Audio-Technica - ATH-M50x

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

Do not agree about the Audio-Technica's I actually don't understand why so many people like the M50X specifically.

The Sennheiser Drop PC38X is $200 and probably the best headset for gaming if you really just want an all in one headset. The general recommendation is to get separate headphones (DT 770, AKG k371, ath m50x) and mic (shure sm57 or sm58, antlion modmic) but anybody that just wants a simple headset will have the best experience with one of the sennheiser drop models.

I had the 990, the 250ohms one, pretty nice but then I tried the m50 and it just clicked, I do listen and produce Neuro DnB and Tekno so I guess the 990 was just too flat for me, I think is all on taste at this point.

I have the ath m50x, both the Bluetooth one for my phone and the OG for my Digitakt and MPC

Ath m50, anything more expensive Is snake oil, you don't need 500€ headphones

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

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.

battery is the biggest issue...after a couple of years...and enough charging cycles...they've got to go. Recycle if you're somewhere that'll take them. Otherwise they are e-waste. I'm in the Apple ecosystem Bluetooth works well only with their audio products. Even then it's all algorithmically adjusted... Apple determines what I should be hearing and how I should like it. Other Bluetooth products are stuck with Apple's codecs for Bluetooth...so...no bueno for them there either. I DO keep a set of APP for convenience especially when I'm shopping at the store...but it's convenience ONLY. They sound fine..they work. Soon I'll have to replace them. Conversely...I have a set of earphones that STILL sound great after a decade. All I had to do was give them new ear tips. My son is completely content using a 11 year old ATH-M50x that I handed down to him. He likes that flat monitor sound😅🤷🏻‍♂️ We have our preferences...and I still prefer wired audio over Bluetooth at this time. Improve on battery...improve on codecs and don't rely on algorithms to change the sound...I might use them for reasons OTHER than convenience

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

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.

Hi there, so I just got an M50X from audio technica and I'm having issues on where/how to find a fix or to EQ the sound signature? I'm coming from having used corsair void elites for many years, and compared to the m50xs, the spatial awareness in games like counterstrike is horrible because of how untuned they sound like for me. Any help or advice would be great. I'm not trying to get an external sound card, but instead, I'd rather use what my mobo offers. Thanks!

Another vote for the sony mdr 7506s I've had my pair for 10 years and they'll probably outlast me. They aren't the flattest or most fun sounding headphone, but there sound lends it self well to clarify for tracking. My second pick would be the Audio-Technica ath-m50xs. They are a little more fun sounding and they seal better than the Sony's. They are my everyday carry headphones I keep in my backpack. My Sony's stay at my desk