Master & Dynamic is a New York City premium audio brand founded in 2014 by entrepreneur Jonathan Levine. The company’s origin story is closely tied to Levine’s interest in building headphones that combined strong sound with more design-led, long-lasting industrial aesthetics. That heritage still defines the brand’s identity: it presents itself as a craft-oriented audio company rather than a mass-market electronics label.
The brand is best known for headphones and earphones, especially wired and wireless over-ear models and true wireless earbuds. It has also expanded into portable speakers and a small range of accessories, but it is not primarily associated with amplifiers, turntables, DACs, or cables. Its catalog is compact and focused, with an emphasis on premium materials, refined finishes, and a lifestyle-oriented presentation.
In the market, Master & Dynamic sits in the premium upper-mid to high-end consumer audio segment. It is more boutique and design-forward than traditional hi-fi brands, and less about technical separates than about finished, luxury-feeling listening products. For buyers, that means strong appeal if you value industrial design, material quality, and brand identity as much as raw spec-sheet audio performance.