm. Nothing says most consumer headphones top out at two drivers. According to the company, the bass driver delivers 15% more thrust and 26% higher sensitivity than the one in the original Headphone (1).
The precision driver is where Nothing makes its most specific promise. It says vocals sit closer to the listener, with breath and sounds like “S” and “T” coming through with more texture, which is exactly the kind of detail you’d notice on a stripped-back acoustic track.
How you connect changes what you hear. For music over Bluetooth, the Pro supports AAC, SBC and LDAC, with LC3 reserved for broadcast audio. It’s Hi-Res certified for wired and wireless listening up to 24-bit/96kHz, and plugging in over USB-C unlocks lossless playback up to 24-bit/192kHz. Nothing lists LDAC alongside its Hi-Res wireless certification. If you stream casually over AAC, the drivers are the upgrade you’ll hear; the lossless options mainly reward people sitting on high-resolution files.
The Switch Creators Will Use
Here’s the bit that could change how a creator works. Nothing developed a Flat EQ (equaliser) profile with Metropolis Studios, describing it as a neutral setting that strips out colouration and processing for jobs like reviewing tracks or comparing mixes. It lives on a physical switch on the ear cup, so flipping between “everyday fun” and “honest reference” takes one thumb movement instead of a dive into an app.
There’s a trade-off to know about. With Flat EQ on, Transparency Mode, Spatial Audio and your EQ settings all switch off, which makes sense for critical listening but means you’ll want it off on the walk to class. Plug in the 3.5mm cable with Flat EQ on and Nothing quotes latency under 15ms, a figure that matters if you’re cutting a video or recording a bedroom track in your HDB room.
For everyone else, the Nothing X app holds the toys. Metropolis Studios tuned five genre profiles (Neo-Jazz, British Rock, UK Rap + Grime, Electronica and UK bass), while Advanced EQ lets you drag tuning points anywhere across 20Hz to 20kHz. Dynamic Spatial Audio adds five head-tracked modes, including Studio B, which Nothing modelled on a professional control room. Gamers get a low-latency mode that brings Bluetooth lag under 120ms.
68 Hours, With an Asterisk
That 68-hour figure is with ANC (active noise cancellation) switched off, according to Nothing. Turn ANC on and the official number drops to 30 hours.
Most Singapore commuters will leave ANC running, so 30 hours is the honest figure to plan around. Even at two hours a day on the train, that’s about two weeks between charges, which is plenty. If you forget, a five-minute top-up gives two hours with ANC on (four with it off), and a full charge takes two hours over USB-C.
Quieter Trains, Clearer Calls
Nothing rates the adaptive ANC at up to 46dB, with its spec sheet listing a frequency range of 2,000Hz, so treat it as a peak figure rather than a flat promise across every sound. The system shifts between Low, Medium and High on its own, fed by 10 microphones: three feed-forward and two feedback on each side. Nothing says it averages 5dB more noise reduction than the original Headphone (1), with 40% broader coverage across the frequency range.
Part of the job falls to the cushions. A two-layer PU leather and nylon cushion, backed by an 8mm silicone baffle wall, forms the seal, and Nothing says the foam is 50% softer than before so it flexes around glasses and piercings.
For calls, four of those mics team up with an algorithm Nothing says it trained on 30 million real-world samples from traffic, restaurants and windy streets. That’s welcome news for anyone taking tutorial calls from a hawker centre.
Built for Long Days
At 327g, the Pro isn’t featherlight, but Nothing has worked on comfort. The titanium arms are 45% lighter than the original’s, the padding is 12% thicker, the headband is 10% wider and it adjusts from 132mm to 169mm. It’s rated IP52 for dust and water, and it comes in White and Black.
Physical controls do most of the work: a roller for volume and ANC, a paddle for tracks and calls, a customisable button, and the Flat EQ Switch. One detail worth knowing before you pack it is that the hardshell carry case weighs 383.5g, which is heavier than the headphones themselves. Your tote bag will notice.
Who Is It For?
The Pro makes the most sense for people who’ll touch that switch. Creators who edit, mix or review audio get a reference mode and a wired low-latency path in a pair they can wear on the commute too, and Android users with LDAC phones can use the full Hi-Res wireless setup. If you only stream over AAC and never open an EQ, a lot of the S$549 sits unused, and the battery story shrinks to 30 hours once ANC is on.
Price: S$549 (recommended retail price)
Available from: 6 November 2026
Where: nothing.tech, Challenger, Courts, Stereo, other authorised retailers, and Shopee, Lazada and TikTok Shop
Colours: White, Black
If the Flat EQ Switch has your name on it, the Headphone (1) Pro is in stores and online from today, so head to Nothing’s Singapore store to pick your colour and get listening!
Photos and Visuals courtesy of Nothing.
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