Our story

Small studio, very big sound

We started Halcyo in 2019 with a soldering iron, a borrowed pair of studio monitors and one question: why do great earbuds have to be heavy? Seven years later our buds weigh less than a coin and still sound like the room they were tuned in.

Runners in silhouette against a bright blue sky

How we got here

  1. 2019

    First prototype

    Two friends, one bench and a 3D-printed shell that fell apart on the first run.

  2. 2021

    Drift launches

    Our first earbuds ship to 4,000 people who backed us before we had a factory.

  3. 2023

    Noise cancelling

    Six microphones and a custom chip make Drift Pro our most-loved pair.

  4. 2025

    Repair programme

    Every pair can now be repaired. Batteries, tips and shells are all replaceable.

  5. 2026

    Studio Wired

    Back to our roots with zero-latency buds for creators.

The people behind the sound

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