ATH-ADX5000
- Driver
- Dynamic
- Enclosure
- Open-back
- Weight
- 270 g
- List
- $2,199
Audio-Technica's open flagship at 270 g, with a tungsten-coated diaphragm and a Permendur magnetic circuit, hand-assembled at the Naruse factory in Tokyo. The honeycomb-punched aluminium housing doubles as the grille.
Where to buy
List $2,199
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Title block
- Maker
- Audio-Technica
- Model
- ATH-ADX5000
- Made in
- Japan
- Released
- 2017
- Transducer
- Dynamic
- Enclosure
- Open-back
- Driver
- 58 mm
- Weight
- 270 g
- Impedance
- 420 ohms
- Sensitivity
- 100 dB/mW
- Frequency response
- 5 Hz – 50 kHz
- List price
- $2,199 USD
Drive requirements
Match an amplifier in the synergy calculator| Level | Power | Voltage | Current |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 dB | 1.00 mW | 0.65 V | 1.54 mA |
| 110 dB | 10.0 mW | 2.05 V | 4.88 mA |
| 120 dB | 100 mW | 6.48 V | 15.4 mA |
Most headroom at 110 dB
- ampsandsound Bigger Ben (Rev 3, 2026)+25.5 dB
- SPL Phonitor xe+21.5 dB
- Ferrum OOR+20.6 dB
Rated 100 dB/mW into 420 ohms. Estimated from published amplifier output.
Assembly drawing
Parts
- 1HeadbandItalian Alcantara
- 2YokeMagnesium frame and arms
- 3GrilleHoneycomb-pattern punched outer face of housing
- 4Ear cupAluminum-based pressed housing, honeycomb-punched face, closed sides
- 5MagnetPermendur magnetic circuit, flux density above 1 tesla
- 6DiaphragmTungsten-coated diaphragm
- 7EarpadsItalian Alcantara; fill not published
Schematic dynamic assembly, annotated with the Audio-Technica ATH-ADX5000’s published materials. Not to scale.
Engineering notes
- Core Mount Technology positions the driver inside the housing to improve airflow
- Driver unit integrates tungsten-coated diaphragm, baffle and Permendur magnetic circuit
- Baffle is a polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) and glass fiber composite
- Hand assembled at Audio-Technica's Naruse factory in Tokyo, 270 g without cable
Design language
Light and technical: a magnesium frame, honeycomb aluminium housings and Alcantara wherever it touches you.
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Sources
- audio-technica.com/en-us/ath-adx5000
- phileweb.com/news/audio/201710/05/19146.html
- audio46.com/products/audio-technica-ath-adx5000-audiophile-open-air-headphones
- hifiverse.io/components/headphones-extra/headphones/ath-adx5000
- avlgear.com/collections/professional-over-ear-headphones/products/audio-technica-ath-adx5000-air-dynamic-open-back-reference-headphones