Audio-Technica ATH-M70x
Overview
The Audio-Technica ATH-M70x is a closed-back studio monitoring headphone positioned as the flagship of Audio-Technica's professional M-Series, engineered for critical listening, mixing, and mastering applications where absolute accuracy is required. It features proprietary 45mm large-aperture drivers with a flat, extended frequency response from 5 Hz to 40 kHz that reveals even the subtlest details in a recording, making it an invaluable tool for quality control and critical evaluation. The sound signature is notably more neutral and analytical than the popular ATH-M50x, with a tighter, more controlled bass response, a transparent midrange, and an extended treble that exposes sibilance, distortion, and high-frequency artifacts with surgical precision. Circumaural earpads provide excellent noise isolation for tracking and monitoring in noisy environments, and the collapsible design with 90-degree swiveling earcups allows single-ear monitoring. Three detachable cables are included: coiled, straight long, and straight short, all with a locking twist mechanism for secure connection. The headband and build materials feel premium, with metal pivot points and a padded, stitched headband that distributes weight comfortably. These headphones are best suited for professional engineers, mastering engineers, and quality assurance work where unforgiving accuracy is the priority. The highly analytical tuning can be fatiguing during very long listening sessions compared to the slightly warmer ATH-M50x.
Headphones
The Audio-Technica ATH-M70x is the flagship of the professional M-Series, engineered for critical listening with flat, extended response from 5 Hz to 40 kHz that reveals even the subtlest details and artifacts in recordings with surgical precision.
Instrument Details
$299
Professional
Brand
Audio-Technica
Type
Closed-Back Studio Headphones
Made In
Japan
Year
2015
