AUDIO TECHNICA ATH-WP900 HI-FI HEADPHONES

CLOSED-BACK AUDIOPHILE HEADPHONES - HI FI 

The ATH-WP900 portable over-ear headphones feature beautiful flamed maple housings for high-fidelity listening on the go and elevated aesthetics. Maple is a rigid, dense wood often used to make string instruments like guitars and violins. Here, a thin slice of flamed grain maple is fused to a solid, machined maple to produce housings that ensure clear, natural sound quality. The flamed maple finish, provided by Japanese guitar manufacturer Fujigen, highlights the unique grain of each housing for one-of-a-kind beauty that will deepen with age. The headphones are equipped with exclusive 53 mm drivers with powerful magnetic circuitry, DLC (diamond-like carbon) coating, and a top-mounted PCB structure for exceptional full-range audio reproduction. A specially designed angled baffle improves airflow between the front and rear of the diaphragm for better mid-low range audio reproduction, and also optimally positions the earcups over the ears for increased comfort and sound containment. The headphones also feature A2DC (Audio Designed Detachable Coaxial) jacks for secure connection to the two included 1.2 m (3.9') detachable cables. One cable has a 3.5 mm (1/8") gold-plated stereo mini-plug for use with smartphones and standard audio devices. The other cable is equipped with a 4.4 mm (1/6") 5-pole gold-plated balanced plug for use with high-resolution digital audio players and headphone amplifiers compatible with balanced connections. The earpads and headband of the ATH-WP900 are made of soft synthetic leather for long-lasting comfort, while the earcups swivel flat for easy transport in the included carrying pouch. High-Resolution Audio in brief: The move to Hi-Res Audio While many listeners may believe that high-resolution audio arrived with the introduction of the Compact Disc in 1982, the constraints on disc storage space have always prevented CD audio (standardized at 44.1 kHz/16-bit) from fully and completely reproducing the original recorded sound. The advent and subsequent popularity of MP3s only exacerbated this problem: the necessary compression of these files causes audio information to be lost, greatly reducing audio quality. But with lossless audio file formats, faster internet speeds, and storage space ever easier to obtain (and in ever smaller packages), the push is toward creating audio equipment capable of capturing and reproducing true high-resolution audio, generally considered to be 96 kHz/24-bit or higher. The Hi-Res Audio logo certifies that a product meets the Hi-Res Audio standards. According to these standards, headphones must have a transducer frequency performance of at least 40 kHz. As a manufacturer of these types of audiophile headphones since 1972, Audio-Technica is well-positioned to provide audio solutions that meet the demands of high-resolution audio media formats, allowing for the full reproduction of their extended sonic characteristics.

Specifications

• Type Closed-back Dynamic
• Driver Diameter 53 mm
• Frequency Response 5 - 50,000 Hz
• Maximum Input Power 1000 mW
• Sensitivity 100dB/mW
• Impedance 38 ohms
• Weight 243 g (8.6 oz), without cable
• Cable 1.2 m (3.9') detachable cable
• (A2DC to 3.5 mm (1/8") gold-plated stereo mini-plug);
• 1.2 m (3.9') detachable cable (A2DC to 4.4 mm (1/6"), 5-pole gold-plated balanced plug)
• Included Accessories Carrying pouch