[转贴] 3 New Audio-Technica Phones, including a Bab

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3 New Audio-Technica Phones, including a Baby Metal W2002
Three new A-T "ART Monitor" phones are due for release next week - the ATH-A500, A700 and A900:-

Interestingly, all three feature the D.A.D.S. (Double Air Damping System) which was developed for the W2002. This consists of a ported chamber within a sealed enclosure.

Despite appearances, the "super metallic lacquered" A700 is probably plastic, weighing 290 grams as does the A500. The A900 features a "high strength aluminium housing" and weighs in at 350g.

The A500 and A700 are 64 ohm CCAW voice coil units. According to the specs, the A700 should have a touch more sensitivity (102dB/mW vs. 100) and high end (5-35kHz vs. 5-30k) than the A500. The A900 is 40 ohms with a bobbin-wrapped OFC voice coil (101dB/mW, 5-40kHz).

All feature a 3-metre cloth sheathed OFC cable and share identical earpads.


As you can see, A-T&#39s new 3D-style technical drawings aren&#39t as easy to analyse as the older ones but based on these and the specifications I&#39m calling the drive units as follows:-
A500: Type C (19mm voice coil), possibly identical to the AD5
A700: Type C (19mm voice coil), possibly identical to the AD9
A900: Type A (25mm voice coil), same type as the W2002, A100Ti and AD10

Hmmm, looks like A900 is to W2002 as MDR-CD3000 is to...

Pricing is open but one website was suggesting 10,000, 15,000 and 20,000 yen for the trio. Sounds too good to be true, but long overdue! Anyway I&#39ll post some hard numbers later.

Expect a new woody in the near future too.



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