Audio Technica ATH-AD1000
Open-back hi-fi headphones from Audio-Technica, designed for airy and dynamic listening.
Description
The Audio-Technica ATH-AD1000 is an open-back hi-fi headphone, designed for high-fidelity home listening. Its structure allows air to circulate around the transducers rather than completely isolating them from the outside environment.
This open architecture limits the acoustic pressure exerted on the ears, providing a more natural sense of sonic spaciousness. The sound gains in airiness, with a soundstage that feels less confined than on a typical closed-back headphone.
When listening, these headphones stand out for their dynamics and precision of reproduction, two qualities sought after by enthusiasts of a faithful and detailed sound.
This type of headphone is intended above all for stationary listening, in a quiet environment where sound isolation is not a priority. The open design does indeed let sound pass through to the outside, and conversely, ambient noise is perceptible to the listener.
Technical specifications
| Type | Wired over-ear headphones |
| Technology | Dynamic |
| Drivers | 53 mm |
| Frequency response | 5 - 40000 Hz |
| Impedance | 40 Ohm |
| Sensitivity | 100 dB |
| Connectors | 3.5 mm stereo mini-jack, gold-plated, 6.3 mm (1/4 inch) adapter included |
| Cable length | 3 m |
| Weight | 270 g |
What to check before buying used
On these open-back headphones, the ear pad foam and headband padding compress and stiffen over time: check their suppleness and the absence of cracking, as these are wear parts that determine comfort. Also inspect the yokes and the headband suspension system, as well as the flexibility and continuity of the cable up to the plug, common points of fragility on this model.
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