Can Axel Grell move the soundstage outside your head? The Grell OAE2 debuted at CanJam NYC 2026 and the listening experience was…unexpected.

Axel Grell’s OAE2 open-back headphones debut at CanJam NYC 2026 with a speaker-like soundstage concept. Can the $599 design change how we listen to music through headphones?

Created by Axel Grell, the company says the Grell Audio OAE2 applies a front-oriented acoustic concept to deliver a more natural, speaker-like listening experience.

The new Grell OAE2 use a front-oriented acoustic concept to produce a sound with a more natural feel more like listening to music through a pair of loudspeakers.

In 2019, Axel Grell, the designer of Sennheiser’s legendary HD580 and HD800 headphones, left the company to found Grell Audio. Two years later, the startup is coming out with a pair of true wireless ...

A new entrant to the true wireless headphone space you say? Sure, that might be a fairly common occurrence these days, but this one – Grell Audio – comes with some pretty strong heritage. Its founder, ...

Former Sennheiser Alex Grell has created a great pair of true wireless ANC earbuds that not only look great, they sound great. The name Axel Grell may not mean anything to you but in the audiophile ...