M50X? Watch this first!!
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- Опубликовано: 12 июн 2024
- Resolve checks out the Audio Technica ATH-M50X to see how it stacks up in 2022. This review compares the well known M50x to the more recent AKG K371, that also comes in at around $170.
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00:00 - Intro
00:37 - Build, Design & Comfort
03:52 - Sound: Objective
07:43 - Sound: Subjective & Comparison
10:53 - Conclusion
My original M50 still going strong after something like 15 years and 3 pad swaps. Built like a tank.
Which pads did you swap to? Did velour now on perforated pleather. It’s meh
i had the opposite experience. the hinge on the ear cup broke after 3 years of using it. so i bought another one, and then a few years later, the same thing happened. i'm not buying a 3rd one.
@@DS-ff6ze Have my M50X from 2015. One pad swap. No other issues, and its my main headphones.
do you do anything to preserve fixed wire headphones specifically for that long?
original m50s here going on 8th year, one pad swap
I don’t why but I love watching reviews of stuff I already have
it's like me loving to watch streams of games i’ve already finished 😅
To see if by any chance you chose wisely
@@Joestudly Sound wise no complaints but the pleather started to peel after less than a year. Always something to consider when buying headphones is the quality of the non-audio materials
Agreed. It's great to compare what the people say vs what you have experienced and see if you agree. I just got these and am hoping they have great deep bass.
You know why these are great for mixing? Because it helps to know when consumer headphones will make the bass and lower-mids muddy. It’s a great benchmark for that and also helps to show the terrible shouty parts of songs, because you WILL notice with m50xs. It’s not flat, it’s not good because it’s flat. It’s good because it is fairly detailed, durable version of a typical cheap consumer headphone.
That's actually a great way to put it, means it shouldn't be your only headphone.
An NS10 sort of thing?
@@lylejorgenson4878 yeah pretty much, but instead of boosting that sensitive part in the mids, it plays with upper-bass and treble.
@@houssamalucad753 lets be real, it shouldnt be your headphones if you got any idea how music sounds, there are akg and beyerdynamic in low price
@@soulfulfool those m50x are just great because they have a broad as use case. I can hop into the bus listening to music going to work afterwards I can go Skate with Dose without me having to worry about braking them. They are so durable that they have been surviving some nasty slams at big sets of stairs.
Then I want to go Film a line I can use them to monitor my Audio.
At night I go to a rave and I can use them quite satasfing to DJ for housers.
So there is much more to headphones then just Audio.
This is gonna get a lot of views. But wait until you do the comparison review to DT 770 and MDR-7506 next
Which one would you pick, dt 770 80 ohm or k371 and why? :D
Good meme sir!😂
And then compare the winner to the Sennheiser HD25 which is also $150
Last time I tried a 25 it was around the technical performance of a 280 so not very impressive. But it is a very common headphone as well so may need to be in the mix alongside the 280 itself
@@metal571 For the intended purpose of DJing, the HD25 are legendary and just about perfect. They are almost indestructible (there’s a video out there of someone hitting them with a bat and trying to break them), they’re lightweight and very portable, great isolation, can be driven be anything, and have the V shaped frequency response needed for beat matching. They also have good bass (not bloated) and not sibilant like the M50x.
I really enjoyed your review and will subscribe to your channel. You speak articulately and informatively, and the quality of your audio and video is wonderful (the best I've seen).
My first "good" headphone was the m50x and I still have them more than 7 years later. While they have been retired as my travel headphone, in place of my Panda's, I strongly recommend them to friends and family who just want good enough, affordable and portable headphones. They can be beat up and somewhat abused and in my years of owning them I have never once regretted owning them.
After running several sets of studio-grade headphones through both a basic Audigy soundcard AND a full-sized Yamaha mixer... The m50'x have a nearly perfect sonic representation.
You can't really give a good review of ANYTHING from your desktop PC that wasn't designed for high fidelity sound, regardless of what kind of file format you've downloaded, LOL.
90% of all online reviews come from someone who has plugged these into a motherboard's sound jack and are therefore irrelevant.
Get a soundcard. Turn off the built-in EQ and Studio mode; we are just using this to route the audio, not modify it.
Now, run it into your mixer via USB (not analog, that introduces noise) and set all of your dials to their respective infinity points.
Now realize that's how your headphones ACTUALLY sound...When not crippled by your motherboard.
Have a great day. ♥
PS: That graph is so inaccurate as to border on propaganda, LMAO. (smoothed = modified = biased = irrelevant.)
Type "Reference Audio Analyzer, ATH M50x" into Google, since this channel blocks all links correcting them.... Which is why i will also be nesting this reply into several dozen comments.
@@The_Eldest_Millenial mate I haven't listened to something straight off my mobo in years, I'm currently running a schitt magnius and modius combo but I also have a thx AAA Amp I got from drop that I used to run on my desk. I currently have a goxlr mixer but I have had a good few mixers over the years as well.
The m50x still sounds fine enough off of whatever though, it doesn't need much power to be driven and as long as your not plugging them into something with weird eq or distortion they will sound fine.
Mine are retired because I have more comfortable, better sounding closed backs but my daily drivers are large planar open back headphones. Thus the m50x's are retired for me.
Like I said in my original comment I still recommend them as travel headphones or entry headphones for people since they do sound good enough and since they are durable, easy to drive, and reliable.
The m50x is fine enough but isn't a perfect headphone, I have a little over a dozen to compare them against with studio quality equipment to test them all on. They are just fine, they aren't amazing and are lacking in areas but on the other hand they aren't too harsh and present a nice casual listening experience. That's what I was trying to get across in my original comment, they are just fine, nothing exceptional.
Sorry if formatting or grammar are weird I'm writing this on my phone just as I'm waking up.
Good thing you'vd listened to them so much they sound like "normal" lol
@@The_Eldest_Millenial how much would a nice soundcard for this cost?
@@nyox999 you should never buy one of these, buy an actual standalone dac or dac/amp combo.
Great and thorough review. Thank you for that. And your dry humor is hilarious!
had these for almost 6 years now and ive been using them daily a lot, only swapped the pads once and they still work like brand new, literally built like the tank and they still sound absolutely amazing
new resolve video, day couldnt get better
Clamping pressure - reduce by stretching the ear phones to straighten the over head band (do it several times little by little so the band does not become too weak).
excellent review
Andrew you always find a way to get a laugh out of me when I least expect it
I had one for many many years, but ended up with the classic broken hinge that seems very common to this model. Nowadays I have much better sounding phones, such as the Hifiman Sundara, but I miss the sturdiness and portability of the M50x that I could take anywhere with me.
I love that you included an alternative on this video, but I'd like to know more about other alternatives that might have better sound but equivalent build.
Sundara is thin and lacks a lot in the sub-bass area.
If you think that is a better headphone... Okay...
I think these are overhated due to their popularity. I mean, they're overhyped to hell and back, but they're good for what they are. The comfort is just the real issue (which admittably I don't think they're as uncomfortable as others find them, but everyone has different ear shapes and M50X do have a strooong clamp)
The sound is good, far superior to the average consumer headphone. They have a tight bass and for mixing are actually really useful as they are a super glorified version of a consumer headphone giving you a good idea of how it will sound without sacrificing detail. It's like a tasteful V-shape that doesn't abandon sound quality; the bass isn't bloated but still pack apunch. Plus, honestly you can just EQ these which they're actually really good at responding to and will become a lot more flat.
Obviously open backs will sound better but I do think audiophile elites like to reject this since it's so popular. It's really not that bad.
A great starting headphone into the audiophile world, honestly. I started with these so I do have a softspot for these.
(Plus, their swiveling and portability is great and these things can get loud without distorting)
They still serve me well after like 8 years. I no longer use them for music but for gaming when my house is a bit noisy. They isolate like a champ and sound pretty decent with some EQ. But yeah there's better options out there. Thanks for the revisit to these cans!
which ones u use for music.
Can you name any of 'better options out there'?
@@gourabasis k361
@@user-uq5gz6uk7v dt 770 pro vs akg k361?
I have used both the wired and BT versions for years. The only odd thing I find with them is, while they give you good sound isolation in general, they have a bizarre tendency to almost amplify far away noises. For example the other night I thought I could hear someone talking that sounded out of place on the youtube video I was watching. I first took the headphones off and... couldn't hear anyone talking. Put them back on and paused the video and I could hear... the neighbours out at the front door chatting to someone quietly. I played with it for ages, on, off, on, off and they did make distance chatter clearer. I wish I had thought to switch them off and on to confirm there is no noise cancellation trickery going on, even though they don't (?) have any.
i own ath m50x and they amplify different types of sound from a really far away, like train track smashing when train comes by and ppl talking on street or walking on street. Even with closed windows i can hear those sounds better with m50x on head. I think it is caused by closed back design with material that conducts those frequencies better somehow.
Bought the M50x for about 85 USD used a few days ago - no traces of usage, came with original pads and Brainwavz HM5. Didn't notice much difference in bass with the HM5's.
Installed Wavelet on my Android, set AutoEQ which gave a MUCH better sound (AutoEQ project has thousands of headphones and earphones in the database and aims to give a neutral sound to any of them) and on top of that modified the sound. They sound AWESOME!
Just ordered an "open box" deep-discount ($115) unit so I can try these out for travel and bedroom DJ use. Thanks for the great review - I loved your analysis of the frequency response, and your words about the build quality were reassuring.
Ignore what he says about build quality, he doesn't know what he's talking about. The hinge will break if it hasn't already.
Thanks for the video
One major caveat of the K371 that isn't mentioned here: poor user-to-user consistency. I can't use the K371 because they simply won't seal properly over my ears, and this is a well-reported issue online. It also has poor consistency per session since the treble response will vary slightly per reseat.
The M50x has none of these problems: It's incredibly easy-wearing and consistent, with bass that is far less fussy to whether or not you achieve a perfect seal.
Totally agree on the sound-quality front. The K371 is simply better. However for those of us that can't wear the K371, the M50x at lower volume levels does nicely enough in the price range and responds well to EQ.
Off topic, but is there any chance you might do a modern style re-review of the ZMF Auteur? I know you have a review up on your old channel but I like the modern review format you do and I'd love to see a new take on the ZMF Auteur after you've heard all these other headphones over the years.
Great video. Any recommendation for AKG alternatives that don’t look like a#%? Would love something that sounds good that doesn’t make me wince when I look at em
I actually just came across this video earlier today.. and i had just bought a pair of M50x yesterday. I went by my local guitar center and had to buy the akg k371 to see if what he was saying is true, and in fact it was. I just returned my M50x and am sticking with the k371. the treble frequency is definitely alot clearer and the low ends just sounds wholesome. Glad i made the swap!! You can really hear the difference
I have the Bluetooth version of the mx50, and love them, use them mostly for podcast’s and RUclips and work perfectly!
Hi and thanks for the video, so I was wondering, I am a jazz musician but I dont know anything about tech, though I've been noticing that a lot of the bluetooth headphones I've tried (for exemple the momentum4) are bass boosted, but not the bass I want, when I listen to the double bass in the mix I can only hear that boomy sound from the instrument I dont hear the strings resonating in the woodcase, almost like I hear an electric bass, I thought that was because of too much presence in the low bass (again I am no tech/audiophile) but I was wondering If you think that buying me the m50xbt2 would be an upgrade in that regard, thanks again for the information sharing, keep it up!
You should do ATH-MSR7b and Sony MDR-1AM2 one day as light, portable headphones.
Used to own the M50x, upgraded to M50xBT, and the last edition was the M50xBT2. Had sold the original M50x as my first upgrade was the bluetooth version. The wired sound is the best but I wanted bluetooth as an option. Now they've stopped with only the second bluetooth version which I saw was just newer bluetooth tech, multipoint and USB C as the first version is micro usb. Haven't made that second upgrade but would if they introduce noise cancelling to the M50x as they do have earbuds that they have started that with.
would love to see Sony 7506 in 2022 and compared it with the AKG K361
I find that the m50x with velour pads make the bass extremely tame with a slight increase in treble. Eq’ing this was a-lot easier than with the stock pads and they actually increase soundstage since the seal isn’t as tight with the faux leather pads.
I got hybrid pads with velour on the flat part and faux leather around it. Seal is a bit worse but the bass is more tolerable. The stock pads isolate quite well though, that is a nice feature in an office evironment.
Where did you get your pads from?
I've been using these for tracking and travel for about 15 years (the original without the X having a slightly different sound signature). I'm on my third pair and have two gripes that I have with them, the first being of course the ear pads which dry out. I replace them with velour which is cozy and seemingly a bit more isolating. The other is the pleather head band flakes apart after a while but I personally don't give a hoot.
after reading this...I just had an idea to wrap the band with hockey stick tape or something similar...could that work? I actually just ordered a pair....these will be my first proper pair of really nice headphones.
@@AnthonyLemma24 Best you can do is crush all the handband flakes with a toothbrush ou something like that and leave the head band with that grey style. :D
Pls do a review of all classic headphones which have around for a while comparing them to newer stuff like HD25, MDR750, DT770, Sennheiser 560s etc
Ordered these on a whim a few days ago from B&H because they had an "open box" deal...these will be my first pair of really nice pair of headphones...I do have two lower cost Sony headphones I use... my GalaxyBuds are my main use for my phone though.....but it's time for something like these I can use for vinyl, on the go, and use at my computer.
🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷👏🏻, Awesome video, very informative. You think the DT 700 x is still a good buy for 2024?
Had my ATH-M50X for 7 years and swapped the pads once. They sound pretty decent and built well. I don’t regret my purchase for a second as they have lasted me this long and still look new. I actually enjoy the sound. I know others sound better but I feel Audio Technica struck a good balance between sound quality and build quality.
Mine lasted 4 years then snapped (1 side) cant moan really maybe its been dropped more then 10 times making the hinge weak
I bought M50x in 2014. Immediately changed the earpads along the way because I don't like the way original pad clamping my ears, I change it with Brainwavz and it much bigger and could contains my ear completely so it's more comfortable. Still using it today in 2023, modding it with small portable HiFi DAC bluetooth receiver (sticking that bluetooth DAC with strong double tape on it), and then on source I'm using AutoEQ to tune it more leaning to Harman Curve. This is the way.
If you want field recording (or portable headphone at all), I would pick the Sennheiser HD25 and HD26 before the Ath-m50x. Or Sony 7506.
I'm on 8 years with mine. They're half broken but only because I really punished them doing gigs, home, and everything in between. I still think they're the best all rounder at the price point, and it's really hard to find something one step up that still checks all the pro use boxes for me.
After running several sets of studio-grade headphones through both a basic Audigy soundcard AND a full-sized Yamaha mixer... The m50'x have a nearly perfect sonic representation.
You can't really give a good review of ANYTHING from your desktop PC that wasn't designed for high fidelity sound, regardless of what kind of file format you've downloaded, LOL.
90% of all online reviews come from someone who has plugged these into a motherboard's sound jack and are therefore irrelevant.
Get a soundcard. Turn off the built-in EQ and Studio mode; we are just using this to route the audio, not modify it.
Now, run it into your mixer via USB (not analog, that introduces noise) and set all of your dials to their respective infinity points.
Now realize that's how your headphones ACTUALLY sound...When not crippled by your motherboard.
Have a great day. ♥
PS: That graph is so inaccurate as to border on propaganda, LMAO. (smoothed = modified = biased = irrelevant.)
Type "Reference Audio Analyzer, ATH M50x" into Google, since this channel blocks all links correcting them.... Which is why i will also be nesting this reply into several dozen comments.
Great review mate which Sennheiser headphone would you recommend that offers a better sound around m50x's price.
HD 560 s if you can swing it.
@@TheHEADPHONEShow does it need an amp? Or not like the k371?
Question for ya-any additional thoughts on the BT2 variant?
I have been an AKG fan since 1988, when I purchased my first true Hi-Fi headphones, the AKG 140, which I still have BTW, even though they are wrapped up like an Egyptian mummy. I then migrated to the AKG 240's, then the 712's. You just can't beat the AKG sound !! I recently purchased the AT ATH-M50X which as write are still in the mail. The main reason I purchased these was the closed back which makes the Headphones much more versatile IMHO. The other reason is AT's reputation for Hi-Fi gear such as cartridges and turntables...
Please try the new shure stuff (srh440a and srh840a) and compare it to k371
since they are studio monitoring headphones are they good for making music?
second, are they good for gaming?
What's a good, flat tuned (for video editing, music production) pair of headphones that swivel like these do, but don't have the super loud voice high's these m50x's have? Closed back, but open to open back if need be. Thank you
for portable headphoens, are you interested in reviewing headphone like V-moda M100 master (or other version like M200)?
I feel like at the end of the day, it really all boils down to preference and use case. For what they advertise the M50x for, it just about ticks most of the boxes for me: Clear and bright highs (I haven't experienced sibilance issues that some have claimed), good mids albeit not perfect, and generous amounts of lows without it being too bassy. I personally don't use mine on the go but the added benefit of durability, build quality, and comfort is very much appreciated.
Sure, looking at measurements and listening to this pair with a trained ear, it becomes apparent that it may be overhyped and overpriced for what they offer, but for now I'm very happy with mine. It's one of the aspects I feared back when I first started dabbling into the realm of audiophile equipment... that I would become overly critical with each pair I own and would lose the "enjoyment" of the listening experience. And it especially sucks where I'm from since returning purchased items, especially if it's not due to warranty issues or a factory defect, isn't normally practiced... and very rarely do companies honor the reason of "I change my mind" or "it doesn't sound as good as I had initially thought after X amount of hours"
After running several sets of studio-grade headphones through both a basic Audigy soundcard AND a full-sized Yamaha mixer... The m50'x have a nearly perfect sonic representation.
You can't really give a good review of ANYTHING from your desktop PC that wasn't designed for high fidelity sound, regardless of what kind of file format you've downloaded, LOL.
90% of all online reviews come from someone who has plugged these into a motherboard's sound jack and are therefore irrelevant.
Get a soundcard. Turn off the built-in EQ and Studio mode; we are just using this to route the audio, not modify it.
Now, run it into your mixer via USB (not analog, that introduces noise) and set all of your dials to their respective infinity points.
Now realize that's how your headphones ACTUALLY sound...When not crippled by your motherboard.
Have a great day. ♥
PS: That graph is so inaccurate as to border on propaganda, LMAO. (smoothed = modified = biased = irrelevant.)
Type "Reference Audio Analyzer, ATH M50x" into Google, since this channel blocks all links correcting them.... Which is why i will also be nesting this reply into several dozen comments.
@@Kacey_Jaymes To be fair, I guess it is quite difficult to properly review audio equipment objectively unless you have studio grade equipment at your disposal.
I think the general consensus is that for the money you're spending on an m50x, there are now alternatives that have similar sound quality for cheaper or even better sound quality than the m50x for around the same price. But, I guess it's also understandable considering how old the original m50 is by now and that span of time from when it was highly praised, when it was relatively new, no longer holds for the more recent offerings from AT's competitors.
Plus, it doesn't help that the m50x has been aggressively marketed and advertised by multiple artists and audio engineers over the years... making ordinary consumers question the validity of the claims over time.
i think the major problems people have with this headphone is becouse they see a lot of musicians and tecnhicians using it and assume the headphone is fucking great. The truth is, this series of headphone are especially meant to whose work with audio and we do need to to get a good sonic representation. The headphone being sibilant is not bad, its tolding you to check around where those "s" sounds are coming and treating then. I think this headphone are no suitable for just audiophiles who want to just listen good music but its great to whom work with audio and they kind get standard headphone just like those ns-10 became standard monitor and we do need those standards equipaments to create a standard reference. those things happens naturaly with all studio equipments.About the sound, to me, they reveal lots os stuff you don want. if your mix are too bassy they will reveal, they will reveal if you exagerated with reverbs, they will reveal if your voice is sibilant, they even help you to check volume balance. I always check my final mixes on a m40x and on a m50, and they always reveal me things and final touchs my monitors didnt.
I use these headphones for my music studio but that is about it. They are good monitors, are cheap (got a bundle of em for $100 a piece new), and serve their purpose.
Another benifit to audio technica Mx headphones is they're much eaiser to find in stores.
I had a classical music professor who walked into the store with those same AKG's after they broke. I let him try the SHR440 and the M40x and he was much happier with the M40x even after noting the bass boost.
I hope I can get your help to choose: I'm between the dt 770, dt 700 pro and the m50x; the thing is, I owned de Sony mdr-1a and I hated them, sound way to sharp for me :( and they have the same peak around 8K that seems to be the same in the dt770 so I looked into the m50x, but everyone keeps saying the dt770 are better.
I could also save a little and go for the dt 700 pro x, if they're better, but I do look for kind of the same sound profile, good rumbling base but with good enough definition to actually listen the instruments and music.
Thank you!!
It doesn't require a DAC, but it sure helps at high volumes. These are pretty stiff for 32 ohm, and really shine at louder volumes, which is where a phone jack or low-end PC sound card will distort. To get these to sound great, I dial down the EQ in the 125 Hz to 500 Hz ranges a bit, and run then through optical to dedicated DAC/amp.
Yes! The DAC makes the bass spot on! I use them with a n inexpensive but very good Topping DX3 . Its day and night with this DAC.
@@dennispelaez187 Placebo effect
The audio technica doesn't profit from an amplifier. DAC is... I don't know not really required because todays soundcards have a good enough DAC built in. If you hear hisses it's probably the recording itself.
Using it since it 2016, Still going strong. Build like a tank :)
My son got these years ago much to my disgust, last year he asked me to get new pads for them, i tryed some different pads i had kicking around, then i tried some Yaxi stpad2 i had on another headphone, i told my son a miracle just happened it made the M50X listenable...and comfortable, gotta try them Andrew...
Thanks for mentioning the Yaxi stpad2! I gotta look them up
@@coffeedudeguy passion for sound did a review on them (Yaxi pads) and a correction video staring me, LOL.
Hello. Congrats for the video and your interesting inputs. I would love to see a comparison between the Audio Technica ATH-M50x (wired) with the Sony MDR-1AM2 (wired).
I can do that for you, both are basshead cans, the Sony’s have a great soundstage compared to the m50x. The Sony’s are also far more comfortable to wear. Both are just average in terms of audiophile headphones.
@@bjrnsjohnsen1278 Many thanks for your feedback. I have a Fostex T50RP with very clean treble, medium ahead and low bass well adapted to RUclips speeking video at home. Actually looking for still clean but more bassy wired cans for mobility.
Andrew, I love that you reviewed this headphones. These are primarily DJ headphones, and I'm surprised that you did not say the term "DJ" in the entire review. Being an audiophile who also happens to be a DJ, I should mention that DJs primarily focus on mobile ruggedness, isolation (in loud rooms) and need a frequency response that emphasizes the lower and higher frequencies for beat matching. This is why these DJ headphones and most other highly regarded Dj headphones are tuned like this. I think a big reason most people buy these headphones is to look like DJs they see using them. With that said, I would buy a Sennheiser HD25 as they sound much better, are more rugged, and even more isolating than the M50x
Hey Dj, which freqeucny should I tone down to reduce sibilance?
Oh hey, I think you messaged me on the forum about this as well. Yeah, the DJ stuff is totally not in my wheelhouse, so I'm less familiar with that use case, but I imagine these would be excellent for exactly that purpose.
@@bing-chilling1713 😂
well maybe you have a point, that mean DJ headphones sounds like crap but oh well kids in most cases want bass and treble, fuck midrange where real music is born haha
@@soulfulfool It just means there are different headphones for different intended purposes. When I come home, I enjoy listening to music with my ZMF Verite closed headphones and a tube amp. Those headphones would not be a good choice for DJing. DJs have a limited amount of time to match beats and start the mix; they aren’t listening for pleasure. The same is true for headphones used by reporters and broadcasters. Most DJ headphones have V-shaped frequency response for beat matching and the midrange is an afterthought.
i am just getting into this hobby and i bought a pair of m50x just based off of amazon reviews and to my inexperienced ears they sound amazing! so a review like this makes me really excited to hear some even better headphones
So many of us into this hobby have bought the m50x off of the glowing Amazon reviews. It is one of the more puzzling phenomenons in this world how an average performing headphone like this has reached the legendary status it has, I would assume luck and/or marketing has played a role here.
What headphones u rec for a large head?
Any way to make these wider?
Btw, I was had everything from Audeze to Beyer to Sennheiser, etc... Mix translation with M50X is impressive.... Measurement and analytics is one thing, real world situation is another.
own the m40x (for 4 years) and m50x BT (entering its 2nd year)... both have its own specific use case... but i particulary like the m50x simply because its bluetooth and the boosted low end helped blocked ambient noise (engine rumbling, chatter, etc) and a great construction for a portable can.... compared to my grad0 sr80x, hd660s, shp9500, the m50x lacks behind in terms of sound quality.... but hey its bluetooth aptx (40 hours yo), collapsible, and built like a panzer
The Philips SHP 9500 sounds awful I'm sorry. Enjoy having grainy highs, recessed vocals and almost no bass. At least the M50 has bass.
@@user-xg6zz8qs3q yes 🤣🤣 i kept the shp9500 for the highs 🤣 i dont know why im still keeping it instead of my 9600😆😆, tamed the highs down a lil bit with tube amp tho (xduoo ta 05) but im still enjoying it out of my iphone 4s 😅
Bought the M50 back in 2012 (before model X). Was pleased but not blown away. Base was ok, Treble was terrible, way too sharp for longer gaming or music sessions. I still have them. Great looking. Work as they should. Had to swap the flaking plastic pads and flaking plastic headband to real leather and they feel amazing after that.
- Do i regret buying them? = No
- Did they open up my world to HiFi HeadPhones = Yes
- Am i gonna spend ALOT more on my next pair = Also YES
I bought the M50x in 2012 and used them everyday until now when they just broke under the swivel. Just looking around to see if anything is better and I might buy another pair.
Dont buy anything else from Audio Technica. I dont know if its their newer build or not, but they are now notorious for crap QC. I and many people I know have had similar issues with the swivel breaking.
I would be interested to see a comparison between these the Shure SRH840A, DT770 80 ohm and Sony MDR7506. All seem promising for both portable and studio use.
At 3:06 those voices tell me to keep buying headphones... You're telling me that's a terrible thing?
I've tried them all doing live sound gigs for nearly a decade. The Sony MDR7506 are a classic, but they are the worst wearing/sounding of the bunch. They're also the cheapest, if memory serves. I actually really liked the Shure headphones when I tried them. I think they're the most accurate perceptually in the places that counts, i.e. when I soloed something up and went back to listening to the room, it didn't feel like there was a huge change. My personal set is the M50x from about 8 years ago. I'm used to them now, but when I started I definitely felt like they had issues around 10k. They have such great isolation and are built like a tank. The most comfortable of the bunch is the DT770s, but I really don't think they sound all that great. Don't get me wrong, they're not bad sounding headphones, but they don't have the same isolation as the M50x and their comfort comes with additional bulk so for me it's a side grade.
TL;DR - If you're a working professional any of them are perfectly serviceable and you will see them often enough to get a feel for how each sounds.
As an additional aside, my all time favorite headphone from Sony were the MDRV6. They were actually pretty mediocre in terms of their time domain performance, but they were superbly flat and I always felt work I did on them transferred to other things well whether it was an iPhone or a d&b rig.
Got these recently to replace my decade old Beats Pro for studio work. I love a little more boosted bass so I'm looking forward to seeing how these perform!
How they holdin up?
@@goliiad Great actually! No issues so far using them to play and record music.
Good in-depth review.. I'm looking for replacement headphones for dance music.. Having my Beats solo fail on me, perhaps these Audio Technica M50x's might be ok.. Would i making a mistake or not?
However, the graph is good, its totally worthless because while it gives good advice to the expert. that's all it does...
The individual won't care about what drops off in the music, as long as it still sounds good 'to them'
Headphones are meant to be personal, so all these graphs would be destined to, would be targeting experts only.. Just my 2c worth.
Please review M70x hyped as the most neutral M series headphones
Do they already sell genuine replacement pads for the akg k371?
I bought these years ago. Is there a way to salvage something with EQ?
Could you also review the M70X?
How about Shure SRH 940, more comfortable with velour pads, but can't comment about SQ.
Also, how about older K553 Pro.
Why do I get the feeling that DMS was holding a gun at you from behind the camera throughout this review?
Great review but did leave me wondering what that bang was in the background about 2/3 of the way through?
We may never know. But we can assure everyone that no Resolves were harmed in the filming of this video.
@@TheHEADPHONEShow We know you keep him locked up in the basement researching, writing scripts, recording, AND editing. This is inhumane! One person cannot do so much work.
Make a similar review on the Sennheiser HD 280 Pro. Very old and recommended model.
You are NOT a pinhead; I will give you that. This was a sort-of-good intro to these very nice headphones. One thing, though, is that it really depends upon how sensitive your hearing might be, rather than whether or not you got a melon for a head, which might most determine how much enjoyment these headphones will provide to the listener. For example, at my advanced age, and using these headphones and a UTube-based audio test with a tone generator, I seem to be able to hear up to frequencies around 14.2kHz. This is not to shabby for my age. However, I really wish I could go back in time, to when I was sweet 16, and try out these beauties. Good Intro. I have one of these M50x, and that is all I need...at my old age.
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How does the k371 compare in isolation?
Please do the AWAS review from AT
Just get the ath m40x it sounds absolutely incredible the clarity blows my mind EVARY single time I hear something from them
M50x better for bass
I'm wondering if there is something wrong with me or if I just got a bad unit...
I bought the ATH-M50XBT2 and I thought the sound was awful. No matter what I listened to, no matter if I used my phone, my laptop or my TV -- everything sounded like I was listening through a tin can. There was literally zero bass and wayyyy too much treble.
Playing around with the equalizer helped only a tiny bit, as, even though the sound was better overall, I was still having needles being hammered into my head.
Songs sounded like bad 96 kbit/s mp3 files. Even though I tried different files with 320 kbit/s and also waves ripped straight from my own CD collection. Bluetooth or wired didn't matter. Neither did the Bluetooth codec I used.
So what is up with that I wonder. Everyone seems to love them...
Picked up the M50xBT2 recently. Overall fairly decent with tons of earpad replacement options available online. Max volume is a little low for my tastes, but when paired with a portable amp, they sound great.
Max volume being too low is one of my concerns.. do you have anything to compare them to? I've only owned the Sony WH1000XM3 (as far as wireless headphones are concerned) and the volume on those was a bit lower than I'd like, but just about acceptable i guess...
@@tpn8402 recently picked up the Skullcandy Crusher Evo. They're very loud, Max volume hurts my ears. 80% is very comfortable.
@@FishyFelix Any experience with Sony WH1000XM3 or XM4? I'm curious how the M50xBT2 max volume compares..
Also, i saw a review saying the new Crusher ANC 2 are even louder than the Crusher EVO. I am curious..
@@tpn8402 I don't like Sony's sound signature from their audio equipment. Very flat sounding, and boring to listen on.
I’m returning my Bluetooth for the regular ones because the mic forces Siri use instead of being just pass through and when I watch RUclips the mic is forced on which significantly downgrades RUclips quality.
My m50x hinges broke. I had to order 3D printed support pieces and add some hot glue. Lots of broken cables too. Also that headband material starts peeling quite easily.
It took me five years to break both of mine. I managed to fix it with a paperclip. I thought of it as a temporary fix and planned to order new forks, but the paperclip fix turned out to be so solid I never did.
Same, build quality is good until it isn't.
I've had the M50 (non-x) for 11 years now and just replaced them with DT770s, so I'll throw my post-mortem take here. My use-case with these has been primarily monitoring while I play guitar through an amp sim, mixing, and sometimes just listening to music. The M50s, to sum up the sound, sound exciting. The bass hits hard, the highs are exciting (and a bit fatiguing, for me), they're kind scooped, but they just make everything sound huge and in your face. The stereo image suffers from this a decent amount - hard panned rhythm guitars get a lot of "stereo compression" (no idea if that's a term) on these, making them sound both huge, but also somewhat directionless. For listening to music, this can be cool. For mixing... I found these kind of a pain. This has the effect of muddying up any timing inaccuracies between rhythm guitar takes, making me realize I need to re-record a take only later after I've listened on my AirPods. Switching to my DT770s, I instantly appreciated having a wider stereo image, less boosted bass, and more breathing room in the mids. They don't sound as exciting, but I'm able to discern a fair bit more detail, both in terms of frequency and stereo imaging. So, I honestly have no idea why the M50 is ever suggested to people for mixing (when stereo monitors aren't an option)... they're great for tracking and casual listening, but make mixing pretty difficult IMO.
As for build quality and comfort. My main complaints after 11 years are: The ear cups sit on my ears, not over them. This limits the comfort a lot. Having them on for more than an hour hurts. This can be diminished with softer aftermarket pads, but it's still an issue. Then there's the headband padding - it flakes off after a year or two, makes a giant mess, and isn't replaceable. I bought a cloth cover on Amazon to cover it up, but it was never as comfortable and doesn't look great. That aside, they're built like a tank. My version doesn't have a removable cable (like the x does), but this was never an issue. My pair still works perfectly - I've retired them from music-making usage and will keep them around for casual listening.
Hey sir thanks so much I wanted to buy these and I can't play through my loud amps and and at low volumes the richness is dead so I wanted to pair these with a vox amplug, and I use a pedal board with stereo delays and tremolos will they have a decent tone like will my pedals shine or will they blurr out and get muddy I want to buy any thing that can take pedal effects and not reduce my expensive board effects down the mud.
im thinking of going with the m50x simply because the calmping force. 1.2 lbs on the AKG sounds like a headache.
Nailed it
i need to get a decent closed back set, currently im just using my iems when i need isolation
Maya hee maya hoo
Each headphone has its unique Characteristics, Its own strengths and weakness. but then that is what EQ is for to balance the sound to your preferences.
Hi andrew, one thing thats on my mind for a while now is that the actual color of a product(be that headphone dac amp) plays tricks on your mind. If u see silver or white colour u will think of more shrill or thin sounding product whereas if the product is black u will think more of a bassy or warmer product. I also think size matters for amps especially the bigger it is u think is more powerful and can control the sound better. I d really like to hear your opinion on that.
Yeah I think framing effects in general are highly influential, sighted or otherwise. You kind of have to hedge against that stuff as best as possible to make an assessment. That's something that takes practice as well - I don't think everyone can expect to be free from those effects.
I wanted to get M50X but someone recommended Grado 80X, which I bought. Two months later I'm on Grado 325X and I never looked back.
Also for a Digi Piano and a Syntheziser ??
This is the thing. It was my first proper headphone that cost over £100. It’s been 10 years since then and my tastes have changed. I now have stellia, vc and the liric. However the M50x does still get use. I can Chuck it in my bag and not worry about it breaking and if I’m not not doing critical listening then it’s fine
Wheezy did a great review of the m50x
how can you bare that shit sound quality if you own 2 very expensive headphones... for real you should be snob sleeping on money to own Stellia (I know its not the most expensive but still I can buy a car in that price)
The M50X are not noise cancelling no? Or is the isolation so good it wouldn't be an issue? Looking for something suitable for long flights
The M50x are just closed-back headphones. No active noise cancellation. So they will provide some passive noise cancellation but because the ear pads tend to fit smaller on most people's ears they may not completely isolate.
Depending on the price range you're looking at you can consider something like the AKG K371 or Focal Elegia for passive headphones or the Sony WH1000XM5 or Sennheiser Momentum 4 for active noise cancellation.
i bought my set to wear while cutting grass lol. yes they are really good with noise reduction from external sources. and you dont have to crank them up and damage your hearing.
Can anyone tell if Moondrop aria(iem) is better than Sony XM4 over the ear headphones? Just based on pure audio output/quality 🙂
Have you guys tried the M50x BT or the latest M50xBT2 editions yet?
I own the M50 x. I have not heard the problems you mentioned and I have listened several times very attentively. My best guess is that you happen to have a defective M 50 x headphone. Furthermore, the reason I say this is
I have a strong musical background and I have heard different types of speakers and headphones over the span of several years and the M 50 x is by far the best sounding inexpensive headphone I have ever heard.
Incidentally, I have never heard an AKG headphone that I like. In my opinion all AKG headphones I have heard were extremely insufficient in bass frequencies.
Hey would the K371's be good for gaming, I have a good gaming microphone, but I want a high quality headset.
Open headphones are better for gaming, if you play games where positioning is crucial.
The problem i have with the comparison with the k371 is the fitment issues. M50x sounds the same every time you put them on but k371 are so inconsistent with seal and positioning unless you swap the pads. M50x plus EQ > k371 for mixing
Poor Shure SRH-840 got forgotten about again.
I used the previous non x version of these from 2008 to 2014. I passed them along to someone else and they're still going in 2022. Very durable. I never want to hear them again though. They don't sound good in a general kind of way. You can get specific with audiophile terms, but it's unnecessary. Just generally goodn't in every technical aspect sound wise.
The "NEW" Shure SRH-840A is now my favorite in this class. Check it out!
This set is superb. To my ears there is no bass bloat or bleed, yes the bass is thick, but it’s not interfering with mids to my ears. The treble is done well too, theres no sibilance to my ears. These are fantastic headphones.
I suggest adding a good quality DAC and the base will be spot on!
@@dennispelaez187The bass is spot on as it is. Nice and thick and very weighty, just how I like it.
I had an original set from years ago. The originals were terrible. I have the m50xbt2 and the tuning is different. Bass is tamed by comparison. Doesn't bleed anymore like it used to. I'm glad they did though. Cause I use them regularly
these things are awesome the only thing that is required when you buy a pair is swap the stock pads with after market one the stock ones are just bad
The next one should be Shure SRH840.