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Audio-TechnicaATH-R70x

headphones

New retail price (MSRP)

$349

Used market: $270*

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Specifications

3 of 9 values have a recorded source
Connector
dual-sided locking cable; 3.5 mm + 6.3 mm screw-on adapter·
Form factor
Over-Ear·
Closed back
no·
Impedance
470✓
Transducer
Dynamic·
Detachable cable
yes·
Sensitivity
98✓
Release year
2015·
Indexable Locales
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Expert Audio Engineering Commentary

Tonal profile

470 Ω is the highest impedance in current production, and Audio-Technica says so plainly: the Japanese page warns that some sources will not reach adequate level. 98 dB/mW at 470 Ω is only about 101 dB/V — it needs voltage swing, not current, and a 1 V dongle will run out of room before it runs out of drive.

Setups using this gear

ATH-R70x, 470 Ω: the $76 dongle against the desktop DAC, and why 16 dB decides it

* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~77% retained value).