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Audio-Technica ATH-R30x Professional Open-Back Reference Headphones
Perfect for use in home studios or by emerging audio professionals anywhere, the ATH-R30x is your gateway to the R-Series listening experience, offering all the features you could ask for in a pair of open-back reference headphones. Delivering professional-grade performance without compromise, these versatile headphones provide natural, immersive audio with a wide, detailed soundstage that brings depth and realism to every session.
The open-back design of the ATH-R30x headphones allows sound to flow naturally from the drivers, delivering clear, detailed audio with minimal distortion. The headphones' spacious soundstage and natural clarity are achieved through Audio-Technica's meticulous transducer design, relying on very little additional tuning or damping. As a result, the listener is treated to the type of immersive audio experience that only finely crafted open-back headphones can deliver.
The ATH-R30x also features an adjustable headband that provides a secure yet flexible fit, evenly distributing weight for lasting comfort. This, along with the headphones' soft velour earpads and breathable open-back design, ensures a comfortable, stress-free experience, even during extended listening sessions.
Features
- Versatile open-back reference headphones are ideally suited for home studio production, multimedia content creation, and detailed everyday listening
- Open-back design allows unrestricted driver movement for a clear, natural sound signature
- Enhanced 40 mm drivers reproduce audio with clarity and balance, delivering well-defined lows, transparent mids, and smooth, extended highs that bring out the detail in any mix
- Wide, realistic soundstage provides an immersive listening experience
- Durable, lightweight (210 g) construction and a new headband design ensure long-lasting comfort
- Includes a 6.3 mm (1/4") adapter
Extended Comfort
Lightweight Design
The headband on the lightweight ATH-R30x (210g) adjusts to provide a custom fit that's made even more comfortable by the replaceable velour earpads and cooling, open-back earcups, allowing you to stay fully immersed in the audio even through the longest listening sessions.
Unrestricted Driver Performance
Open-Back Design
The ATH-R30x open-back reference headphones deliver sound directly from the drivers, with little additional tuning or damping. Allowed to move freely, the headphones' enhanced 40 mm drivers provide a natural, immersive listening experience.
What's the Difference?
Open-Back vs. Closed-Back
- Ideal for mixing, mastering, and creating in a studio or other private space, open-back headphones provide a natural, spacious sound akin to that produced by a speaker monitor system.
- Closed-back headphones, on the other hand, isolate audio from outside noise, making them great for musicians recording in a studio or anyone listening in public or noisy environments.
R -Series Comparison Chart
|
ATH-R30x |
ATH-R50x |
ATH-R70xa |
PRICE
|
$99 |
$159 |
$349 |
TYPE
|
Open-back, circumaural |
Open-back, circumaural |
Open-back, circumaural |
Driver size
|
40mm |
45mm |
45mm |
Design methedology
|
Open-Back |
Pure open-back |
Pure open-back |
Impedance
|
36 ohms |
50 ohms |
470 ohms |
DETATCHABLE CABLE
|
NO- fixed dual-ear |
YES - Single ear |
YES - Dual-ear l/R independent |
Weight
|
210g (less cable) |
207g |
199g |
CABLE Type
|
9.8' Straight |
9.8' Straight and 3.9' straight |
9.8' Straight |
BEST FOR
|
Mixing, Listening |
Mixing, Listening |
Mixing, Critical Listening, Mastering |
SOUND
|
Full range sound with wide open soundstage |
Natural listening experience with surprising bass reproduction |
Natural balanced sound with accuracy and detail providing a heightened listening experience |
MESSAGING
|
Perfect for at home mixing |
Expansive soundstage perfect for professional music mixing tasks. |
Flagship Pro Open-back headphones |
ACCESSORIES
|
1/4" screw-on adaptor |
1/4" screw-on adaptor, pouch |
1/4" screw-on adaptor, pouch |
Specifications
Type |
Open-back reference |
Driver |
40 mm |
Sensitivity |
92 dB/mW |
Frequency response |
15 to 25,000 Hz |
Maximum input power |
1,000 mW |
Impedance |
36 ohms |
Cable length |
3.0 m (9.8') |
Plug |
3.5 mm (1/8") gold-plated stereo mini-plug |
Weight (without cable) |
Approx. 210 g (7.4 oz) |
Included accessories |
6.3 mm (1/4") stereo adapter |
For product improvement, the product is subject to modification without notice.