Audio-Technica launches handcrafted ATH-ADX3000 open-air headphones
Audio-Technica has unveiled the ATH-ADX3000 open-air headphones handcrafted from lightweight magnesium alloy. Large 58mm drivers are mounted in open-back earcups to create an expansive soundstage for high-resolution audio reproduction.
The ATH-ADX3000 drivers have a frequency range of 5 to 45,000 Hz for high-resolution audio reproduction, and an expressive sound reproduction enabled by a pure iron magnetic and a tungsten-coated diaphragm. The headphones are capable of handling up to 700 mW with a sensitivity of 98 dB/mW at an impedance of 50 ohms.
The ADX3000 uses an Audio-Technica A2DC (Audio Designed Detachable Coaxial) connector to connect to detachable audio cables. The A2DC cable system is used across the Audio-Technica headphone lineup. A 3.0 m (9.8 ft.) cable with A2DC connectors and 6.3 mm (1/4") gold-plated stereo plug is included. The headphones weigh 257 g (9.1 oz.) without the cable.
The Audio-Technica ATH-ADX3000 open-air dynamic headphones have an MSRP of $999 and can be ordered on Amazon. The cable and headphones come packaged with a padded, aluminum carry case. Readers who think the ADX3000 is too pedestrian can read about Audio-Technica's ultra-high end Narukami ATH-AWKG headphones crafted with lacquered, century-old Japanese kurogaki wood and matching $108,000 HPA-KG Naru integrated tube amplifier.
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Audio-Technica debuts its ATH-ADX3000 audiophile open-air headphones
Audio-Technica announces the introduction of its ATH-ADX3000 Open-Air Dynamic Headphones, designed to bring true high-end sound quality to the under-$1,000 headphones category. The new ATH-ADX3000 features Audio-Technica’s most advanced driver technology to deliver natural, spacious audio.
The ATH-ADX3000’s open-back design allows unrestricted airflow of the diaphragm, for extremely pure audio quality with realistic soundstaging and imaging, with nearly no use of dampening material or acoustic aids. The ATH-ADX3000 features a full-range driver that is designed entirely by the engineers at Audio-Technica and manufactured and hand-assembled in Audio-Technica’s Machida, Japan factory. The driver utilizes the same technology as the company’s acclaimed flagship ATH-ADX5000 headphones.
Audio-Technica’s exclusive Core Mount Technology positions the driver’s voice coil in the middle of its housing, so that the acoustic space is balanced in both the front and the back of the driver. Audio-Technica lead engineer Hiromichi Ozawa noted, “Our engineers worked hard to achieve a frequency response that is not easy to obtain by using only natural air flow. Our expertise in driver technology influenced our approach to open-back headphones, and enabled us to ensure that the driver diaphragm moves with the purest motion possible.”
The ATH-ADX3000 employs a 58 mm tungsten-coated diaphragm, pure iron magnetic circuit, voice coil, and aluminum housing, which are all combined in a single integrated driver unit. The diaphragm is extremely lightweight and responsive, and the pure iron magnet enables exceptional dynamic range and high efficiency. Together, this approach creates an optimum structure that offers superb clarity and stereo imaging, with articulate bass, a smooth midrange, and detailed, extended high frequencies.
The ATH-ADX3000 is designed for long-wearing comfort, thanks to its light weight of only 280 grams. It’s supplied with a detachable 3.0m (9.8’) cable with A2DC connectors and comes with a robust aluminum storage case.
The Audio-Technica ATH-ADX3000 Open-Air Dynamic Headphones is available starting October 24, 2024, at a suggested U.S, retail price of $999.
Audio-Technica was founded in 1962 with the mission of producing high-quality audio for everyone. As we have grown to design critically acclaimed headphones, turntables and microphones, we have retained the belief that great audio should not be enjoyed only by the select few, but accessible to all. Building upon our analog heritage, we work to expand the limits of audio technology, pursuing an ever-changing purity of sound that creates connections and enriches lives.
—For more information on Audio-Technica products, contact Jamie Bobek, Audio-Technica U.S., Inc., 1221 Commerce Drive, Stow, OH 44224. Tel: (330) 686-2600; Fax: (330) 688-3752; Web: www.audio-technica.com
