audio-technica ATH-AVA500
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Recommended for people like this
- People who like bright sound
- People who value resolution
- People who like flat sound
- People who like speaker sound
- People who value immersive sound
- People who value comfort
- People who value design
audio-sound Score
- Total Score: 8.8 / 10.0
- Package: 8.0 / 10.0
- Build quality: 8.5 / 10.0
- Fitment: 8.5 / 10.0
- High range: 9.5 / 10.0
- Mid range: 8.5 / 10.0
- Low range: 8.0 / 10.0
- Less distortion: 8.0 / 10.0
- Cost performance bonus: 11.0/10.0
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Overview of audio-technica ATH-AVA500
This review will give an overview of audio-technica ATH-AVA500. A complete review of this product can be found here.
Basic Specifications
- Frequency range: 15Hz-27000Hz
- Impedance: 35Ω
- Sensitivity: 96dB
Features
- Large-diameter φ53mm CCAW bobbin-wrapped driver exclusively designed for realistic sound
- Honeycomb perforated case for natural sound
- Vibration-damping aluminum ring suppresses unwanted vibrations and delivers pure sound
- Free-adjustable head support for optimal fit simply by putting it on your head
- Velvet-like, three-dimensional earpads with excellent air permeability for light listening
Package
The packaging meets the price standard.
Package contents
- audio-technica ATH-AVA500
- 3.5mm to 6.35mm adapter
- Manual
Build Quality
Build quality meets the price level.
Fit
The fit is quite firm.
Sound quality
audio status
Sound quality description
The following review was tested with a FiiO M15.
The audio-technica ATH-AVA500 has a flat sound that leans toward the high frequencies.
Please see here for detailed reviews on sound quality.
Lows / Bass
The low frequencies of the audio-technica ATH-AVA500 are fairly linear but do not extend very deep.
The bass drum is not bad in terms of thickness and weight, but lacks depth and has a weak rumble.
The electric bass lacks a bit of blackness and sounds a bit bright and with a harsh edge.
If you like your bass straight up and stomping down like a monitor speaker, it's not bad, but if you like low frequencies, it's a bit lacking.
Mids
The midrange of the audio-technica ATH-AVA500 is slightly tilted forward. It is quite bright and present near the front in position. Texture is not very accurate.
The upper midrange is a bit emphasized, making some vocals and instruments sound as if they are extending from the back. Contours are a bit soft, and the high-frequency direction sounds a bit wide, with depth and a sense of forward localization.
The transparency and resolution of the midrange is high, so instrumental sounds are detailed and lifelike, but the texture is unnatural and a bit cloudy, and the reproduction of three-dimensionality is not bad, but rather lacking.
The midrange is low in density and has a clean, easy-to-hear listening-like balance.
Highs / Treble
The high frequencies are tuned for forward localization. Detail reproduction is excellent, with excellent extension, excellent airiness, and excellent definition and delicacy.
The highs are a bit lacking in linearity, so the vertical axis of strings and woodwinds sounds a bit unsteady and dynamic. Not bad if you like dynamics in the highs, but not accurate enough for monitoring.
Cymbal crashes are a bit distorted, crushed, and rough, but they shimmer well enough and sound delicate, with good dispersion and extension.
In general, the highs are relatively excellent.
Sound quality general comment
- Original Sound Fidelity: S-
- Recommendation: A
- Personal preference: A
The audio-technica ATH-AVA500 are open headphones with excellent original sound fidelity and excellent resolution. It is a rather excellent candidate if you are looking for headphones with a flat, forward localization that is close to the speaker's sound image.
Sound quality features
Pros
- Extensible and spacious high frequency range
- Excellent original sound fidelity
- Good sense of detail
- Excellent resolution
- Bright midrange
- Flat, speaker-like
- Dynamic sound
- Forward-localized
Cons
- Lack of low-frequency depth
- Lack of textural accuracy
- Difficult to understand localization
General comment
The audio-technica ATH-AVA500 headphones are capable of providing high-resolution, flat overall sound. It has a well-balanced sound with excellent original fidelity, similar to the ambience of flat speakers, and is a relatively good choice as a listening headphone considering its price.
