Audio-Technica ATH-W3000ANV Headphone Test

Release of the model Audio-Technica ATH-W3000ANV timed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Audio-Technica ANV in the name stands for Anniversary .

Happy Anniversary, Audio-Technica!

As befits everything connected with such significant celebrations, the Audio-Technica ATH-W3000ANV have a stunningly beautiful, and well thought-out exterior design – just look at their plugs, not to mention the cherry wood cups!

Unfortunately, all celebrations are peculiar to end quickly – and the “solemn” circulation of Audio-Technica ATH-W3000ANV in the company decided to limit. According to official data, only eighty pairs of these headphones will come to America.

Ergonomics

Audio-Technica ATH-W3000ANV, the only one in its category, have a closed acoustic design, and therefore provide the best, among competitors, isolation from external noise. Certainly, for home headphones this point is not so critical, as for portable ones, but the fact that the headphones won’t play loudly outside disturbing the nearby family, is certainly a plus for them.

In other aspects of ergonomics Audio-Technica ATH-W3000ANV compared with Alessandro Music Series Pro – a few differences: Alessandro weigh less, but, in comparison with their ear cushions of foam, leather ear cushions Audio-Technica more pleasant to the skin face.

Sound

Audio Technica ATH-W3000ANV – perhaps the most unusual in the way the sound is delivered in our test. Their tonal balance is quite smooth, with a slight bass boost. There is a slight ‘pop’ in the upper midrange, due to which the vocals occasionally carry some notes of croakiness. And to all this is added… something. Some feature of tonal balance, which is hard to catch by ear, but its influence on the sound of headphones is noticeable.

What is this feature – we will not guess. But what it does to the sound of the headphones?

Imagine you’re in a theater, about a second balcony, and you’re holding a camera with a large telephoto lens. If you look into the orchestra pit through the video camera viewfinder you can see every musician, every instrument as if they were a couple of meters away.

Audio Technica ATH-W3000ANV do to the sound something similar to what a camera with a TV set does to the image. They create a sense of music closeness to the listener – the musicians seem to surround them from all sides, giving a personal concert for them alone. Images of imaginary sound sources – instruments and performers – are drawn large, which only enhances the illusion of intimacy.

The effect is certainly interesting, but is such proximity always appropriate?? This is a matter of personal preference entirely. It is not observed to cause any appreciable harm, and it is not irritating. Except that it might seem to some that the headphones do not play wide and “sprawling” enough.

Indeed, Audio Technica ATH-W3000ANV in terms of “width” – not champions. But don’t be fooled into thinking that their sound is flat and claustrophobic. Not at all, the headphones give a very convincing sense of depth and volume.

With the naturalness of sound Audio Technica ATH-W3000ANV have no problems, their resolving power is comparable to that of their opponents, that is, high. Except that the bass is a little floppy, so they do not play heavy music as clearly as we would like them to. Otherwise, the headphones are versatile.