Hello, I just joined, primarily for the audiophile products. Looking at purchasing the NHT C3 speakers for our new living room. Space is about 15 feet wide by 33 long and they will fire long ways. Space is just for general listening, music room with all equipment is downstairs, so hoping they will fill it with sound nicely. Cheers.
Mar 18, 2024
The A1000Z is a bright leaning headphone, although I would not say that they are excessively bright (I felt the MSR-7 were brighter, although I sold those long ago so take this with a spoon full of salt). The treble extends decently well but never sibilant or piercing, just enough to bring out the clarity and details. Female vocals and strings are amazing on these, as expected from an Audio Technica pair, and they have quite a good bit of airiness to the sound. The imaging and speed is also very good, and the soundstage is great for a closed back, not too wide but has a nice depth. The most surprising part to me however, was how good the bass is on these. Don't get me wrong, they aren't bass heavy or anything (I'd say it's on the leaner/lighter side) and do have some roll off in the sub bass area, but what is there is clean and tight, with a good punch when the track calls for it.
As for cons these may not have been a dealbreaker for me but they might be for you:
They are somewhat lacking in bass so if you like Rock music they may not give you the "oomph" that IMO Rock music needs. The 3D wing system is a love or hate thing. It's very comfortable on my head but for others it can be uncomfortable and leat to hot spots. There's also the issue of the cables not being detachable. I took a gamble on these when I bought them and personally feel their sound easily justifies the price and makes the issues forgivable.