Audio-Technica’s new open-back reference headphones, the ATH-R70xa’s, are balanced and lightweight, making them some of the best value-for-money mixing and mastering open-back reference headphones on the market, albeit without any vibe… But, wait… what? No vibe? Is that a good thing?

According to mutech.media’s Editorial Director, Andy Stewart, definitely! He’s been mixing with them for weeks now and prefers his headphones to tell the truth, not hoodwink him with over-hyped audio. Here’s what he has to say about Audio-Technica’s latest open-back reference headphones.