Audio-Technica - ATH-AWX7000 Closed-Back Dynamic Headphones - Wood Grain

The ATH-AWX7000 represents the pinnacle of Audio-Technica wooden headphone craftsmanship pairing the latest acoustic technology with traditional Japanese artistry.FeaturesNewly Developed HMD (Hybrid Matrix Diaphragm) TechnologyHXDT Driver Technology Enables Deep Dynamic Bass ReproductionHousings Crafted from Prized Kiso Cypress Hand-finished with Traditional Echizen LacquerTwo Detachable 8-Braid CablesManufactured in TokyoIntentional DesignThe headphone housings are fashioned from prized Kiso cypress used historically to construct Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples and hand-finished with traditional Echizen lacquer to bring out the natural color and beauty of the wood’s grain. Supple durable deerskin which has been part of Japanese ceremonial attire since the fourth century is used for the earpads and headband ensuring lasting comfort and exceptional sound isolation. Machined aluminum sliders are affixed to a lightweight magnesium frame to ensure precise size adjustments and all the trim pieces—frame arms and sliders—are finished in the deep navy hue of kachi-iro the lucky color of the samurai.Hybrid Matrix Diaphragm TechnologyInside these sublime housings Audio-Technica has incorporated innovative 58 mm drivers that combine their newly developed HMD (Hybrid Matrix Diaphragm) technology with the precise HXDT driver molding technology they introduced with their ATH-ADX7000 Open-Air headphones. By expanding the area that bonds the composite diaphragm’s polymer film and metal dome HMD technology enables the diaphragm to maintain its shape even under great air pressure strain. This allows the ideally shaped HXDT-molded diaphragm to vibrate as a single unit and harness the full power of the input signal’s air spring. By driving the air with a precise piston-like motion from the headph