Featuring full, natural bass response and smooth, articulate mids and upper mids, the ATH-ADX7000 allows unrestricted airflow to deliver a truly lifelike listening experience, with excellent spatial definition and accurate soundstage.
The bass response is uncommonly full and powerful for a pair of open-backs, with solid weight and excellent control. Subtle details come through clearly and naturally in the midrange, making instruments feel present and lifelike, with excellent spatial definition and accurate placement across the soundstage. The upper mids and treble are poised, delivering the right mix of air and refinement without sounding harsh or dampened. This lends intimacy to vocals and a natural realism to transients.
The innovative manufacturing process behind the HXDT driver results in a precisely shaped diaphragm, which is essential for premium open-back headphone performance. All circular driver components, including the baffle plate, magnet, voice coil, and diaphragm, are concentrically aligned to ensure consistent diaphragm movement, improved transient response, and cleaner, more natural sound reproduction.
The headphones’ aluminum housings feature a honeycomb-punched design that keeps the housing face open to ventilation. To improve airflow to the diaphragm, the driver unit is optimally positioned within the housing via Audio-Technica's proprietary Core Mount Technology. Combined, the HXDT and Open-Air design elements allow the entire sound output to come directly from the diaphragm, resulting in more accurate, dynamic, and detailed sonic performance.
The frame is constructed of thin, rigid magnesium alloy, providing strength and stability while keeping the headphones very lightweight (275 g with the velvet earpads, 265 g with the Alcantara). The magnesium frame plays a key role in dampening unnecessary vibrations generated by the driver’s powerful new voice coil, thus minimizing coloration and enhancing sonic purity. The result is premium comfort and uncompromising performance.