Audio-Technica ATH-ADX3000
Stunningly detailed wired headphones
The open-backed headphones are constructed in magnesium and weigh just 275g.
£859 FROM audio-technica.com FEATURES 6.3mm or 3.5mm audio output via adaptor
The sound is pin-sharp and beautifully detailed, and the headphones can cope with getting pretty loud too
Succeeding Audio-Technica’s ATH-ADX5000 model from 2017, the ATH-ADX3000 is a lightweight, open-backed audiophile headphone that falls very much into the category of ‘serious’ listening. Not because it’s especially complicated – in fact, it’s rather simple – but due to its exceptional performance and also its price. At just shy of £900, these aren’t exactly going to be an impulse purchase, though for people who consider themselves to be audiophiles this would not necessarily be an unusual amount to spend.