Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Three new Audio Technica headphones
Audio Technica announced at the 2015 NAMM Show, three new headsets rather intended for professional use in the studio.
The ATH-M50xDG is a limited edition headphone studio pro / DJ circumaural ATH-M50. It takes the base of M50 and features a dark green and brown finish on the pads and headband. The atria always rotated 90 ° for easy one-ear listening.
Logically, this version would reproduce the same performance through its dynamic speakers 45 mm neodymium magnets and coils of aluminum covered with copper. The frequency response is announced from 15 Hz to 28 kHz and impedance of 38 Ohms; what use it even with less powerful sources.
The ATH-M50xDG will be provided with a carrying pouch, a straight cable 3 m and a spiral cable 1.2 m extendable to 3 m. It will be available in March 2015 at a price of € 215.
The second headset is a new benchmark: the ATH-M70x. It is a model still closed circumaural vocationally oriented, but high quality, designed to be more durable. It is equipped with earpieces that can be rotated 90 ° and removable pads. It embeds owner’s transducers 45 mm rare earth magnets and aluminum coils. The frequency band announced extending from 5 Hz to 40 kHz; the sensitivity is 97 dB and the impedance of 38 Ohms.
The ATH-M70x will come with a detachable cable with spiral cable 1.2 m extendable to 3 m, a straight cable 3 m and 1.2 m right cable. Its release is scheduled for February at a price of € 359.
Last but not least, the new flagship Audio Technica of the range will be the ATH-R70x, the first open professional helmet of the Japanese brand. Audio Technica here is clearly a public more demanding and did not skimp on resources. It is equipped with an exclusive 3D Wing arch to the brand, which is found on both gamer headsets, promise of a high quality comfort. Comfort reinforced by its light weight of 220 grams. The ATH-R70x comes with a detachable cable that has the particularity and the advantage of being connected to one of the two earpieces to choose from.
These open headphones are equipped with specific transducers of 45 mm and an aluminum housing with a honeycomb structure, promises a natural and accurate. Its frequency restitution is announced from 5 Hz to 40 kHz for a sensitivity of 98 dB. It should however be very demanding on because of its impedance of 470 Ohms. A dedicated amplifier is therefore required to take full advantage of the ATH-R70x.
No information was provided on the accompanying accessories. It will be sold at a price of € 420 from the month of May.
Three new Audio Technica headphones
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