Audio-Technica W5000 Wood Headphones

Name: Audio-Technica W5000 Wood Headphones
Brand: Audio-Technica
SKU: audio-technica-w5000-wood-headphones
Price: 550 USD
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 4 (3 reviews)

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Considered one of Audio-Technica’s most stunning designs to date, the W5000 headphones live up to their nickname, “Raffinato”—Italian for “refined.” The company’s 3D Wing system ensures a stable, comfortable fit, while the striped ebony wood cups look beautiful and provide superb acoustic characteristics to boot. Inside, the 53-millimeter drivers are equipped with a Permendur magnetic circuit, high-quality OFC8N voice coils, and neodymium magnets developed exclusively for this model Read More

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VALAISE

Feb 9, 2021

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They're... expensive. And they look it. But the sound...

First of all, these headphones desperately need EQ to enjoy - unless you really want genuinely piercing treble.

(EQ settings are wholly Jimbob_54's doing: [ https://drop.com/profile/Jimbob_54 ], he provided this image pictured above in the discussions page of this listing.) Now, as that's out of the way... -- The 'Raffinato,' Audio Technica's W5000 headphones. I'd say they perform really well. But... the EQ wasn't the only fix necessary. At least, for me. The earpads for these kinda fell flat. Maybe they... uh... deflated, in transport? Either way. When I got them, the pads looked incredibly thin. Tried them out - they were atrocious. Both for comfort and for listenability. Even with EQ! No seal whatsoever around the ears. Aside from the two glaring issues these expensive headphones face; Wow they're really pretty. Gorgeous. Ebony was a fantastic choice. The little pads that rest atop the head work well, comfort is fantastic (once pads are swapped.) I have always had difficulty with comfort in headphones, trying to get them to fit to my head shape. These? Surprisingly, they conformed incredibly well. And I don't reckon anyone else will struggle, either. But that's all subjective anyways! The heavy cable + the 6.5mm connector at the end are high quality, to be expected. And damn! That big connector at the end is heavy. Could do some serious damage if swung too hard. Gotta be careful. To mention, the texture of the cord is interesting. Not very grippy, but not shiny-smooth either. It's... nice. Kind of 'granular.' Textured. But still smooth. The best cable I've seen attached to headphones to date, honestly. All that aside, they sound great. Not really anything mindblowing, honestly. Maybe someone else would get better mileage out of them... none of my DACs really did anything to make them 'shine' or anything else other people typically say about high-end headphones. They just sound... good. Uh - with EQ, that is. So!

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Final word of advice:
Please don't buy these, unless you just want a fancy art-piece. In that case, I'd definitely recommend it, just for your amp-stack. ...Or whatever - I'm not your financial advisor!

Recommends this product? No

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