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

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They do face some strong competition in this category: the already-mentioned Grado and Philips headphones are simply more musical, more talented and more exciting. The reason why I use Pink Noise for loudness measurement, Pink Noise loudness translates better to my general music listening volume, better than White Noise and Sine tune. Meaning, when I set the volume to 85 dB Pink Noise, the volume is more or less the same as the listening volume I set to listen some of my reference albums (Linn Records, Channel Classics, David Manley Recordings, etc.). Beside that White Noise and Sine tune are quite irritating to my ears. The large size may seem a little preposterous, but it does serve its purpose in giving enough headroom for nearly all head sizes. 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.

Btw, I notice that some said earlier production batch of T1 might have some differences in sound quality to newer batch of T1. Inner Fidelity posted measurement of 2 different T1s. My T1 serial number is 7230, not sure if it is the better one or not, but so far, between my T1 and my HD 800, I do prefer the T1, as it sounds more linear to my ears, and better sounding midrange. Indicates whether MUID is transferred to ANID, a cookie used for advertising. Clarity doesn't use ANID and so this is always set to 0. There is no noticeable size or weight difference between these two. AD700X weighs 265 grams, whereas the other is 235 grams. The headband on both of them can be adjusted according to your own head. Wing Structure that automatically adapts to the shape of your head, guaranteeing you the perfect fit All in all, the sound quality of these headphones is very excellent. They are great for listening to music at any volume level you want without having to worry about anything getting distorted or muddied up. If you are looking for a pair of gaming headphones that provide accurate and balanced frequency responses, then these Audio-Technica ATH-AD700X Headphones may be suitable for you.Very balanced, almost ruler flat tonality, makes ATH-R70x very useful for tonality observation & equalizer adjustment. The following is weight comparisons without cables, with other headphones in this review. ATH-R70x is simply the lightest. I have burnt-in ATH-R70x for about 100 hours, no changes in sound quality. So, no burn-in is required for ATH-R70x, which is a good thing. Headphone that changes it sound after burn-in, to me is indicating inconsistency. As with DAC and amplifier, I didn't find ATH-R70x to have good chemistry with tube amp or warm & smooth sounding amp, and matches better with neutral to slightly analytic solid state amplifiers. With my ifi micro iDSD + iCAN, ATH-R70x is simply music. At 210 grams, ATH-R70x is feather-light and very comfortable. Headband pressure is pretty light, less pressure than T1, about the same as HD800. ATH-R70x fits really well on my head, always stays in place.

I came to the shop with my friend Leo, a sound engineer. I let him listened to both as well, and he also prefers the ATH-R70x sound quality, especially from the view of natural tonality.

ATH-AD700X

Moreover, the Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro sounds a little better than the Audio-Technica ATH-AD700X for lows. However, the latter is slightly better in terms of mids and highs. ATH-AD700X features the Double Air Damping System which is also featured across the full range of Audio-Technica Art Monitor Headphones, to improve bass reproduction. “3D wing headband structure”