
Audio-Technica - ATH-M50x
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Last updated: Jan 5, 2026 Scoring
Decided to do the same thing with headphones and micro. Stopped between dt770 pro and ath m50x. Went to the store to listen to both of them before deciding to buy anything at all aaand i liked m50x more - they have more "consumer-ish" sound imo: better bass, better highs, almost the same mid as 770 and there was limited color version that i really liked. While on the other side i felt like 770 are more suited for creating music, not listening to it - they show all the flaws in quality any track has.. https://preview.redd.it/ej8jb4j4snzf1.jpeg?width=4096&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=518f65faf3c2f4903536eff1219da084c6b3a81e
r/pcmasterrace • Another „Gaming Headset“ bites the dust, tired of overpriced/hyped headphones. ->Do not agree about the Audio-Technica's I actually don't understand why so many people like the M50X specifically.
r/HeadphoneAdvice • Full list of absolute best headphones from personal experiences (with price ranges) ->1. Sennheiser Momentum 4 - Magical. Don't know how they pack in the sound quality there. Sometimes I trash the EQ settings just to try to make them sound bad. I baby them though, so my number 2 is 2. AKG K361 - Cheap, sounds great, and comfortable as heck to my head and ears. Never offensive, easy to drive, good durability. I'll carry and use these without a care while the M4s would stay in my work bag. When I'm at home, though, I generally use my number 3, the 3. Fiio FT1 - Does the same thing as number 2, just with a little more style, cost, and weight. I love the wood. Driving it through 4mm balanced on my Fosi K7 sounds sweet and rich. I got these to replace #4, the 4. Audio-Technica M50x - This was my go to for seven years before last year. Built like a tank, I went through a set of pads on it. For a long time this was what I thought headphones were supposed to sound like. I'm glad I mixed it up. Speaking of mixing, let's talk about number 5. 5. Sony MDR-7506 - I got these because I wanted to see what the fuss was about. I get it. If you can make your music sound great on these, you can make it sound great on anything.
r/headphones • Rank your closed-back headphones (2025) ->Ath m50, anything more expensive Is snake oil, you don't need 500€ headphones
r/Beatmatch • Best headphones for DJing? ->I use the ath m50 for everything, from producing to gaming, I even have the wireless version for when I walk the dog and shit xd
r/simracing • Reliable good headphones for sim racing out there ? (preferably with no software) *PFA* ->Audio Technica M50x. Mine are 15 years old. They’re not listed as sweat proof, but they haven’t had issues.
r/Deathcore • Need a headphone that can blast deathcore and survive the gym ->Audio Technica Mx50s. It's what I replaced my AKG K240s with finally after 12 years.
r/pcmasterrace • Another „Gaming Headset“ bites the dust, tired of overpriced/hyped headphones. ->I use a ATH M50X and they sound pretty accurate. I would like to know if someone have an experience using a Minirig 4, as an “on-the-go” solution. How good it sounds.
r/NeuralDSP • Which headphones/speakers sound best with Quad/Nano Cortex? ->logitech pro-x or logitech g733 ang na try ko na di sumasakit ulo ko. or kung gusto mo separate, bili ka ng audio technica athm50x (super comfy) tapos mic mo razer seiren mini.
r/buhaydigital • Over ear headset with noise cancelling mic reco? ->From least to most favorite: Audio-Technica ATH-M50X - well-built, cohesive imaging, but some of the most unnatural-sounding headphones I've heard, having a huge hole in the lower mids, mud-fest in the bass, and harsh peaky treble Audio-Technica ATH-M60X - well-built, surprisingly spacious for how small they are, but still a hole in the lower mids and shouty ear gain, plus they're on-ear and therefore uncomfortable Audio-Technica ATH-M40X - well-built, decent all-rounder, but still lacks the lower mids and mid-bass is too boomy, plus the treble is a bit sibilant Sennheiser HD280 PRO - great isolation, large pads, cohesive imaging, but too much sub-bass giving me a headache, too dull yet grainy, plus the cable is microphonic, heavy, stiff, and non-detachable AKG K361 - the most tonally balanced overall, but not very impressive technically, having kind of a tinny timbre with metallic treble, mediocre imaging, and some of the worst build and comfort with a huge design flaw - earpads have a lot of compression with pressure affecting the FR, creating constant channel imbalance, so you have to be perfectly still while using them AKG K371 - the same but more natural timbre for the sacrifice of warmer and muddier tuning Sennheiser HD620S - nice build, comfort, and isolation, good clarity, but unpleasant, cold, harsh, focused, claustrophobic, fatiguing tuning with wonky low-end Adam H200 - nice build, comfort, and isolation, surprisingly spacious, good bass quality, but too shouty FiiO FT1 - the best all-rounder, most casual, most comfortable, solid tonal balance, spatial qualities, and bass quality, but too much bass and too peaky unrefined treble, making them sound fatiguing Beyerdynamic DT770 PRO 250Ω - the best clarity, sounding almost like an open-back, great all-rounder, great low-end and midrange, decent spatial qualities, decently comfortable, but too sibilant, making them unsuitable for a certain kind of music NOTE: I also had the 80 and 32Ω versions of the DT770 but didn't like them as much
r/headphones • Rank your closed-back headphones (2025) ->Yo same here, my m50xs are over 10 years old. Will from Koan Sound uses a $20 pair of headphones he got when he was a kid, he knows them well and his mixdowns are gorgeous. Realistically, as far as I'm concerned, the headphones you get aren't as important as you think they are because first of all you'll get used to them and eventually intuitively know how things should sound and secondly you should be referencing on as many speakers/headphones as possible. Studio monitors are flat and designed to be accurate but are affected by room acoustics. Headphones reveal details like reverb tails and stereo imaging but can exaggerate stereo width and low end (The low end exaggeration is a little bit of an issue with m50xs). Laptop speakers have a shockingly bad bass response due to the size of the speaker making it physically impossible to produce lower frequencies but are good for checking mid range and vocal presence. Car speakers have boosted lows and mids but are good to test for club ready energy. What I'm trying to say is that the headphones to an extent don't matter and you should go with whatever is the most comfortable.
r/edmproduction • Help me choose headphones for music production and video editing ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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