Should You Buy an Audio Technica Headphones?

Matthew

Updated 26 January 2020

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 40,000 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.

Audio Technica are recognised for their wide selection of premium and popular headphones.

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.

Audio Technica is ranked the No. 50 best headphones brand.

Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that Audio Technica is the 50th best headphones brand out there.

#1	Sony Japan	95%	95% 2,803 reviews
#2	JBL	91%	91% 327 reviews
#3	Sennheiser	91%	91% 2,959 reviews

#4	JVC Japan	89%	89% 744 reviews
#5	Skullcandy	87%	87% 2,538 reviews
#6	Philips Netherlands	86%	86% 62 reviews
#7	Beats	85%	85% 2,374 reviews
#8	AKG	85%	85% 211 reviews
#9	JayBird	83%	83% 388 reviews
#10	Bose	83%	83% 2,138 reviews
#11	Plantronics	83%	83% 1,167 reviews
#12	JLab Audio	82%	82% 2 reviews
#13	Audio-Technica	81%	81% 1,032 reviews
#14	Jabra	81%	81% 469 reviews
#15	House Of Marley	79%	79% 476 reviews
#16	Focal	78%	78% 79 reviews
#17	JLab	78%	78% 46 reviews
#18	Razer	77%	77% 869 reviews
#19	Bang & Olufsen	77%	77% 202 reviews
#20	Urbanears	77%	77% 166 reviews
#21	Steelseries	77%	77% 814 reviews
#22	Beyerdynamic	76%	76% 104 reviews
#23	1More	76%	76% 82 reviews
#24	Audeze	76%	76% 75 reviews
#25	Logitech Switzerland	76%	76% 191 reviews
#26	RHA	75%	75% 67 reviews
#27	Shure	75%	75% 727 reviews
#28	Urbanista	75%	75% 64 reviews
#29	Bowers & Wilkins	75%	75% 430 reviews
#30	Monster	75%	75% 441 reviews
#31	Aftershokz	74%	74% 102 reviews
#32	Wicked Audio	74%	74% 1 review
#33	KitSound	73%	73% 8 reviews
#34	Pioneer	73%	73% 10 reviews
#35	Apple	73%	73% 1,327 reviews
#36	Audiofly	73%	73% 56 reviews
#37	Denon	73%	73% 12 reviews
#38	Goji	73%	73% 6 reviews
#39	Panasonic Japan	72%	72% 3 reviews
#40	Master & Dynamic	72%	72% 98 reviews
#41	Marshall	72%	72% 34 reviews
#42	Samsung South Korea	72%	72% 788 reviews
#43	FiiO	72%	72% 31 reviews
#44	Libratone	71%	71% 115 reviews
#45	Koss	70%	70% 100 reviews
#46	Fitbit	70%	70% 26 reviews
#47	Moki	70%	70% 19 reviews
#48	SOL REPUBLIC	70%	70% 10 reviews
#49	NAD	70%	70% 26 reviews
#50	Audio Technica	70%	70% 26 reviews
#51	OnePlus	69%	69% 85 reviews
#52	Betron	69%	69% 596 reviews
#53	HiFiMAN	69%	69% 17 reviews
#54	Yamaha	69%	69% 4 reviews
#55	Edifier	68%	68% 12 reviews
#56	JAM	68%	68% 1 review
#57	Brainwavz	68%	68% 23 reviews
#58	Anker	68%	68% 79 reviews
#59	Braven	68%	68% 5 reviews
#60	ifrogz	67%	67% 96 reviews
#61	Bragi	67%	67% 50 reviews
#62	KRK	67%	67% 64 reviews
#63	Microsoft	66%	66% 34 reviews
#64	Definitive Technology	66%	66% 9 reviews
#65	Westone	65%	65% 3 reviews
#66	Accutone	65%	65% 6 reviews
#67	Crazybaby	65%	65% 17 reviews
#68	EARIN	64%	64% 17 reviews
#69	YURBUDS	64%	64% 60 reviews
#70	Coloud	64%	64% 2 reviews
#71	Nuheara	64%	64% 19 reviews
#72	Teufel	63%	63% 41 reviews
#73	Turtle Beach	63%	63% 946 reviews
#74	JAYS	63%	63% 14 reviews
#75	Nokia	61%	61% 6 reviews
#76	Corsair	61%	61% 980 reviews
#77	iHip	61%	61% 0 reviews
#78	Klipsch	60%	60% 0 reviews
#79	Cyber Acoustics	60%	60% 0 reviews
#80	Sudio	60%	60% 35 reviews
#81	Scosche	59%	59% 1 review
#82	Motorola	59%	59% 5 reviews
#83	Mackie	59%	59% 0 reviews
#84	Cowin	59%	59% 5 reviews
#85	DEFUNC	59%	59% 2 reviews
#86	Verbatim	58%	58% 0 reviews
#87	Huawei	58%	58% 25 reviews
#88	SOUL	58%	58% 4 reviews
#89	Cygnett	58%	58% 7 reviews
#90	Supersonic United States	58%	58% 0 reviews
#91	LG South Korea	57%	57% 0 reviews
#92	Happy Plugs	57%	57% 1 review
#93	Veho	57%	57% 0 reviews
#94	Kensington	57%	57% 0 reviews
#95	B&O	57%	57% 5 reviews
#96	Adesso	56%	56% 0 reviews
#97	Aluratek	56%	56% 0 reviews
#98	Power Acoustik	56%	56% 0 reviews
#99	Stax	55%	55% 0 reviews
#100	Tascam	55%	55% 0 reviews
#101	Hamilton Buhl	55%	55% 0 reviews
#102	NXG Technology	55%	55% 0 reviews
#103	Sentry	54%	54% 0 reviews
#104	Direct Sound	54%	54% 0 reviews
#105	AWEI	54%	54% 3 reviews
#106	Adidas	54%	54% 0 reviews
#107	Noontec	54%	54% 0 reviews
#108	Samson	54%	54% 0 reviews
#109	DearEar	54%	54% 3 reviews
#110	PRYMA	54%	54% 0 reviews
#111	Senso	53%	53% 0 reviews
#112	Tracer	53%	53% 0 reviews
#113	AIAIAI	53%	53% 0 reviews
#114	eKids	53%	53% 0 reviews
#115	Califone	53%	53% 0 reviews
#116	Numark	53%	53% 0 reviews
#117	Vic Firth	52%	52% 0 reviews
#118	Wraps	52%	52% 0 reviews
#119	Vivitar	52%	52% 0 reviews
#120	Avid	52%	52% 0 reviews
#121	VisionTek	52%	52% 0 reviews
#122	Kenu	52%	52% 1 review
#123	Hello Kitty	52%	52% 0 reviews
#124	Dynamode	51%	51% 0 reviews
#125	Xblitz	51%	51% 0 reviews
#126	Inland	51%	51% 0 reviews
#127	Reloop	51%	51% 0 reviews
#128	HP United States	51%	51% 0 reviews
#129	Rockville	51%	51% 0 reviews
#130	BuddyPhones	51%	51% 0 reviews
#131	Cord Cruncher	51%	51% 0 reviews
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#133	Altec Lansing	50%	50% 0 reviews
#134	PureGear	50%	50% 1 review
#135	Kicker	50%	50% 0 reviews
#136	Vivanco	50%	50% 0 reviews
#137	Blue Microphones	50%	50% 0 reviews
#138	SMS Audio	50%	50% 0 reviews
#139	Sephia	50%	50% 0 reviews
#140	Groov-e	50%	50% 0 reviews
#141	Grado	50%	50% 0 reviews
#142	Xqisit	50%	50% 0 reviews
#143	Puro Sound Labs	50%	50% 0 reviews
#144	Lindy	50%	50% 0 reviews
#145	Quad	50%	50% 0 reviews

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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.

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Audio Technica Headphones

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%.

No. Of Headphones			Average Price $93
	$0	$50		$100		$150		$200		$250		$300		$350		$400		$450		$3,649

Price Distribution of All Headphones

No. Of Headphones					Average Price $134
	$0	$50		$100		$150		$200		$250		$300		$350		$400		$450		$3,949

Price Distribution of Audio Technica Headphones

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

Audio Technica has a lower proportion of 4 and 5 star expert and user reviews for its headphones than most other brands.

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
	77% 20 reviews	81% 25 reviews	76% 10 reviews	75% 9 reviews	77% 22 reviews
	84% 27 reviews	84% 14 reviews	71% 12 reviews	83% 9 reviews	83% 8 reviews
	82% 13 reviews	83% 6 reviews	76% 5 reviews	73% 4 reviews	75% 4 reviews
	88% 8 reviews	90% 4 reviews	93% 3 reviews	75% 4 reviews	67% 3 reviews	70% 2 reviews
	90% 5 reviews	80% 2 reviews	85% 5 reviews	85% 2 reviews	72% 6 reviews
	84% 10 reviews	100% 5 reviews	60% 1 review	60% 1 review	60% 3 reviews
	76% 8 reviews	78% 4 reviews	80% 2 reviews	35% 1 review	58% 3 reviews	90% 1 review
	85% 6 reviews	90% 4 reviews	85% 2 reviews	90% 1 review	85% 4 reviews	100% 1 review
	77% 1 review	82% 3 reviews	81% 5 reviews	83% 4 reviews	76% 4 reviews
	90% 4 reviews	88% 4 reviews	84% 5 reviews	80% 4 reviews
	83% 6 reviews	75% 2 reviews	80% 2 reviews	78% 4 reviews
	73% 3 reviews	86% 4 reviews	88% 2 reviews		78% 3 reviews	80% 1 review
	90% 6 reviews	92% 5 reviews	100% 1 review		80% 1 review
	100% 3 reviews	95% 4 reviews		90% 2 reviews	80% 4 reviews
	90% 6 reviews	80% 4 reviews	80% 1 review		80% 2 reviews
	93% 2 reviews	89% 4 reviews	51% 1 review		94% 4 reviews
	70% 2 reviews	90% 2 reviews		83% 3 reviews	75% 4 reviews
	82% 6 reviews	100% 3 reviews	80% 1 review	80% 1 review
	70% 1 review	90% 3 reviews	83% 3 reviews	95% 2 reviews	70% 2 reviews
	90% 3 reviews	90% 1 review	80% 2 reviews	75% 2 reviews	75% 2 reviews
Other Expert Sites	75% 213 reviews	79% 201 reviews	74% 114 reviews	71% 120 reviews	73% 90 reviews	70% 7 reviews
Average	83% 353 reviews	87% 304 reviews	79% 177 reviews	77% 173 reviews	75% 169 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.

Audio Technica has won 6 awards for its headphones.

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Number of Awards	Sennheiser	Bose	Plantronics	Jabra	Beats	Audio Technica
	15	7	3	5	4
	2	3	4	3
	3	4	2		1
	3	3	1	1	1	1
	4		2	3
	4	4				1
	4	2	1		1
	1	3	1		2	1
		3	2	2
	2	1	2	1	1
	2	3		2
	2	2	1	1
	2	2	1	1
	2	2	1	1
	4	1				1
		2	1		2
	4	1
	3		1	1
	2	1	1	1
	4	1
Other Expert Sites	51	34	19	25	7	2
Total	114	79	43	47	19	6

How Reliable Are Audio Technica Headphones?

We checked over 40,000 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.

83% of reviewers think Audio Technica headphones are 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

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