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ATH-AD2000x
« on: May 17, 2015, 04:53:12 AM »
These I guess are the evolution to the non-exes? Dunno, non-exes seem to have been checked out here before:

http://www.changstar.com/index.php/topic,31.0.html

There are pretty efficient and look kind of martian like with their head wing-ies. They apparently feature a 53 mm large driver, and seem to target a more spacious presentation.

To me they are sort of bright and up hill tilted. They do have bass but I tend to like a moar. Lacks ballz.

One problem I have with these is that they seem to be designed for a fatter head. Other than that they are comfy.

Anyhow... Measurements:

Frequency Response



Distortion Right



Distortion Left



CSD Right



CSD Left

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Re: ATH-AD2000x
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2015, 04:55:51 AM »
Thank you for this! After hearing both, I ended up with the regular AD2000.
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Re: ATH-AD2000x
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2015, 04:59:48 AM »
Welcome! :)p5
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Re: ATH-AD2000x
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2015, 05:41:10 AM »
Quote from: zerodeefex on May 17, 2015, 04:55:51 AM
Thank you for this! After hearing both, I ended up with the regular AD2000.
I originally owned the AD2000 3 years ago and they blew me away. I had to sell them for unforseen bills but somewhat recently I was able to find the Ad2000x at a great price. Unfortunately they didn't scratch that itch that I had so I had to patiently wait for a great condition Ad2000 to show up.

Love the Ad2000, they melt me into music, the Ad2000x just don't really do it for me.

Thanks for the measurements!
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Re: ATH-AD2000x
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2015, 08:02:38 AM »
I must have a fat head. The 2000x is super comfortable for me.

I heard the 2000 years ago, so going by extremely unreliable memory the 2000x felt less peaky to me, but maybe overall brighter.
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Re: ATH-AD2000x
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2015, 11:58:13 PM »
It's all relative. I have a sort of alien's head. More than comfort I had a fit (gap) issue with the top part of the pads. I was able to overcome it to some extent though.

As far as comparisons with the 2000, I would not be able to say since I only listened to these. However, the measurements do indeed seem less peaky with the 2000x.
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