- Audio-Technica Ath-R30x is now available for $ 99 / £ 85 / $ 219
- Open headphones promising the benchmark quality of sound
- Made for content creators and home audio producers
The latest audio-technica open backboard is delivered with such a low price that I had to check that it was not a printing error: ATH-R30X earphones only cost $ 99 / £ 85 / $ 219 at. It’s a very Low price for a set of headphones with this type of specification.
The ATH-R30X promises to deliver the reference quality audio, so they are mainly targeted on content creators and home music producers. It’s me! And according to Audio-Technica, the new model offers pro level performance without the price label at most of the best wired headphones.
Audio-Technica ATH-R30X: key features
The ATH-R30X are one of the three pairs of reference headphones launched by the brand: they launch alongside the ATH-R50X and the ATH-R70XA lighthouse, which both attracted complimentary criticism.
Like these headphones, the ATH -R30X offer a natural and neutral open listening experience – which can be just as attractive for audiophiles with a budget as creators. The driver here is 40 mm, which is very slightly smaller than that of the brothers and sisters of the R30X, and unlike other models, the cable is not removable.
Audio-Technica says that the design of the “meticulous” “transducer” translates each diaphragm movement directly into the sound “to offer a spacious sound scene with natural clarity. The frequency response is 15 Hz to 25 kHz, the impedance is 36 ohms and the sensitivity is 92 dB.
I have not yet heard these headphones, but the hi-fi and music production blogs, and they said they are very credible studio headphones: for example, the recording magazine says they are “very pleasant” and “offer exceptional sound at an incredible price”.
ATH-R30X are available from today, April 8, 2025.
