- Audio-Technica ATH-R30X is now available for $ 99 / £ 85 / AU $ 219
- Open-back headphones promising reference quality
- Made for content creators and home -sound manufacturers
Audio-Technica’s latest open-back headphones come with such a low price that I had to check that it was not a wrong imprint: ATH-R30X headphones are only $ 99 / £ 85 / AU $ 219. It’s an very Make price for a set of headphones with this type of specification.
The ATH-R30X promises to deliver sound quality sound so that they are primarily targeted at content creators and home-based music producers. It’s me! And according to Audio-Technica, the new Model Pro-Level Selecting Performance without the price tag for many of the best wired headphones.
Audio-Technica ATH-R30X: Key features
The ATH-R30X is one of three pairs of reference plate launched by the brand: They launch with the ATH-R50X and the flagship ATH-R70XA, both of which attracted rave reviews.
Like these headphones, the ATH-R30X offers a natural, neutral open-back listening experience-which can be as attractive to audiophiles on a budget as creators. The driver here is 40 mm, which is very smaller than the one in R30X’s siblings, and unlike the other models, the cable is not removable.
Audio-Technica says the “careful” transducer design “translates any membrane movement directly into sound” to deliver a spacious sound scene with natural clarity. Frequency response is 15Hz to 25 kHz, impedance is 36 ohms and the sensitivity is 92db.
I haven’t heard these headphones yet, but hi-fi and music production blogs have, and they have said that this is very credible study phones: e.g. Says Recording Magazine that they are “very entertaining” and “deliver unique sound at an incredible price.”
ATH-R30X is available from today, April 8, 2025.
