W5000 connector type

[Gepard]

I'm currently being tempted by the Audio Technica W5000 headphones, but I don't see if they come with a 1/4" to a 1/8" converter. I kind of need the 1/8" connection for them to be useful to me. Happy (or unhappy) W5000 owners---did you get a converter in the package?

 

[Patu]

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Originally Posted by Gepard I'm currently being tempted by the Audio Technica W5000 headphones, but I don't see if they come with a 1/4" to a 1/8" converter. I kind of need the 1/8" connection for them to be useful to me. Happy (or unhappy) W5000 owners---did you get a converter in the package?

Converter is not included in the package.

 

[Vic]

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Originally Posted by Patu Converter is not included in the package.

...but you can find it in any electronic shop like Radio Shack for about $1.
But what are you going to use the W5000 with, if I may ask?

 

[mikeymad]

Nothing came in my w5000 box yesterday.....

But, I got lucky that the new Grado GS-1000's that I got today, came with a converter cable....

Score......

 

[Gepard]

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Originally Posted by Vic But what are you going to use the W5000 with, if I may ask?

Honestly---out of an iPod at work. Yeah, I know, I know, not a hi-fi source and the W5000 is probably overkill, but hey---the 5000s have a low impedance, so they should sound decent

I've been listening to tons of piano music lately, and while it sounds great with my HD600s at home, it sounds awful with the HD280pros I have at work. (What an overrated pair of headphones; I wish I never bought them.) Poking around, it seems that the 5000s have a nice midrange, which sould be just perfect. I read the threads about the reduced soundstage relative to the 580/600/650 line, but I think I can live with that for solo piano.

 

[jbloudg20]

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Originally Posted by Gepard Honestly---out of an iPod at work. Yeah, I know, I know, not a hi-fi source and the W5000 is probably overkill, but hey---the 5000s have a low impedance, so they should sound decent I've been listening to tons of piano music lately, and while it sounds great with my HD600s at home, it sounds awful with the HD280pros I have at work. (What an overrated pair of headphones; I wish I never bought them.) Poking around, it seems that the 5000s have a nice midrange, which sould be just perfect. I read the threads about the reduced soundstage relative to the 580/600/650 line, but I think I can live with that for solo piano.

Just because they have low impedance, doesn't mean they do not benefit from an amplifier.

 

[skylinedo]

ha5000 for low impedance ATs made by ... audio-technica

 

[Carl]

They'll work in a portible setup. The cord will get a bit cumbersome, though. And they are floppy, so don't move your head quickly or they might fall off.