The concept of “optimal performance testing” is a slippery slope, since one would have to determine if the most optimal setup (oftentimes the most expensive as well) is a “requirement” when it comes to running a certain headphone. Note that the tagline of “Worth the Blind” is not an endorsement nor guarantee that one would love a headphone, but rather that a certain headphone possesses qualities that would justify some form of a blind purchase assuming that the reader has that level of disposable income. In place of the usual padded headband, the two earcups are connected by a semicircular frame made from slotted metal, which does not touch the wearer’s head at all. A favorite of top audio engineers and pro-audio reviewers. Introduction The DM7 is BGVP’s long awaited followup to the highly popular DM6. Demo units courtesy of: Frequency Response measurements and graphs for In-Ear Monitors (IEMs) and earphones. The highest frequency at which device produces audio. At any case, what I’m reviewing are headphones, not sources. Frequency Response Consistency Avg. I do agree though, that the R70x’s tonality is more neutral to my ears. However if either tone or technicalities are graded as E or F, the Specialist’s Clause is void. The open-back ear cups are large and circular and covered in a suede-like padding that gives the headphones a premium feel. The mid–range, meanwhile, seems pure and uncoloured, albeit slightly recessed and soft. ATH-R70x Application Mixing, mastering Driver Size 45 mm Sensitivity 99 dB Maximum Input Power 1000 mW Impedance (Ohms) 470W Weight (HP w/o Cable) 7.4 oz. The ATH-R70X are Audio-Technica s first pair of professional open-back reference headphones. The cost of the additional audio component(s) will be factored in the final valuation of the headphone, based on the “generally accepted minimum”. Featuring specially designed drivers and acoustically transparent housings fashioned from aluminum honeycomb mesh, these headphones provide an accurate and natural open-back sound. I understand there are certain caveats that come with keeping the source gear constant for every review (i.e. Quick view Add to Cart. Re: Ample Sound New Release: Ample China Zheng + WINTER... Re: Audio/video sync - frame rate limitations? The manufacturers have now filled that gap with one of two new flagship models. Choosing A USB Microphone | Audio Examples. This clever feat is achieved by conveying the full stereo signal on both sides of the cable, but having the left and right earcup sockets wired differently. Frequency Response 5 - 40,000 Hz Accessories Included Carrying Pouch, 3 m straight cable Cable type Straight Detachable Cable Yes ATH-R70x Application Mixing, mastering Driver Size 45 mm Sensitivity 99 dB Maximum Input Power 1000 mW Impedance (Ohms) 470W Weight (HP w/o Cable) 7.4 oz. Can’t be driven loud from a low–powered headphone amp. Featuring specially designed drivers and acoustically transparent housings fashioned from aluminum honeycomb mesh, these headphones provide an accurate and natural open-back sound. At any case, if you don’t agree with my weighting you’d still be able to sort the ranking list table by either tone grade or technical grade. The technical score now gives more weighting to soundstage and imaging capabilities. In practice, comparing the two demonstrates exactly why most people advocate open–back designs for mixing. Q: I don’t like your ranking list and I hate you. Again, a 3-star rating is not a guarantee of personal enjoyment nor is it a recommendation, but rather placing the bar up so high that it becomes a coveted position via exclusivity. As you’d expect of open–back ‘phones, there is a fair bit of leakage, but they are far from being the worst offenders in this area. Specially designed drivers combine with acoustically transparent, aluminum-mesh housings to provide natural, spacious sound. The cheaply made, “cannot distinguish from child’s toy headphones” but its the best because Apple makes it and comes in attention grabbing colors, Beats by Dr. Dre “Studio” Headphones. I understand that some may value technicalities and ignore tonality, while another may value tonality and not care for technicalities. Thus, I don’t think it’s the right call to, for example, put a C-/C+ graded headphone in the same league as a C/C. Unfortuante that it ranks so low here. ATH R70x £349, ATH M70x £299. MSR7b DLC coated drivers is one of my favorite headphones of all time. I tried two LCD-Xes and both of them are different. Did you test the 32 or 250 Ohms version of the Beyerdynamic T70? But we gained much more with two fantastic, super competent and honest sites going over into headphones, Crinacle’s In-Ear Fidelity and Amir’s ASR :-). Great care has been taken to ensure accuracy in the preparation of this article but neither Sound On Sound Limited nor the publishers can be held responsible for its contents. From the very affordable yet surprisingly competent ATH M20x to the classy ATH M50x, they are comfortable, easy to drive and share a consistent family ‘sound’ that is obviously to the tastes of musicians. HAHAHAHA (nervous laugh), Sometime it`s also a matter of taste….. don`t give a shit. What is a "hybrid" audio interface anyway? ★★★: “Worth the Blind”This makes it such that there is a more natural progression from 1-star to 2-star to 3, as opposed to the old system where a 3-star rating is largely irrelevant to the value it possesses (“Revolutionary”). Together with the ATH-M70x, they stand as a flagship model in A-T’s lineup of professional studio headphones. Along with the ATH R70xs, Audio–Technica also sent a pair of their new flagship closed–back ‘phones, the ATH M70xs. The flip side of this is that the M70xs appear to offer better isolation. High-efficiency magnets and pure alloy magnetic circuit design reduce distortion and ensure accurate and extended high-frequency response ; Carbon composite resin improves structural rigidity to provide detailed transient response My usual thanks to all my current supporters and shoutouts to my big money boys: “McMadface”“Galactus”WillMan HoDenisAlexander, Wow I have the Sennheiser Amperior, never thought it would have been so low in the list. The response deviates only +/- 3dB in exceptionally wide range, from about 170 Hz all the way up to about 17 kHz. 30000Hz. I thought it was really technically capable/well-tuned and doesn’t deserve that rank. Is it just because of stage and imaging? Why do the 880 and 600 have the same technical rank? What was fantastic with Tyll was the great (and of course competent) videos he could produce. The clarity and frequency response of these headphones is incredible. I think that they should probably be considered alternatives to the M50xs with slightly different strengths, rather than as being their superiors in every respect. Best regards Anton. I have both (Even the 600Ohm version of the 880) and while I do enjoy both I always felt like the 600 has way better image clarity and is way better at bringing out the texture of certain instruments (if that makes any sense to you). Where would you place that on this list? These changes are done in order to penalise deficiencies in audio performance to a higher degree, making the higher ranks a lot more valuable and increasing the standards to which I’d judge a headphone. Our first aural impression of the M70x is of a forward mid frequency range. A personal journey of hybrid IEMs from the beginning to mid-2018. the concept of “scalability” if you believe that), but this is the methodology that should keep the most happy and step on the least toes. The 3D wing support system and fabric ear pads offer all-day comfort. – so much younger ears (how old would Crinacle be? Hi Crin, The three–metre, Y–shaped cable attaches at both earcups by a mini–jack that can be twisted to lock it into place, and does indeed preserve stereo orientation regardless of which half is plugged into which earcup. Together with the ATH-M70x, they stand as a flagship model in A-T’s lineup of professional studio headphones. Else, I don’t like the assumption that everyone has your amplifier or source or whatever. internally, the ‘ATH-R70x’ headphones employ high-efficiency magnets and an alloy magnetic circuit design, to reduce distortion and ensure an accurate high-frequency response. The Value Rating system has been modified, particularly for the ★★★ ratings. The Audio-Technica ATH-R70x Open-Back Headphones ensure accurate and extended high frequency response. As seems to be the current fashion, the ATH R70xs are shipped in an impressively oversized cardboard box. A track that I often use as a reference when mixing is ‘Borstal Boys’ by the Faces; an object lesson in how to cram as much energy and rock & roll attitude as possible into the mid–range, it still sounds great on the R70xs, but it’s a more polite listening experience than you’d get on a neutral or mid–heavy system. The ATH R70x feature 45 mm drivers with impedance of 470 ohms and a frequency response of 5 – 40,000 Hz. ... High-efficiency magnets and pure alloy magnetic circuit design reduce distortion and ensure accurate and extended high-frequency response; This mid curvature could … However, this never actually happened, and once I’d got used to wearing them, they remained comfortable and stable for long periods of use. The views expressed are those of the contributors and not necessarily those of the publishers. That is to say, the difference between C and C+ is much “higher” than, for instance, A and A+. Q: Your sources aren’t good enough for (insert headphone here). These are distinguished visually from the other headphones in the M series by having the forked part of the frame painted silver rather than black. This helps Audio-Technica ATH R70X to deliver a high-frequency response. With consumer-level headphones, a lot of brands get away with excessive compression, boosted bass, and other ‘sweetening’ effects since they are not used for referencing or monitoring. These include but are not limited to: open circumaural, closed circumaural, open supra-aural, closed supra-aural, clip-on, and earspeaker. The higher the high-frequency response, the clearer and crispier the treble. Your list will be super helpful to those who are misled by the numerous fake and incompetent (usually with exclusively positive, dishonest verbiage for the item being reviewed) reviews on the internet and audio magazines. You think you can upload measurements for the Sennheiser HD 407 and HD 569? The ATH-R70x headphones provide an accurate and natural closed-back sound, and are ideal for studio mixing and tracking, FOH, mastering, post-production, audio forensics and personal listening. With sensitivity and impedance figures quoted as 99dB and 470Ω respectively, the R70xs can be driven from a low–power source such as a USB DAC or laptop headphone output, but anyone who wants to use them at more than moderate volume will need something with a bit more welly. Since the world of headphones is much more intertwined with the world of sources, I know it’s basically impossible to keep everyone happy with whatever testing methodology I choose, even if I were to somehow seek out the ideal sources for every individual headphone. If it`s good for you it`s just fine. I have both the HD6XX and the R70x and found that the HD6XX actually resolves better despite its smaller soundstage. The earcups themselves can rotate in the horizontal plane but not vertically; movement in this plane is handled by what can only be described as a pair of flaps attached above the earcups. The system is essentially a 3-to-1 weighting scale, where only a whole grade (3 sub-grades) difference will result in a single sub-grade increase from the lower grade. These headphones showed about 6dB of deviation in bass delivery across our human subjects, with the most drop in bass measured on our test subject who wears glasses. Use of its carbon composite resin improves structural rigidity to provide detailed transient response. A–T’s new flagship headphones are also the company’s first ever open–backed design. – super-useful graph matching tool Before I proceed any further, some disclaimers and explanations for those new to the website. The contents of this article are subject to worldwide copyright protection and reproduction in whole or part, whether mechanical or electronic, is expressly forbidden without the prior written consent of the Publishers. Unboxing, first impressions and measurements of TSMR’s flagship IEM. Ample Sound New Release: Ample China Zheng + WINTER SAL... Audio/video sync - frame rate limitations? The lower the low-frequency response, the stronger and juicier the bass. This has been “behind the scenes” for a while but with the release of the graph database (and getting more listens in for some headphones), I feel confident to finally publish the latest stable iteration of the controversial Headphone Ranking List. the most basic requirement defining high fidelity. Quite a few other high–end open–backed ‘phones have similar just–on–the–scooped–side–of–neutral frequency responses: if not quite a smile curve, then a definite glint–in–the–eye curve. Now this update is essentially a complete overhaul of the ranking list given that I’ve basically tripled the number of entries on the list, so a changelog of what’s added (and what ranks have changed since the previous iteration of the list) would be largely pointless. Neither the length of the frame nor the location of the hinges is adjustable, and the first few times I put on the R70xs I felt as though they were about to slide down the side of my head. This means that while things like the Audeze Cipher cableÂ. The R70xs also have a character that might be described as ‘scooped’, but it’s obviously different from that of the M–series ‘phones. Just a bit weird to see the R70x, HD800/S and the L300/500/700 STAX on the same tier. You may login with either your assigned username or your e-mail address. I’m surprised how high the R70x ended up in the list. Considering the T70 is 250ohms and the T70p (portable) is the 32 ohms and he only states “T70” I think we can safely assume he tested the 250 ohms. While I don’t agree at 100% (who would given subjective things like ranking “technicalities”), the thrust of your tremendous work is very healthy and much needed, given the corruption taking place in the professional and semi-professional milieu, I mean people hiding severe deficiencies of expensive stuff (because they receive it for free and sell it back afterwards, or are paid indirectly though adds or even directly. 45mm drivers with rare earth neodymium magnet. People have their budgets and so it’s my job to rank the headphone at their cost, not “the combo”. The ATH-R70x employs high-efficiency magnets and a pure alloy magnetic circuit design, reducing distortion and ensuring accurate and extended high frequency response. (full disclosure – never heard them myself). Now that you are venturing into the headphone territory I feel that you might offend a lot of old folks with your opinion. 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