Audio-Technica ATH-ADX5000

Audio-Technica's open-back flagship and a landmark in Japanese dynamic driver engineering, the ATH-ADX5000 represents the company's most technically ambitious statement headphone, crafted entirely in Japan with materials and tolerances that reflect decades of acoustic research.

Type and Technology

Over-ear, open-back, dynamic. 58mm driver with a core-less voice coil and a tungsten-coated diaphragm thinner than a human hair, achieving a moving mass so low that transient response approaches that of electrostatic designs. Magnesium alloy chassis machined to aerospace tolerances. Handcrafted in Japan.

Sound Character

Airy, transparent, and extraordinarily detailed. The ADX5000 produces a soundstage of exceptional width and depth, with a naturalness and spatial realism that sets it apart from almost every other dynamic driver headphone. Treble is extended and pristine, midrange is neutral and lifelike, and bass is tight and accurate. A headphone that rewards the best source material and amplification you can bring to it.

Build and Comfort

Magnesium alloy frame with Audio-Technica's self-adjusting 3D Wing Support housing system. At 270g it is remarkably light for a flagship, and the Wing Support system distributes weight so evenly that extended sessions are genuinely comfortable. Balanced 4.4mm cable included alongside single-ended.

Best For

Experienced audiophiles seeking the finest open-back dynamic driver headphone Audio-Technica has ever built, particularly rewarding with classical, jazz, and acoustic music of exceptional recording quality.

What's in the Box

• Audio-Technica ATH-ADX5000 headphone
• 3m OFC cable with 6.35mm jack
• 1.2m OFC cable with 4.4mm balanced jack
• Carry case

Specifications

What Reviewers Say

Reviews By WaveTheory gives hands-on impressions of the Audio-Technica ATH-ADX5000, examining its detail retrieval, soundstage, and build.