Audio Technica ATH-AD1000 review

These smart-looking and well built headphones give off an air of sophistication, but sonically they can be a bit too polite Tested at £369.00

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What Hi-Fi? Verdict

These Audio-Technicas are well worth an audition

Pros

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    Excellent build quality

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    spacious sound

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    lots of detail

Cons

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    Bit too polite

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    lean bass

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If comfort was the yardstick, these open-backed, sophisticated cans would take the prize.

Sonically, the Audio Technica ATH- AD1000s give a spacious picture that although is packed with detail, we found to be a bit too polite.

The bass is a tad lean, but the midrange smooth and the treble crisp. Well worth your time to take a listen.

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