Should You Buy an Audio Technica Headphones?

Audio Technica is one of the most popular headphones brands as well as being well known for its .

We've collated all the key information on Audio Technica headphones in this handy guide. We've analysed over 39,000 user and expert reviews and over 1,000 awards from hundreds of different review sites on over 1,800 headphones to impartially compare each headphones brand.

Audio Technica are recognised for their wide selection of premium and popular headphones and start at $59 for the ATH-CKR35BT which has a driver size of 9.8mm, is an in-ear headphones and a headphones that has an in-ear style and go up to $249 for the ATH-MSR7 which has a driver size of 45mm, is an over-ear headphones and a headphones that has a head-band style. The average price of a new Audio Technica headphones is $134.

Is Audio Technica the Best Headphones Brand?

So are Audio Technica headphones any good? We give every headphones a Kagoo Score by analysing its specs, reviews and prices and comparing this to its competitors. By aggregating this data across all headphones we are able to impartially rank all the headphones brands.

Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that Audio Technica is the 48th best headphones brand out there.

Let's look at how Audio Technica headphones compare to the other headphones brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.

There's a smaller selection of Audio Technica headphones available compared to other headphones brands, with only 4 Audio Technica headphones currently on the market in the US. Audio Technica headphones also tend to be more expensive than most other headphones brands making them a less popular choice with consumers.

Audio Technica have worse reviews than the typical headphones brand, with the average rating of a Audio Technica headphones being 68%.

What Do the Audio Technica Headphones Reviews Say?

We've added up all the reviews for every Audio Technica headphones to work out the average distribution of reviews for Audio Technica and then compared this to the other headphones brands.

Expert Reviews

5 stars		4
4 stars		6
3 stars		2
2 stars		0
1 star		0

User Reviews

5 stars		2
4 stars		1
3 stars		2
2 stars		1
1 star		1

Over 83% of expert reviews and 43% of user reviews for Audio Technica headphones are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 90% and 85% respectively across all Headphones brands.

In the table below we compare the average review score given to Audio Technica headphones by some of the most popular technology review sites against their reviews for other headphones brands. The best review score from each review source is highlighted in green.

Average Review Score	Sennheiser	Bose	Plantronics	Jabra	Beats	Audio Technica
	78% 21 reviews	82% 29 reviews	76% 10 reviews	75% 9 reviews	77% 22 reviews
	79% 30 reviews	78% 17 reviews	71% 12 reviews	83% 9 reviews	83% 8 reviews
	82% 13 reviews	83% 7 reviews	76% 5 reviews	73% 4 reviews	76% 5 reviews
	88% 8 reviews	88% 5 reviews	85% 4 reviews	75% 4 reviews	70% 4 reviews	70% 2 reviews
	85% 11 reviews	94% 7 reviews	60% 1 review	60% 1 review	60% 3 reviews
	79% 11 reviews	76% 5 reviews	80% 2 reviews	35% 1 review	58% 3 reviews	90% 1 review
	91% 6 reviews	80% 2 reviews	85% 5 reviews	85% 2 reviews	75% 7 reviews
	84% 5 reviews	90% 4 reviews	85% 2 reviews	90% 1 review	85% 4 reviews	100% 1 review
	77% 1 review	82% 5 reviews	82% 4 reviews	83% 4 reviews	75% 3 reviews
	90% 3 reviews	88% 4 reviews	84% 5 reviews	80% 4 reviews
	83% 6 reviews	75% 2 reviews	80% 2 reviews	78% 4 reviews
	89% 7 reviews	80% 4 reviews	80% 1 review		80% 2 reviews
	100% 3 reviews	95% 4 reviews		90% 2 reviews	80% 4 reviews
	73% 3 reviews	86% 4 reviews	88% 2 reviews		78% 3 reviews	80% 1 review
	70% 1 review	88% 4 reviews	80% 4 reviews	95% 2 reviews	70% 2 reviews
	70% 2 reviews	87% 3 reviews		83% 3 reviews	75% 4 reviews
	92% 5 reviews	92% 5 reviews	100% 1 review
	93% 2 reviews	89% 4 reviews	51% 1 review		94% 4 reviews
	95% 2 reviews	76% 5 reviews	75% 2 reviews	70% 2 reviews
	80% 1 review	91% 2 reviews	89% 4 reviews	92% 1 review	84% 3 reviews
Other Expert Sites	74% 221 reviews	79% 211 reviews	74% 109 reviews	71% 120 reviews	72% 90 reviews	70% 7 reviews
Average	83% 362 reviews	85% 333 reviews	79% 176 reviews	77% 173 reviews	76% 171 reviews	82% 12 reviews

How Many Industry Awards Have Audio Technica Headphones Received?

After checking thousands of expert review websites we found 6 industry awards for Audio Technica headphones. The table below compares the number of awards received by Audio Technica to other popular headphones brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.

Compare all award winning headphones

Number of Awards	Sennheiser	Bose	Plantronics	Jabra	Beats	Audio Technica
	15	7	3	5	4
	3	3	4	3
	3	4	2		1
	2	3	1	1	1	1
	4	4				1
	4		2	3
	1	3	1		2	1
	5	1	1		1
	2	3		2
	2	1	2	1	1
		3	2	2
	2	2	1	1
	2	2	2
	2	2	1	1
	3	2				1
	2	2	1	1
	4	1				1
	4	1
	3		1	1
	4	1
Other Expert Sites	51	33	20	26	9	1
Total	118	78	44	47	19	6

How Reliable Are Audio Technica Headphones?

We checked over 39,000 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Audio Technica headphones. 83% of reviews that mention reliability were positive. Therefore the vast majority of Audio Technica headphones owners and reviewers thought the product was reliable.

So, most people think that Audio Technica headphones are good quality. Now let's take a look at some of the reviews for Audio Technica headphones that mention reliability:

RELIABLE

well built

The construction is quite durable

Can operate iPhone/iPad/iPod using built in remote

Good sturdy design

NOT RELIABLE

Not as robust as the Bose