This is the official thread for the Audio-Technica ATH-ADX5000. This thread is for discussion and reviews.
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Z Review
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I’ve been listening to a set for a few days now, to me they aren’t neutral, they lean towards bright but don’t seem to be fatiguing in the process.
More to come here.
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Army Firedawg one
On massdrop for some reason
Just noticed it says b stock in the title, it doesn’t seem like it’s that good of a deal tbh. I really like mine but I’m sure you could find it cheaper
But it’s a $1 DROP in price! Act now!
Well it does have the balanced cable which is like 300 bucks or so, but you could get a balanced cable for like 50 bucks if you feel like it
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For what it’s worth, I own a set of these (the pair featured in the Zeos review). I enjoy them a lot, but they aren’t my daily driver. The thing that keeps bringing me back to them over and over is the resolution/detail especially for certain types of instruments like strings. Have yet to hear a better violin on any other pair of cans, period. Sometimes things are just “shockingly clear” sounding on them. I also really enjoy them on tube amps because you can really hear the sound/changes that the tubes make much more transparently than with other headphones. Overall I give them an 8/10. I considered selling them once just because I daily drive LCD-X planars (they work better for Industrial/EBM which is what I listen too more often). But I just can’t bring myself to sell these. Love them too much.
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@bl0ckch41n Love my LCD-X’s, what I was considering was these as a compliment to the X’s. Is this perhaps why you’ve yet to sell the ADX5000?
Nice photos.
Edit: Also wondering how the ZMF suede pads affected the sound. Thanks.
I’d be interested in the comparison also. Anybody own these who’d like to help me and Luke out?
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Well what would you like the comparison to?
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. Well, Luke mentioned the LCD-X, and how they might be complimentary. Thank you, M0N!
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And how the pads change the sound… 
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That’s a blast from the past. Made me check Japanese amazon. No luck with 5000 but 2000X still goes around $400 with all the shipping and fees if someones want to try former kilobuck flagship.