Audio-Technica ATH-M50 Reviews

[brandondrury]

Audio-Technica ATH-M50 @ Musiciansfriend


Audio-Technica ATH-M50 Description
With the ATH-M50 professional studio monitor headphones, Audio-Technica has achieved an exceptionally accurate response and long-wearing listening comfort. Designed especially for professional monitoring and mixing, these studiophones feature an efficient collapsible design for space-saving portability and storage. Circumaural ear pieces swivel 180ø for easy one-ear monitoring and luxuriously padded ear cushions create an outstanding seal for maximum isolation. The adjustable headband is generously padded for ultimate comfort during long mixing sessions. A coiled cable at the left earpiece terminates to a gold-plated mini plug with included screw-on 1/4" adapter.

Audio-Technica's sophisticated driver technology and superior components deliver exceptional power handling and very high SPL capabilities while maintaining clarity of sound throughout their extended range, with deep, accurate bass and outstanding high-frequency extension. The headphones feature propriety large-aperture drivers with neodymium magnet systems for ultra-efficient signal transfer.

[thwclw]

Quality: 9
They are continually ripped clean off my head when I forget they are tethered by the cord, and they're still in one piece so they must be put together pretty good.

They are my "room" since I am just too poor to own decent monitors and the room I'm in is essentially the worst possible pool of standing waves imaginable! They sound perfect to my ear (maybe a teeny tiny tad on the "less bright" side, but still, very very nice.

Reliability: 10
No problems in three months anyway.

Overall Rating: 9
I'm going to buy a couple more of these puppies when I can justify spending the cash.

[jayeshrc]

Quality: 9
they seem very sturdy, but im a lil scared about the swiveling earcups.. they move about so freely i take care to see that im a lil more careful with them... but the sound quality is amazing (after burn in.. right out of the box i didnt like em much).. i was using sony ex85s and loving them till these came along.. the m50 is relatively flat sounding, so in the beginning i missed the mid bass hump of my sonys.. but after an hour of using the m50 i went back to the ex85 and found them sounding very muddy.. after burn in the m50s are way nicer in the bass department though.. the mids on the m50 are a tad recessed, but not that much IMO.. with the m50 all i have to do is close my eyes and it feels like im sitting in front of the drumkit.. you can actually pinpoint where each of the toms or cymbals are.. guitars and vocals sound good, but if the small bit of mids missing was added, it'd be perfect!

Reliability: 9
just got em a week ago. been fine since then. no need to call tech support

Overall Rating: 9
yeah definitely recommended! just be sure to burn em in! and yes i will definitely buy em again