Please note this item is ordered on demand from the supplier, and may take longer than our usual 2 4 working days to arrive'. '.strtoupper('t')he ath awkt over ear wooden headphones feature housings made from the rare japanese hardwood kokutan striped ebony'. '.strtoupper('l')ong used for woodwind instruments and pianos, this dense wood with the handsome black and brown stripes suppresses unwanted resonance to deliver clear, natural sound reproduction'. '.strtoupper('t')he half gloss finish, applied by hand, brings out the natural beauty of the woods grain ndash a beauty that will only deepen with age'. '.strtoupper('t')he headphones are equipped with exclusive 53 mm drivers with highly efficient german permendur magnetic circuitry that deliver exceptionally accurate audio with a wide sound field'. '.strtoupper('e')ach drivers lightweight, durable titanium flange and 6n ofc high purity, oxygen free copper voice coil ensure precise diaphragm movement and signal transfer'. '.strtoupper('o')ur exclusive d.a.d.s'. '.strtoupper('d')ouble air damping system, which divides the housing structure into two separate acoustic chambers, provides smooth, accurate bass response'. '.strtoupper('t')he arms that hold the housings are made from a lightweight, highly rigid magnesium alloy'. '.strtoupper('t')he arms are angled to provide the best possible fit with excellent earcup seal'. '.strtoupper('t')he comfortable fit is enhanced by the smooth, durable sheep skin earpads and headband'. '.strtoupper('t')he headphones also feature a2dc audio designed detachable coaxial jacks for secure connection to the two included 3.0 m 9.8' detachable cables'. '.strtoupper('o')ne cable has a 6.3 mm 1 4 gold plated stereo plug for use with standard audio equipment'. '.strtoupper('t')he other cable features a 4 pin xlrm balanced connector for use with the latest high fidelity equipment to achieve better channel separation'. '.strtoupper('a')bout high resolution audio in brief the move to hi res audio while many listeners may believe that high resolution audio came along with the introduction of the compact disc in 1982, constraints on the discs storage space always prevented cd audio standardized at 44.1 khz 16 bit from fully and completely reproducing the original recorded sound'. '.strtoupper('t')he advent and subsequent popularity of mp3s only made this problem more pronounced ndash the necessary compression of these files causes audio information to be lost, thus greatly reducing the audio quality'. '.strtoupper('b')ut with lossless audio file formats, faster internet speeds, and storage space increasingly easy to come by and in ever smaller packages, the push is on to create audio equipment capable of capturing and reproducing true hi res audio, generally considered to be 96 khz 24 bit or better'. '.strtoupper('t')he hi res audio logo certifies that a product meets the hi res audio standards'. '.strtoupper('p')er these standards, headphones must have transducer frequency performance to at least 40 khz'. '.strtoupper('a')s a producer of these types of audiophile headphones since 1972, audio technica is well positioned to provide audio solutions that meet the demands of hi res audio media formats, allowing for the full reproduction of their extended sonic characteristics'. '.strtoupper('j')apanese craftsmanship all audio technica wooden headphones are hand assembled in tokyo