Audio Technica updates their open headphones "AD" Series: AD2000x, AD1000x, AD900x, AD700x and... - Page 33

For what it's worth, soundprofessionals.com is now listing the AD900x for $269..

AD900X's selling on amazon.jp for 15306 yen, or $164 US. Add approx $40 for tenso shipping, and you could have the amazing AD900X within a week for just over $200 US. Wow, what an incredible deal.

Yeah..and you can forget about returns and warranties. I think i'm waiting until this thing drops to $230-250. Patience.

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Originally Posted by as.we.proceed 

Yeah..and you can forget about returns and warranties. I think i'm waiting until this thing drops to $230-250. Patience.

Rerutns? Warranties? What's that? Lol. Yeah, if you can wait it out until they are in that price range, you're still getting them for a steal imo.

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Originally Posted by WAYNENUMM 

AD900X's selling on amazon.jp for 15306 yen, or $164 US. Add approx $40 for tenso shipping, and you could have the amazing AD900X within a week for just over $200 US. Wow, what an incredible deal.

WOW, what a deal, thanks for the post Wayne.....I'd buy in for that price, but then what would I do with my Somic's....lol!

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WOW, what a deal, thanks for the post Wayne.....I'd buy in for that price, but then what would I do with my Somic's....lol!

Well, you could give them to me I suppose

You gotta love google translate. From the second review on amazon.jp's AD900x:

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Originally Posted by WAYNENUMM 

 

Well, you could give them to me I suppose

Got cable plans for these Somic's, lol........I just finished my first Sennheiser HD600 cable, using Mogami Gold Neglex Quad, w/black Techflex audio sleeving, really very very happy with the sound over the stock cable!  I am going to strip the wire our of the stock jacket on the Mogami cable, 26ga, pure copper, and put Type 1 paracord on each wire, then braid, and install in the Somic's.  Here is a picture of what I am after!  Probably use black though!

FYI， amazon.jp doesn't have the best price. Check kakaku.com, it's a price comparison website. The lowest one is like 14500 yen as of right now. But it keeps dropping recently.

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Originally Posted by cute 

 

Got cable plans for these Somic's, lol........I just finished my first Sennheiser HD600 cable, using Mogami Gold Neglex Quad, w/black Techflex audio sleeving, really very very happy with the sound over the stock cable!  I am going to strip the wire our of the stock jacket on the Mogami cable, 26ga, pure copper, and put Type 1 paracord on each wire, then braid, and install in the Somic's.  Here is a picture of what I am after!  Probably use black though!

 

I may try the same thing with my ad2k! mogami has always sounded good on everything i re-cable. I also have a bunch of paracord laying around to sleeve with. I'll post pics if I ever get to it :) 

Cheers, and thanks for the paracord idea!

~M

Just got my AD2000X in and doing some initial listening right now as I type. Much lighter than I expected and I love the suede material pads.  Sound impressions to come later on.  

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Originally Posted by JWahl 

Just got my AD2000X in and doing some initial listening right now as I type. Much lighter than I expected and I love the suede material pads.  Sound impressions to come later on.  

Great ^^ looking to your impressions and what do you think about AD2000X against K702 ANV  . 

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Originally Posted by JWahl 

Just got my AD2000X in and doing some initial listening right now as I type. Much lighter than I expected and I love the suede material pads.  Sound impressions to come later on.  

yessss... was debating on these or another pair

Well so far they compare very favorably.  At first I was starting to lean toward the K702 65th but after applying some slight eq to the AD2000x I think it's pulling ahead for me.  So far I feel like they're both in the same level of performance, just different flavor.  Right now, with only maybe 2 hours or so on them, the AD2000x is very aggressive in the upper mids, like a grado but some eq seems to help alot and it seems to respond well to EQ.  Right now I have 2.5k to 7k cut just barely, and a slight rise from 110hz down on the AD2000x.  I don't feel the need for EQ on K702 65th.  Maybe more burn-in will take some of the edge off.  I know it's a trait of AT's but my A900x isn't even that agressive in the upper mids.

The AD2000x has an awesome impact and transient response, almost on the level of higher end orthos.  Soundstage on the K702 65th is a little more cohesive though slightly less airy.  Both are very smooth across the midrange, the AD2000x being more forward and the K702 65th much more spacious.

Again these are just early impressions.  I'll try to go more in depth when I get some more hours on them and get a better feel for them.

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Originally Posted by JWahl 

Well so far they compare very favorably.  At first I was starting to lean toward the K702 65th but after applying some slight eq to the AD2000x I think it's pulling ahead for me.  So far I feel like they're both in the same level of performance, just different flavor.  Right now, with only maybe 2 hours or so on them, the AD2000x is very aggressive in the upper mids, like a grado but some eq seems to help alot and it seems to respond well to EQ.  Right now I have 2.5k to 7k cut just barely, and a slight rise from 110hz down on the AD2000x.  I don't feel the need for EQ on K702 65th.  Maybe more burn-in will take some of the edge off.  I know it's a trait of AT's but my A900x isn't even that agressive in the upper mids.

 

The AD2000x has an awesome impact and transient response, almost on the level of higher end orthos.  Soundstage on the K702 65th is a little more cohesive though slightly less airy.  Both are very smooth across the midrange, the AD2000x being more forward and the K702 65th much more spacious.

 

Again these are just early impressions.  I'll try to go more in depth when I get some more hours on them and get a better feel for them.

thanks! so they're pretty much in the same ball park atm?