Audio-Technica ATH-AD900 vs Sony MDR-1AM2

While the Audio-Technica ATH-AD900X makes for a fairly good Open-Back Headphone for people with a $140 budget, we weren't able to find enough data on the Sony MDR-1AM2 to come to any reliable conclusions.

In either case, we suggest that you look at some other options at the $140 and $360 budget ranges before committing to one of these.

If you'd nonetheless like to learn more about the Audio-Technica ATH-AD900X and Sony MDR-1AM2, however, we wrote a summary of what we know about them:

The Audio-Technica ATH-AD900X was loved by reviewers at SoundGuys, a highly trusted source that performs reliable in-depth testing. It did great in its "Best Audio-Technica headphones" roundup where it was named its "Best open-back", which, in itself, makes it a product worth considering.

As for the Sony MDR-1AM2 analysis - it impressed reviewers at Android Central, a source that's known for its objective testing and well-thought-out methodology - it performed great in its "Best Wired Headphones for Samsung Galaxy Note 9" roundup and earned the "Ranked 1 out of 10" title.

When we thoroughly analyzed their review scores, we learned that all of the sources that tested both Open-Back Headphones, including Head-fi, preferred the Audio-Technica ATH-AD900X over the Sony MDR-1AM2.

We also took a look at which sources they managed to impress the most. The Audio-Technica ATH-AD900X was liked best by Head-fi, which gave it a score of 8.8, while the Sony MDR-1AM2 got its highest, 8, score from hardwarezone.com.sg.

Lastly, we averaged out all of their review ratings and observed that the Audio-Technica ATH-AD900X, with its 8.1 average, performed considerably better than most Open-Back Headphones - the mean score for the product category being 7.8 out of 10 - while the Sony MDR-1AM2 managed an average of 7.5.

There's one caveat here - it might not be entirely justifiable to do a direct Audio-Technica ATH-AD900X vs. Sony MDR-1AM2 review average comparison since they aren't priced the same and more expensive products tend to get higher review scores from some sources.