Audio-Technica ATH-EM7 GM Review
The ATH-EM7 GM are some sleek-looking clip-on headphones. Retailed at $99.95, expect outstanding Audio-Technica performance in a lightweight package. Each earpiece is encased in a durable double-forged brushed aluminum housing, and—if you paid attention to you metallurgy class— is very lightweight.
First and foremost, clip-on style headphones are not for everyone. Case in point, if you use glasses, you’re probably better off with an in-ear design. The EM7 has a very high sensitivity, and a reasonable resistance rating, which is perfect since most buyers would probably end up matching these with portable music players.
The ear hangers are quite comfortable, except it takes some time to get used to especially if you’re new to this format. But once you get used to them, they’re like wearing glasses—you don’t really notice them anymore. Oh, by the way, have we mentioned, these things are light! The cord is 2 feet long (braided), and it comes with a 3.3 feet extension. As to why, we are not sure since we’ve always preached here at Headfile, for portables, the shorter the cord, the better.
The sound is, honestly, quite brilliant. As we do not really expect anything less from Audio-Technica, it came as a surprise how detailed the sound of the box was. The bass was not quite impressive as say some of AT’s DJ-style headphones, but we thought the bass was quite punchy and fast. It carries Audio-Technica’s signature strong-on-the-mids sound, but they are as great on the highs as well. Our test material, especially on rock sounded particularly clear and lively, with everything to as soft as a whisper, audible.
Currently, you can get a pair for around $50, so considering that, it becomes somewhat a steal. You would not want to spend your money on anything else (although there aren’t as many clip-on choices anyway), unless you’re looking for in-ear/earbuds, or over-the-ear fullsize headphones.
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