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Audio-Technica’s new headphones go against the grain

Audio-Technica has thrown virgin wood and magnesium onto its chopping board and cooked up a pair of W1000X headphones.The cherry wood housings help to

Audio-Technica has thrown virgin wood and magnesium onto its chopping board and cooked up a pair of W1000X headphones.

The cherry wood housings help to keep your music private without distorting the sound – and they don’t look too bad, either.

Lightweight magnesium helps to stop these £650 headphones from pushing your head all turtle-like into your neck, while sizeable 53mm drivers kick out the sonics.

For more advice on the best earsplitters, check out our Top 10 Headphones.

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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Computing, mobile, audio, smart home