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title: "Audio-Technica ATHESW9A Portable Wooden Headphones"
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# Wooden housing 42mm drivers Compact foldable Audio-Technica ATHESW9A Portable Wooden Headphones

**Brand:** audio-technica
**Price:** ¥1696
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

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- **What is this?** Audio-Technica ATHESW9A Portable Wooden Headphones by audio-technica
- **How much does it cost?** ¥1696 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
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## Best For

- audio-technica enthusiasts

## Why This Product

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## Key Features

- • **Luxurious Comfort:** Soft earpads designed for extended wear, ensuring you stay comfortable during long listening sessions.
- • **Portable Convenience:** Folds neatly into a compact size, making it easy to take your music anywhere you go.
- • **Stylish & Unique Design:** Crafted from African Padauk wood, these headphones not only sound great but look stunning too.
- • **Unmatched Sound Quality:** Experience audio like never before with premium 42mm drivers that deliver rich, immersive sound.
- • **Protective Pouch Included:** Comes with a stylish pouch to keep your headphones safe and secure while on the move.

## Overview

The Audio-Technica ATH-ESW9A Portable Wooden Headphones combine exquisite craftsmanship with advanced audio technology, featuring 42mm drivers for superior sound quality, luxurious soft earpads for comfort, and a foldable design for easy portability. Perfect for audiophiles on the go!

## Description

Product Description          ATH-ESW9A Portable Wooden Headphones. Wooden housings made of African Padauk not only look great—they contribute to the superior acoustic reproduction that these beautiful headphones offer. Audio-Technica's specially designed 42 mm neodymium drivers project powerfully. Luxurious earpads deliver long-wearing comfort. The headphones fold for compact storage.             From the Manufacturer          Audio Technica ATH-ESW9A Wooden Audio Headphones+ enlarge imageAudio Technica ATH-ESW9A Wooden Audio Headphones Key Features:Wooden housings made of African Padauk for superior acoustic reproductionSpecially designed 42 mm drivers deliver outstanding audioSoft leather earpads for a luxurious, extra-comfortable listening experienceHeadphones fold flat for compact portabilityIncludes protective pouch  Wooden housings made of African Padauk not only look great—they contribute to the superior acoustic reproduction that these beautiful headphones offer. Audio-Technica’s specially designed 42 mm neodymium drivers project powerfully. Luxurious earpads deliver long-wearing comfort. The headphones fold flat for compact storage.SpecificationsDRIVER DIAMETER: 42 mm FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 5 - 35,000 Hz MAXIMUM INPUT POWER: 1000 mW SENSITIVITY: 103 dB/mW IMPEDANCE: 42 ohms WEIGHT: 170 g (6.0 oz) without cable CABLE: 1.2 m (4 ft), single, OFC CONNECTOR: 3.5 mm (1/8") mini stereo, gold-plated ACCESSORY INCLUDED: Pouch Similar Products to ConsiderAudio Technica ATH W5000 Audiophile Closed Back HeadphonesStriped ebony housing provides superb acoustic characteristics. Ear pads cushioned in leather feature A-T's ultra-comfortable total ear fitting design.Audio-Technica ATH-M50 Professional Studio Monitor Headphones with Coiled CableWith the ATH-M50 professional studio monitor headphones, Audio-Technica has achieved an exceptionally accurate response and long-wearing listening comfort. Audio-Technica ATH-PRO700MK2 Professional DJ Monitor HeadphonesThe Audio-Technica ATH-PRO700MK2 Professional DJ Monitor Headphones with Swiveling Earpiece boasts quality sound in the DJ booth with high SPL and a thick bass making the beats really easy to listen to even in high ambient sound situations.

## Features

- Wooden housings made of African Padauk for superior acoustic reproduction
- Specially designed 42 mm drivers deliver outstanding audio
- Soft earpads provide luxurious comfort
- Headphones fold for compact portability
- Includes protective pouch

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Audio-Technica
- **Color:** Standard Packaging
- **Ear Placement:** Over Ear
- **Form Factor:** Over Ear
- **Headphones Jack:** 3.5 mm Jack

## Images

![Audio-Technica ATHESW9A Portable Wooden Headphones - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71GSHrq7ElL.jpg)
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## Available Options

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best Headset for your MP3 Player
*by D***N on January 23, 2011*

I tested this headset alongside some of the best headsets in my collection at this price range. Note, there may be better sounding headsets for your mp3 player at higher price ranges especially ones in the Grado line which can be powered by your mp3 player quite nicely even without an amp.Denon AHD2000 - this is a great headset with a large sound stage. The ESW9 has a much more immediate sound stage. While sound clarity is good in both headsets, the ESW9 wins with less bass. The D2000 has almost too much bass but this works much better with pop/hip hop music. The D2000 is also too big and the cable is too long for portability.Grado SR60 - cable is too long and is open-back design so there is no privacy. Sound stage is expansive and one of signatures of Grado sound. The sound quality is ok but not as good as the ESW9.AKG K271 - requires an amp. MP3 player will not be able to power this bad boy. But this is one of the most neutral sounding headset you can get.B&W P5 - this used to be the clear winner, but the sound quality of the ESW9 blows the P5 out of the water. The P5 is more neutral sounding but its somewhat muffled sound quality loses some of the points here. At an astounding $300 sticker price, it is a no-brainer which headset is better.The ESW9 is also the most comfortable headset out of the above mentioned ones. It is also very light and therefore makes it even more comfortable than the hefty D2000. The build quality is very good and quite elegant. The cups are made of a special wood which gives it a unique sound quality. This is the first headset that actually spells out "Left" and "Right", printed beautifully in a script font. At $200, it is probably the most affordable audiophile headset you can get that does not require an amp.Unfortunately, it does fall short in the portability department and is similar to the P5 in that it is not foldable. I was almost ready to use this as a replacement for my current portable listening headset, the AKG K81DJ but for now, the K81DJ is still the best portable headset because it can be folded.

### ⭐⭐ They Just Don't Make Them Like This Anymore -Which Is a Good Thing!
*by S***N on May 9, 2013*

At this price point, the buyer expects more than just sound quality. The 9As cover the sound bases well enough (with a few weaknesses) but the design and materials used (other than the wooden resonance chambers) are awful, and would be out of place on a headphone half the price.The 9As have a smooth mellow sound focused on moderately emphasized bass and mids. Treble is unexceptional, but not too badly rolled off. The soundstage is forward, but not very wide. PRAT is mediocre, so these are not good phones for faster paced music like metal or rock. Ideal music match is jazz and / or midtempo vocals. Classical does not sound too awful, but is not a standout either. I would call these roughly comparable in sound to the B&W P5s though with better mids and treble.Speaking of the P5s, they illustrate the main weakness of the 9As. For not that much money more, the P5s feel as sturdy as a tank and have impeccable build quality and materials. Even ATHs own M50, which sells for half the price of the 9As feels like it costs more than the 9As. The cheap flimsy metal frame on the headband feels dodgy when expanded out, and the forks used to hold the cups also appear to be cheap and non-durable. The cord is thin, stringy, connected to both cups, and non-detachable. If you own these phones for two years, either the cup will break off the fork, the cheap frame will break, or the wire will get brittle and tangly --- or maybe all three things will happen! I've owned dozens, maybe hundreds of headphones, and I know all the signs of cheap build quality.It looks like ATH spent all the design budget on the padauk wood cups. These look nice, but they don't exactly shout out their wooden assets to the world the way that $1,000 wooden cup phones do - the vaunted padauk wood looks a bit like plastic and most casual observers will see the cheap frame and assume the wood is fake, so these will not be impressing too many folks at the cafe. As mentioned above, the wood gives a good enough sound but hardly an exceptional or unique one.Speaking of that cafe, good luck hearing your music there! The ESWs are fairly comfy, as they are light and press lightly on the ears (supra-aural for all non Elven wearers) but this means wretched isolation even given the closed back design. External sound gets in really easily, and even a moderately noisy environment will overpower the sort of smooth mellow tunes that the 9As seem to be made for. Foregt using these on a plane or subway.In essence, we have a decent headphone here that is simply not worth its price point. The padauk wood used does not create exceptional sound or exceptional aesthetics, and the cheap 1985 style metal band and cabling create long term durability concerns. Even if you baby your headphones, I doubt any user will get more than 2 years of use out of these cans, and if you chuck them in a backpack with a laptop or textbooks, I see bad things happening quickly.If you insist on buying these, make sure that you check the ATH site to ensure your chosen vendor is an authorized online retailer, as ATH may not choose to honor warranty on these if they do bust. Alternatives at this price level abound, and ATHs own M50 destroy these in build quality and sound as good or better for the 9As "preferred" genres and devastate the 9As in things like metal or electronic. And the M50s as mentioned also isolate better and cost less than half the price. Yes, the M50s look rather generic, but as mentioned, the aesthetic appeal of the ESW9As is skin deep anyway, and when the frame cracks, even that subjective factor goes away.These are the Fiat 500 of headphones. You have been warned...

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