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Audio-Technica

Description

With a lightweight honeycomb aluminum casing and magnesium frame structure, these open-air headphones produce no sense of pressure on the ears, offering a completely natural listening experience. Newly designed 53 mm drivers with CCAW voice coils reproduce remarkably natural sound, with impactful bass and outstanding vocal projection. The self-adjusting wing support automatically adjusts to your head size. A straight OFC cable at the left earpiece terminates to a mini plug with included ¼" adapter.
Audio-Technica ATH-AD500X Audiophile Open-air Headphones
Audio-Technica ATH-AD500X Audiophile Open-air Headphones

Features

  • Newly designed 53 mm drivers with CCAW voice coils reproduce remarkably natural sound, with deep, impactful bass and outstanding vocal projection
  • Open-air headphones produce no sense of pressure on the ears, resulting in a completely natural sensation
  • Lightweight honeycomb aluminum casing
  • Self-adjusting 3D Wing Support Housing provides comfortable support for a more enjoyable listening experience
  • Flexible raised-fabric earpads offer excellent wearing comfort and durability
  • Highly conductive OFC (oxygen-free copper) single-sided cable with elastic TPE sheath to prevent tangles
  • Gold-plated stereo 1/8" (3.5 mm) connector with 1/4" (6.3 mm) adapter

Specs

General
  • Type: Open-air
  • Operating principle: Dynamic
  • Frequency response: 5Hz – 25kHz
  • SPL: 100 dB
  • Driver size: 53 mm
  • Noise cancelling: No
  • Primary application: Everyday listening
Other
  • Built-in mic: No
  • Cable type: Detachalr
  • Cable Length: 9.8'
  • Connector: 3.5 mm w/ 1/4"
  • Weight: 235 g

Warranty

One year parts and labor warranty.

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4.56

9 Reviews

89%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend

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Best Uses
  1. Listen/play music. All purposes this is great.1
Cons
  1. Build Quality1
  2. Fixed Cable1
  3. Strap Adjustment1
  4. Can't resize1
  5. Unattractive Design1
Describe Yourself
  1. Deathcore/Metalcore1
  2. Game Dev1
Pros
  1. Comfortable7
  2. Great Sound7
  3. Lightweight6
  4. Good Value5
  5. Cable Length1

Reviewed by 9 customers

  • Great for the price!.

    5

    submitteda year ago

    byTyler

    fromMississippi

    Overall great buy only two downsides there doesn't seem to be away to adjust it appears to just auto adjust, but if it doesn't fit you. I don't think you can make any adjustments to help. Very great sounding and light. Comfortable. It's biggest sin is a fixed cable so if the cable gets damaged its pretty much junk for the price I can forgive it.

  • Phenomenal Sound, Bad Fit for Smaller Head

    3

    submitted3 years ago

    byKatie

    fromSan Francisco

    Was so excited for these to arrive but going to have to return them because as a woman with a smaller head these do not fit me. They're designed to expand to fit a larger head but they don't get any smaller. Makes me wonder if any women were included in the ergonomics of testing these and their comfortability. They do have phenomenal sound but they're not going to be usable for me.

  • Good value in headphones

    5

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    submitted8 years ago

    byAffordable Audiophile

    fromCharlotte

    I am listening to iFi micro iDSD BL, and want for nothing. Great value. The Affordable Audiophile.

  • Really amazed by how good these things sound!

    5

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    submitted8 years ago

    byVon

    fromIdaho

    These phones are an amazing value. I got mine on discount, but they beat 300$ headphones with an open airy sound that I just love. Give Dire Straits Brothers in Arms a listen, but I also listen to jazz, Americana, pop and classical. ( They really open up after about 30 hours of listening)

  • My Favorite Cans

    5

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    submitted9 years ago

    by3lectroD4ve

    fromOhio

    These sound great! The bass response is just the way I like it. I can where these for hours without any discomfort.

  • Easy comparison to 500 audiophile headphones. Fantastic.

    5

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    submitted9 years ago

    byToastyparty

    fromSan Juan, PR

    Apart from my single con of not being able to resize to my head contour, where'as the bottom kind of squeezes harder that the top.... this headphones are TOP NOTCH. They sound amazing. Might even get an amplifier and see how far they can go before getting distorted, because straight out my pc, phone, or any other 3.5 device I've tested it so far you can easily max it out without getting any peak or distortion or clipping or anything.

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