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Audio-Technica
Audio-Technica ATH-AD900X
Key specs
Connection Type
Wired 3.5mmMost commonWired-3.5mm48%Bluetooth44%Wired-usb-c7%Others1%
Wired-3.5mm is the most common — on 48% of the 215 over-ear headphones we've cataloged (of 240).
Weight
265 gBelow average265 g
132 g420 g
below average for over-ear headphones — based on 195 of 240 we've cataloged.
Connectivity
- Connection Type
- Wired 3.5mm
Design
- Weight
- 265 g
- Headband Type
- Adjustable over-head
- Wearing Time Max
- 2 h
Build
- Material Chassis Primary
- Plastic with honeycomb aluminum casing
Sound
- Acoustic Design
- Open-back
- Driver Count
- 1
- Driver Size
- 53 mm
- Frequency Response
- 5-35000 Hz
- Frequency Response High Hz
- 35000 Hz
- Frequency Response Low Hz
- 5 Hz
- Frequency Response Signature
- Bright
- Impedance
- 38 Ω
- Sensitivity
- 100 dB/mW
Battery
- Battery
- No
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