Audio-Technica ATH-R30x Professional Open-Back Reference Headphones
Perfect for use in home studios or by emerging audio professionals anywhere, the ATH-R30x is your gateway to the R-Series listening experience, offering all the features you could ask for in a pair of open-back reference headphones. Delivering professional-grade performance without compromise, these versatile headphones provide natural, immersive audio with a wide, detailed soundstage that brings depth and realism to every session.
The open-back design of the ATH-R30x headphones allows sound to flow naturally from the drivers, delivering clear, detailed audio with minimal distortion. The headphones' spacious soundstage and natural clarity are achieved through Audio-Technica's meticulous transducer design, relying on very little additional tuning or damping. As a result, the listener is treated to the type of immersive audio experience that only finely crafted open-back headphones can deliver.
The ATH-R30x also features an adjustable headband that provides a secure yet flexible fit, evenly distributing weight for lasting comfort. This, along with the headphones' soft velour earpads and breathable open-back design, ensures a comfortable, stress-free experience, even during extended listening sessions.
Features
- Versatile open-back reference headphones are ideally suited for home studio production, multimedia content creation, and detailed everyday listening
- Open-back design allows unrestricted driver movement for a clear, natural sound signature
- Enhanced 40 mm drivers reproduce audio with clarity and balance, delivering well-defined lows, transparent mids, and smooth, extended highs that bring out the detail in any mix
- Wide, realistic soundstage provides an immersive listening experience
- Durable, lightweight (210 g) construction and a new headband design ensure long-lasting comfort
- Includes a 6.3 mm (1/4") adapter
Extended Comfort
Lightweight Design
The headband on the lightweight ATH-R30x (210g) adjusts to provide a custom fit that's made even more comfortable by the replaceable velour earpads and cooling, open-back earcups, allowing you to stay fully immersed in the audio even through the longest listening sessions.
Unrestricted Driver Performance
Open-Back Design
The ATH-R30x open-back reference headphones deliver sound directly from the drivers, with little additional tuning or damping. Allowed to move freely, the headphones' enhanced 40 mm drivers provide a natural, immersive listening experience.
What's the Difference?
Open-Back vs. Closed-Back
- Ideal for mixing, mastering, and creating in a studio or other private space, open-back headphones provide a natural, spacious sound akin to that produced by a speaker monitor system.
- Closed-back headphones, on the other hand, isolate audio from outside noise, making them great for musicians recording in a studio or anyone listening in public or noisy environments.
R -Series Comparison Chart
ATH-R30x | ATH-R50x | ATH-R70xa | |
PRICE | $99 | $159 | $349 |
TYPE | Open-back, circumaural | Open-back, circumaural | Open-back, circumaural |
Driver size | 40mm | 45mm | 45mm |
Design methedology | Open-Back | Pure open-back | Pure open-back |
Impedance | 36 ohms | 50 ohms | 470 ohms |
DETATCHABLE CABLE | NO- fixed dual-ear | YES - Single ear | YES - Dual-ear l/R independent |
Weight | 210g (less cable) | 207g | 199g |
CABLE Type | 9.8' Straight | 9.8' Straight and 3.9' straight | 9.8' Straight |
BEST FOR | Mixing, Listening | Mixing, Listening | Mixing, Critical Listening, Mastering |
SOUND | Full range sound with wide open soundstage | Natural listening experience with surprising bass reproduction | Natural balanced sound with accuracy and detail providing a heightened listening experience |
MESSAGING | Perfect for at home mixing | Expansive soundstage perfect for professional music mixing tasks. | Flagship Pro Open-back headphones |
ACCESSORIES | 1/4" screw-on adaptor | 1/4" screw-on adaptor, pouch | 1/4" screw-on adaptor, pouch |
Specifications
Type | Open-back reference |
Driver | 40 mm |
Sensitivity | 92 dB/mW |
Frequency response | 15 to 25,000 Hz |
Maximum input power | 1,000 mW |
Impedance | 36 ohms |
Cable length | 3.0 m (9.8') |
Plug | 3.5 mm (1/8") gold-plated stereo mini-plug |
Weight (without cable) | Approx. 210 g (7.4 oz) |
Included accessories | 6.3 mm (1/4") stereo adapter |
For product improvement, the product is subject to modification without notice.