Noble Audio is releasing the FoKus Apollo Pro headset at $699, a step up from the original FoKus Apollo’s $649 launch price. The Pro keeps the same core hybrid driver design and Qualcomm QCC3084 chipset, but leans harder into upgraded materials and revised ear
For audiophiles used to seeing headline-grabbing prices, Noble Audio’s move will feel familiar—just a little more expensive. Even in a market where many premium headphones still hover around $500, the FoKus Apollo line has never been shy. Now Noble Audio is pushing it further with the FoKus Apollo Pro headset. priced at $699 and set to go on sale globally later this week.
At launch, the original FoKus Apollo retailed for $649, and the jump to $699 keeps the Pro firmly in “pro-tier” territory. Noble Audio’s strategy here isn’t a full reinvention. The company says the FoKus Apollo Pro largely mirrors the original’s specs. including its unusual driver approach—using hybrid driver tech that pairs a dynamic driver for powerful bass with a planar magnetic driver for clarity and detail.
Our review of the original FoKus Apollo found that the company’s goal of achieving the best possible sound quality was largely achieved thanks to that driver design. By that logic, there wasn’t a clear audio-performance gap to close with the Pro. Even so. Noble Audio is still calling out at least one improvement: the FoKus Apollo Pro adds updated acoustic tuning meant to bring the sound “as perfect as possible.”.
The more noticeable changes arrive in the materials. The standard FoKus Apollo already featured premium build quality. but the Pro is positioned as even higher-end for its fabric. cabling. and metal accents. The biggest shift, according to the company, is in the ear cups, which have been changed to increase comfort.
Where the excitement may cool is on features. Noble Audio doesn’t appear to be introducing much beyond the hardware polish and tuning. There’s no sign that the Pro upgrades active noise cancellation, which previously fell short of expectations. The FoKus Apollo Pro also runs the same Qualcomm QCC3084 chipset as the original.
The Pro branding doesn’t come with the features some buyers might have been hoping for either. Wear detection and spatial audio support aren’t mentioned in the release. Noble Audio calls the FoKus Apollo Pro a “limited-run” device, but doesn’t specify how limited it will be.
In other words, the FoKus Apollo Pro looks less like a feature leap and more like a refinishing of what already works—newer tuning, more premium materials, and updated ear cups—wrapped in a higher price and a scarcity label with no number attached.
Noble Audio FoKus Apollo Pro headset $699 audiophile headphones hybrid drivers planar magnetic dynamic driver Qualcomm QCC3084 active noise cancellation
699 dollars for headphones?? That’s basically a car payment lol.
So it’s $50 more than the last one and… no noise cancelling? I don’t get audiophile stuff. Like why pay extra if it still “fell short” before. Sounds like they just changed the fabric and called it Pro.
Wait, is this the one that’s supposed to have “wear detection” or spatial audio? Because the article said it doesn’t mention it, but I swear I saw a TikTok that said it does. Unless they removed it last minute or something. Also “limited-run” but no number… feels like marketing.
Hybrid driver, planar magnetic, dynamic, Qualcomm chip… okay but if active noise cancellation isn’t even there like people wanted, then what’s the point. My cousin has like $100 headphones and they’re fine. Maybe the comfort ear cups make it worth it I guess, but $699 is wild. Limited-run usually means they sell out in 2 minutes and then magically restock.