Lark H1. Tuned for every sound that matters.
Every sound has a direction.
The problem
Most gaming headsets push the bass hard. It feels big, but it buries the sounds that tell you what is happening: footsteps on the floor above, the crack and direction of a gunshot, a reload behind a wall, a grenade bouncing, a door opening. Much of that detail lives around 2 to 5 kHz. You end up hearing the explosion and missing everything that warned you about it.
Lark H1 starts from a neutral curve, keeps the punch of gunfire, and adds a small lift where the detail lives. Less boom, more information, so you always know where the fight is.
Shapes are illustrative, not lab measurements.
Sound
Two 50 mm dual-chamber drivers keep bass in its own chamber so it cannot smear the mids. Left and right drivers are matched within ±1 dB, so a shot from your left sounds exactly as loud as the same shot from your right, and you can point to where it came from.
Microphone
A 6 mm cardioid capsule picks up your voice and ignores the keyboard beside it. There is a pop filter inside the boom, and a light at the tip of the mic turns red when you are muted. You see it from the corner of your eye, so you always know if your team can hear you.
Comfort
Hybrid ear cushions: leatherette on the outside for seal, breathable fabric where they touch your skin, cooling-gel memory foam inside. An aluminium frame keeps the clamp steady without squeezing.
Lark Studio
Lark Studio is our desktop app for Windows and macOS, in development alongside the headset. Set your own EQ and save a profile per game. Choose who makes your 3D audio: Game 3D lets games with their own 3D sound (like Valorant or CS2) do it cleanly, and Lark 3D adds virtual 7.1 for games that send surround. Never both at once, so positions stay sharp.
Specifications
Target specification for the first production run. Final figures are published after sample testing.
| Drivers | 50 mm dynamic, dual-chamber, graphene-coated or titanium-plated diaphragm |
|---|---|
| Frequency response | 20 Hz to 20 kHz |
| Impedance | 32 Ω |
| Distortion | Below 1% THD at 1 kHz |
| Tuning | Neutral base with a lift at 2 to 5 kHz for in-game detail and positioning |
| Driver matching | ±1 dB left to right |
| DAC | USB, 24-bit / 96 kHz |
| 3D audio | Game 3D (stereo for in-game HRTF) or Lark 3D (HRTF virtual 7.1) |
| Microphone | 6 mm electret condenser, cardioid, internal pop filter, 60+ dB SNR target |
| Mute | Hardware mute, LED on the mic tip (red when muted) |
| Ear cushions | Hybrid leatherette and breathable fabric, cooling-gel memory foam |
| Frame | Aluminium |
| Clamping force | 1.2 to 1.5 lb |
| Connection | One detachable 3.5 mm cable for PS5, PS4, Xbox, Switch, Mac and mobile. USB audio adapter (USB-C, with USB-A adapter) for PC, with the DAC and Lark Studio features |
| Cable | Braided fabric |
| Software | Lark Studio for Windows and macOS, firmware updates after purchase |
Where we are
You are reserving something that does not exist on a shelf yet, so you should see exactly where it is. This is the plan, and we update it as each step is done.
Sound target, mic, comfort and software requirements locked.
Quotes and samples from shortlisted manufacturers.
In progressWe measure every sample and tune it to the Lark curve.
The first batch is made. Founders get the shipping date first.
Lark H1 goes out to founders across the EU.
Founders list
Lark H1 is in pre-production. Reserve a founders spot for €2.99 today. It comes off the €99 price when orders open, so you pay the remaining €96.01 then.
One-time payment. Refundable within 14 days of paying. After that it stays as credit toward your Lark H1, and is refunded in full if we do not ship.
Sample unboxings, test results and tuning decisions go out on our socials first. Founders get their own channel on Discord.
FAQ
Me, Christopher. I'm building Lark from Greece, far from any tech headquarters. There is no big company behind this and no giant marketing budget. That means the person who chooses the drivers, argues with the factory about half a decibel and reads every sample report is the same person who answers your email. If something about the H1 isn't right, I want to be the first to hear it.
Look closely and you will see two Greek capital letters joined together: Λ and Α. Together they spell ΛΑ, the "La" in Lark. It is a small piece of Greece on every earcup, with a pulse running through it, because everything we make starts with sound.
We make gaming gear that helps you play, not just gear that looks good on a desk. Every product starts with one question: what does a player need to hear, feel or control in the moment that decides the round? Then we build that, tune it properly, let you adjust it to your own ears and hands in Lark Studio, and sell it straight to you so you are not paying for a logo and a middleman.
Because sound is the advantage nobody sees. You can have the fastest reflexes in the lobby, but if you don't hear the shot, the reload or the player coming up the stairs, you lose the fight before it starts. The H1 comes first. The K1 keyboard and the M1 mouse follow, built on the same idea.
It reserves your spot on the founders list and holds the €99 founders price for you. It is a one-time payment and it comes off the price: when orders open you pay the remaining €96.01.
Yes, within 14 days of paying, no reason needed. After that it stays as credit toward your Lark H1. If we never ship, you get it back in full.
We are testing samples from manufacturers now. We will share a shipping date only once the production sample passes our tests, and founders hear it first.
Yes. One cable does it all: plug the 3.5 mm straight into your controller or phone, or clip on the included USB adapter for PC to get the DAC and every Lark Studio feature.
The first Lark H1 is wired, because a cable gives the lowest latency for the price. A 2.4 GHz wireless version is being quoted and may follow.
Yes. In the EU you have 14 days after delivery to return it, no reason needed.
Yes, always. The only question is who makes the 3D sound. Many competitive shooters like Valorant and CS2 build their own 3D audio for headphones, so in Game 3D the headset stays clean and lets the game do it. For games that send 5.1 or 7.1, Lark 3D turns it into virtual surround. Running both at once blurs where shots come from, so you pick one and know exactly where the fight is.
