Audio-Technica ATH-AD700X Open backed Hi-Fi headphones

Product Information

The 3D Wing headband structure consists of small removable wings that are found across the range of our HiFi headphones. No adjustment is necessary, the headset adapts itself to any shaped head as soon as it is positioned over the head, and removes the feeling of pressure felt with "classic" headband headphones. Ultra lightweight The thing with AD500X is, it is not really suitable for small heads and we did not really like the quality of sound when compared with AD700X. The sound was just not clear enough. ATH AD500X vs ATH AD700X Sound Quality The earpads are smaller than the rest of the headphones in comparison. Still comfortable, but I do prefer a little larger and deeper earpads for better comfort. ATH-R70x earpads touch my pinna lightly, not up to uncomfortable level, but larger earpads would be more comfortable. In comparison with Beyerdynamic T1 earpad below, T1 earpad inner diameter is around 5.8 cm, and ATH-R70x earpad inner diameter is around 5 cm.

The Audio-Technica ATH-AD700X comes with a cable connection (mini stereo, gold plated) compatible with almost all devices. Audio-Technica ATH-AD700X vs. Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro Headphone T1 and HD 800 pair well with smooth and warm amplifiers to compensate their brightness, while ATH-R70x pairs better with detailed and neutral sounding amplifiers.Now here is where I began a serie of mistakes. So be aware of what I did. At first I wanted to keep the original wires, but removing this huge sheat was difficult. My wire stripper didn't even cut it for the job (lame word joke), so I open the sheat with an exacto and damage the wires at the same time unfortunately, making them shorter in usable length.

The large-aperture 53mm drivers of the ATH-AD700X are built around the CCAW voice coils developed by Audio-Technica, which create stunning audio and deep and balanced bass reproduction. “Exclusive d.a.d.s. system” The headphones have a lightweight yet extremely rigid structure, thanks to the magnesium alloy used for its construction. The headphones weigh less than 265g. D.A.D.S. SYSTEM The sense of distance and depth between the instruments is easily felt and heard, while the layers of clean detail keep you hooked into the song. The ATH-AD700X has a connection cable made from OFC (oxygen-free copper) treated for improved conduction which avoids any sound alteration. 3D WING STRUCTURE ATH-R70x also has slightly better dynamic and spaciousness. My personal preference is more toward ATH-R70x sound signature. Both are not easy to drive and will benefit from good amplifier.

FAQs

The Audio-Technica ATH-AD700X features a frequency response of 05Hz on the lowest and 30,000Hz on the highest. Therefore, it covers all the audio tones perfectly, from lows, mids to highs. Impedance Rate When comparing their technical specifications, you will see that AD700X has a somewhat wider frequency response. The frequency range of these headphones is 5 Hz to 30 kHz, which is extremely outstanding if you ask us.

The following is weight comparisons without cables, with other headphones in this review. ATH-R70x is simply the lightest.

To me, the colourless tonality of ATH-R70x is quite amazing. Just from the tonality alone, in my opinion, ATH-R70x deserves the title of 'Professional Reference Headphone'. It doesn't really excel in detail and dynamic as compared to other flagships, but it really does well in tonality. I will use ATH-R70x for observing tonality and equalizer adjustment, while I will still need my T1 for other things such as clean up, applying de-esser, compressor, and reverb. That's the reason in the beginning I said that ATH-R70x is complementing those mentioned flagships professional headphones. But that's my opinion, and I'm really curious to see the result of ATH-R70x frequency response measurement. I hope Audio-Technica will send @Tyll Hertsens a set of ATH-R70x to be measured and reviewed.