Audio Technica ATH-M50X

Great for gaming and music on an amp

I have had these headphones on my wish-list for a long while (I was waiting to buy an appropriate amp so I could drive them properly), and the sound quality is fantastic. These are defiantly not headphones for use with a phone/tablet (earphones are a better choice for them) as they require more power than they can provide, but if you have an amp or a computer with good quality on-board sound/ sound card or a USB DAC you will be pleased with these headphones. The only downside I have with them is that wearing glasses with them can be a bit uncomfortable.

The Lengendary and The Best .. Period!

This is the best .. The legendary ATH-M50 taken a great upgrade and here we have the ATH-M50X .. Could be a bit lighter but at this price range this is the best .. The absolute best .. There are other reviews which provide detail about the product so refer to that - I don't want to repeat it .. :)

Great sound, very uncomfortable

I bought these headphones for studio monitoring. When they arrived I immediately noticed the great sounds quality, crisp full spectrum sound (plus they come in red, which is dope). After a couple minutes of continuous wearing, my ears and the top of my head started to hurt.

Best in price range

Blimey, Mighty Ape does some ripper deals on these headphones from time to time, Well pleased! Anyway, these things aside – for the longest time my go to studio monitor headphones for both movies and music plugged into an amp have been my Sony MDR-7505's. They have a very ‘authenic’ natural clear sound stage (a lot of directors use them on set), decent bass and what I'd consider precise sound delivery across the full spectrum. One problem, they're somewhat fragile but more annoyingly the ear pads disintegrate very quickly requiring frequent replacement (at least once a year!). Accumulated frustration pushed me to explore alternatives and after reading reviews I decided on a set of M50X cans and I'm well pleased I did! The build quality is excellent, being both solid materials yet very comfortable and decent quality long life leather pads. The 45mm drivers in these deliver top notch very ‘full’ sound stage. It's a warm kind of sound and hard not to love them. As far as using them with a mobile etc, I have no probs driving them to more than acceptable volumes with my iPhone, but to be fair the larger drives really do shine plugged into an amp and as such is were I'd recommend they get used most often.

Get these headphones!

My hubby LOVES these headphones! He got them as a birthday gift. Fantastic sound quality, sturdy construction, and he likes the "locking" cord, so it can be switched out or replaced. He uses them with his computer games and to listen to music.

Initial impressions. Not monitors. Not hi-fi. Not good.

I've only listened to this for a few hours. The headphones are not fully burned in. They sound wrong. The sound is synthetic and there's a lot of detail missing. This is compared to the Soundmagic E50 and HP151 as well as the Bose Soundlink 2 headphones.

"Great Pair of Headphones"

The built is amazing and quite sturdy. Good balance of sound from the bass to the mids, also very reliable to have on you for general music listening to audio mixing.

Fantastic Purchase

This is an excellent package. Audio-Technica have become one of my favorite audio companies. I have previously used Bose and a less expensive pair of Audio-Technica headphones for recording. With that being said, I am extremely happy with this purchase.

Built Solid, Great Sound

The construction of the headphones is of very high quality, they are tough as. The sound is fantastic, you will be annoyed you have not been listening to music from these sooner. Great value for money for a product which will last ages.

Audio-Technica ATH-M50x Closed-Back Professional Studio Monitor Headphones Black

Great sound Amazing build quality Super comfortable Best set of headphones I've had the pleasure of owning.