These are fantastic headphones. The primary difference with these are that you can hear everything around you while they're on your head. Sound-wise it is incredibly clear & crisp and I'd say is particularly suited for those who want a different experience to your typical gaming headset.

Great job from Audio Technica brilliant bass frequency great on high & mid frequency's too, but what do you expect from Audio Technica quality produced

These phones are quite the best I've heard in the affordable category and can be worn for hours without discomfort.

As summary

They're more expensive in the UK

When I first got these, I was very impressed by the sound they produced for the price. Good quality, nice clear sound all round, decent volume too! However after a while I realised that they were lacking in wholesomeness of sound and realised that was because they weren't producing the volume of...

Use these as gaming headphones with a modmic. These are such a vast improvement over my Logitech G930 which I was using previously. I can hear things I couldn't hear before in game! Listening to music they sound great so well worth the expense.

Good value for money. This headphone sounds better than ones costing twice the price.

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If you need competitive gaming headphones, these are a Fantastic option. If you need to enjoy your music more, these are a fantastic option. If your headphones are uncomfortable, these might be your solution. Give them a shot.

Bass (what); smoothness; imaging; completely open; comfort; price

lack of clarity in places,nondetatchable cable; ability to slide down head slightly

As one of the bigger and more dedicated names in headphones, Audio Technica has not always enjoyed the best market visibility in the UK. The current range aims to fix this by offering a selection of audiophile, studio, portable and special-purpose models: the ATH-AD500 is from the middle of the...

Comfortable to use; Well detailed sound

Treble on the peaky side

Don't spend more on recognized brands or consumerish stuff without first checking out the specs! These are awesome!

For the price I paid at a unfortunately non-newegg site I could not get anything better! These things produce great sound with a broad sound stage

I am not counting off on the headphones for this, but newegg had the incorrect pics listed for this item; I emailed them about it and they quickly corrected this issue; The other negative is that newegg was not the cheapest which hurts me as I love to support quality merchants