Audio-Technica ATH-R70XA Open-Back Headphones

I have been blessed to own or hear pretty much every good set of headphones ever made in the under or around 1000 dollar category. As well as the best balanced dacs and balanced amps made over the last 15 years to now. from lcd-2 to hd650, 600, 660s2, ath-900, beyer 770s, 880s, meze 99's , audio quest nighthawks, focal, you name it i probably have it or have at least had listening sessions with them. That being said these are my favorite cans I own by far now. Only had them for a few weeks but its long enough to see how light, comfortable and absolutely killer sounding these are. best balance of everything in a set of cans I have ever seen. they sound big, super accurate, insane micro detail, bass extension is awesome, imaging is the best ever. If you get the best attributes from every brands top tier headphones and combined them this is what you would get. Best of all they are made in japan and built extremely well despite them being the lightest headphones ever. I have nothing bad to say about these, they scale wonderfully with better gear and with some good balanced analog EQ they can be bass canons for open headphones.

absolutely awesome headphones. so light you can barely tell you got em on and if you get a capraaudio headband strap to replace the stock one then it becomes even more comfortable. great imaging, soundstage and fit. a++

These are pretty good sounding but the build qaulity just felt so cheap to me, I was pretty surprised with how cheap they actually felt. So removing once star for that.

Amazing stereo imaging, very balanced sound, excelent build quality, fitsgood in my ears but someone who has bigger ears would suffer a bit.

Good side grade to the r70x. Doesn't get caught in my hair like the original, and still just as comfortable. Just wish the magnets were a tad stronger.

These headphones are super light which is good for long listening sessions. They do feel a bit fragile, so it's worth mentioning to not bang them around as they're also relatively pricey. Sound quality is excellent, but these are not for bass heads. Overall, you get really good detail, staging and separation. Bass is tight, but sub-bass can be a little loose if boosted too much. Depending on the source, the sound signature may be slightly bright with some tracks. An EQ is handy if you want to tone down the highs. These are 470Ω, so you'd need a fairly powerful headphone amp to get maximum volume. All of the wear items are replaceable. Made in Japan.

I expected for a little bit more preformance (bass maybe) but this R70xa is good enough for gaming and music, not too far away from the R70x I bought for my GF

I needed a pair of cans to spend hours mixing tracks in my home recording studio and these are perfect for me. I need articulate and flat frequency response combined with comfort and light weight and these fit the bill. I tried some other top brands in this price range and found them to be heavier and put too much clamping pressure against my head. These are very light and fit perfectly. They also don't over exaggerate bass response like a lot of other consumer headphones.