Awards 2012 - Headphones

[Hi-Fi Choice Magazine]

<div readability="32"><p>WINNER: Audio-Technica ATH-A900X</p></div><div readability="50">
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<strong><img alt="" src="http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/sites/17/images/article_images_month/2013-07/366_awatds_headphones_audio-technica-at-h-900x.jpg"/>Winner</strong></p>
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Because competition in the headphone market is so tough, it takes a special pair of cans to win this award – and Audio-Technica’s ‘A900X is precisely this. It sounds clean, open and smooth with oodles of detail and insight – and you’ll want to listen all day and all of the night thanks to the high level of comfort, courtesy of a clever headband design. Build* is excellent, too. A worthy winner.</p>
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DETAILS<br/>
Price: £290<br/>
Contact: 01235 511166<br/>
Web address: eu.audio-technica.com<br/>
Review issue: 359</p>
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<strong>Runners up</strong><br/>
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Focal Spirit One</p>
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A great high-end headphone from the famous speaker brand.</p>
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DETAILS<br/>
Price: £199<br/>
Contact: 0845 6602680<br/>
Web address: focal.com<br/>
Review issue: 357</p>
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Philips Fidelio X1</p>
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Carefully crafted new design with* a silky smooth, svelte sound.</p>
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DETAILS<br/>
Price: £270<br/>
Contact: 0844 338 0489<br/>
Web address: philips.co.uk<br/>
Review issue: 365</p>
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[Source: http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/news/article/awards-2012--headphones/16152]