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ATH-AWKT - "Long used for woodwind instruments and pianos, this dense wood with the handsome black and brown stripes suppresses unwanted resonance to deliver clear, natural sound reproduction. The half-gloss finish, applied by hand, brings out the natural beauty of the wood’s grain – a beauty that will only deepen with age."

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ATH-AWAS - "Renowned for its use in high-end audio speakers due to its fine acoustic characteristics and durability, the striking red Asada Zakura suppresses unwanted resonance inside the earcups for clear, natural sound reproduction. The half-gloss finish, applied by hand, accentuates the wood’s gentle grain and warm beauty."

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[EDIT: We've updated the images and specs to show the actual fabric cover cables that come with the headphones as opposed to the elastomer cover images/specs that'd been available prior to product release]

 

[pail]

They look amazing

 

[NA Blur]

Are the drivers in these new releases different than previous products?

 

[beardz]

The specs for the AWKT look pretty much identical to the W5000, except for slightly higher impedance... I’d bet that it’s a slightly modified driver. Though we don’t know what the tuning for these will be. Hopefully A-T accounted for the criticism the W5000 received, seeing as these will be received as the W5000’s successor. IMHO, of course.

 

[beardz]

The wood grain looks much more exciting, though, IMO. Except for W3000ANV, those were stellar.

 

[purk]

What’s the AT amp In the picture? I have the AT-HA5050H and is very curious about that amplifier.

nevermind......that’s Luxman.

 

[the fool]

Awkt is same driver as w5000, so if anyone want to try, better buy Awas, the driver is newly designed.

 

[Baten]

They look amazing

Rumour is they smell amazing, too.

 

[Strayngs]

I hated the headband system of the old ones so this one intrigues me a bit. I'll probably wait until some of them pop up used.

 

[protoss]

No hate but....

The new headband system is absolutely horrible. After the honeymoon stage you will develop dented hot spots on your head. I need to wrap a towel around the headband. Very sad.

The new cables are one of the worst microphonic cables in town. Touching it and rubbing it while listening to music will echo down the line.

The earpads are all the same. On ear and tight against the head. Drivers touch ear and headphone rattles.

Sound is refine. Best way to describe it is a LCD 2 original non fazor to LCD 2 fazor. These technicas are fazor sounding.

Good luck. Sorry about the truth.

 

[Arcamera]

Sound is refine. Best way to describe it is a LCD 2 original non fazor to LCD 2 fazor. These technicas are fazor sounding.

protoss, can you (or anyone) say how they might compare to the ATH-W3000 ANV ("Japan")?

 

[protoss]

Refine but not better

 

[GU1DO]

Last month i got the ADX5000 and i am blown away by its sound , really it is a hidden jem here in head-fi,
i wander how is the The AWKT sound compared to the open back model ? i am really interested to explore other models from this brand.

 

[Arcamera]

... the w3000anv is a collection item. Unless you are buying to keep for 50 years.... than..

Thanks for the thoughts. I actually had the W3000ANV, but no longer. My ex wife has it now. I miss it.

 

[JWahl]

What’s the AT amp In the picture? I have the AT-HA5050H and is very curious about that amplifier.

nevermind......that’s Luxman.

Yes, the P-750u, I believe. I've always wanted to try one of the Luxman amps but they're already expensive amps made doubly so by import-distributor markups. Very classy, though.