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Audio Technica ATH M50 Headphones - Coiled Cable - 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. We love the Audio Technica ATH M50 Studio Headphones here at Inta Audio and we know you will.Circumaural ear pieces swivel 180° 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 ¼" 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 proprietary large-aperture drivers with neodymium magnet systems for ultra-efficient signal transfer.?Exceptional audio quality for professional monitoring and mixing?Collapsible design ideal for easy portability and convenient storage?Proprietary 45 mm large-aperture drivers with neodymium magnet systems?Closed-back cushioned earcup design creates an outstanding seal for maximum isolation?Adjustable padded headband for comfort during long mixing/recording sessions?Single-sided coiled cable terminates to gold-plated mini plug with screw-on ¼" adaptor
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Colour Name:Black
I seldom review anything on Amazon, but I thought these headphones deserved the extra effort.
I'm a musician. I listen to and produce a lot of music. These headphones have a wonderful crisp and accurate sound. Although many people have mentioned that the bass is not particularly strong, this is because the M50s give you the closest thing to a flat mix that you can find. If the music you are listening to is not produced to be bass-heavy, it won't sound bassy. The really excellent thing about the M50s is that you hear as faithfully as possible the producer's mix (as close as you can get without speakers). On no other headphones have I ever picked up on so many fresh details in my favourite music. You'll hear things when using the M50s that you've never heard before. Any insufficiency in the mixing is blindingly obvious, weak mixes sound terrible, etc. but you also hear almost inaudible subtleties that really bring the music to life.
If you are looking for a bass-heavy headphone that's going to rattle your teeth, these aren't for you. Although the M50s can handle very heavy bass, you'll find yourself having to EQ it yourself. These also aren't for people who want headphones that are generous to all music.
These ARE for people who want to hear music as true to its production as possible. You'll find certain albums which are an absolute miracle (for me, Imogen Heap's 'Ellipse' - everything sounds in its perfect place and the result is mind-blowing) and you'll come back to again and again. As far as studio work goes, these are the best headphones you're going to find in this price-range. I mix on these all the time and have been extremely satisfied with the result, even listening back on my powerful studio monitors.... Read more ›
I'm a musician. I listen to and produce a lot of music. These headphones have a wonderful crisp and accurate sound. Although many people have mentioned that the bass is not particularly strong, this is because the M50s give you the closest thing to a flat mix that you can find. If the music you are listening to is not produced to be bass-heavy, it won't sound bassy. The really excellent thing about the M50s is that you hear as faithfully as possible the producer's mix (as close as you can get without speakers). On no other headphones have I ever picked up on so many fresh details in my favourite music. You'll hear things when using the M50s that you've never heard before. Any insufficiency in the mixing is blindingly obvious, weak mixes sound terrible, etc. but you also hear almost inaudible subtleties that really bring the music to life.
If you are looking for a bass-heavy headphone that's going to rattle your teeth, these aren't for you. Although the M50s can handle very heavy bass, you'll find yourself having to EQ it yourself. These also aren't for people who want headphones that are generous to all music.
These ARE for people who want to hear music as true to its production as possible. You'll find certain albums which are an absolute miracle (for me, Imogen Heap's 'Ellipse' - everything sounds in its perfect place and the result is mind-blowing) and you'll come back to again and again. As far as studio work goes, these are the best headphones you're going to find in this price-range. I mix on these all the time and have been extremely satisfied with the result, even listening back on my powerful studio monitors.... Read more ›
39 of 40 people found the following review helpful
By Jaystor71
Colour Name:Black|Amazon Verified Purchase
These are by far the best headphones I've ever used. The sound is very neutral and resembles high-end monitor speakers heard in near field conditions. They are very comfortable and isolate well. I found that other headphones, that are more expensive (Beyerdynamics and Ultrasone), colour the sound in the top and bottom ends. These are the closest to a flat response that I've heard yet. Also, the impedance is not too high and can be used with an mp3 player. Truly excellent -- they're worth more than the price.
33 of 34 people found the following review helpful
By M. DVaz
Colour Name:Black
I've been very impressed with these things. I've been using HD25s and ultrasone Pro750s for years now, and had these for about a year. I havent stopped using the others, but these are now the headphones I reach for first in all but one circumstance.
Accuracy of sound. Pretty much the whole spectrum is there and no part of it struggles to be heard through these. They go very low, very high and are balanced in between. Very fast response, tight and detailed. I do actually use them for starter-for-ten rough mixing as I go, or even while mixing-proper in conjunction with my monitors. That might not sound like a big deal, but it is in fact HUGE for me. I've tried many times to mix with headphones and failed consistently. You lose track of levels, both of instruments and relative levels of different parts of the spectrum, way too easily, and with just the shear physics of getting low frequencies out of little drivers its really hard to get detail out of the low end. These have those problems, but much lesser extent than I've become accustomed to hearing in headphones, and so I do do some mixing with them.
The forgiveness/forgivingness of the sound is in the midrange. They can and will let some ugliness in your mixes slide past unnoticed in the mids and low end of the high mids. But for me to even get to that point in a desription of headphones is unheard of; I'm talking about mixing on headphones, here. That, for me is, one more time, HUGE. I've used headphones to place mics, I've used headphones to do the bulk of dialing in of guitar tones in isolation, to be fine tuned later after a check through proper monitors, I've used headphones as references and made itty bitty tweaks on them, I've but I've never sat and mixed with them for hours *with success*.... Read more ›
Accuracy of sound. Pretty much the whole spectrum is there and no part of it struggles to be heard through these. They go very low, very high and are balanced in between. Very fast response, tight and detailed. I do actually use them for starter-for-ten rough mixing as I go, or even while mixing-proper in conjunction with my monitors. That might not sound like a big deal, but it is in fact HUGE for me. I've tried many times to mix with headphones and failed consistently. You lose track of levels, both of instruments and relative levels of different parts of the spectrum, way too easily, and with just the shear physics of getting low frequencies out of little drivers its really hard to get detail out of the low end. These have those problems, but much lesser extent than I've become accustomed to hearing in headphones, and so I do do some mixing with them.
The forgiveness/forgivingness of the sound is in the midrange. They can and will let some ugliness in your mixes slide past unnoticed in the mids and low end of the high mids. But for me to even get to that point in a desription of headphones is unheard of; I'm talking about mixing on headphones, here. That, for me is, one more time, HUGE. I've used headphones to place mics, I've used headphones to do the bulk of dialing in of guitar tones in isolation, to be fine tuned later after a check through proper monitors, I've used headphones as references and made itty bitty tweaks on them, I've but I've never sat and mixed with them for hours *with success*.... Read more ›
27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
By D. E. Potts
Colour Name:Black
I got these to replace my Sennheiser HD280 pro's. I use a closed back headphone when the missus is in and the tv is on.. Although I still like the 280's and rate them highly, I was never happy with the bottom end frequencies and would spend most of my listening time playing around with the sound before I could relax!
The ATH m50's have no such problem with lower frequencies, infact the lower end would be my selling point for these with every low end nuence being picked up without sounding false or coloured. The mids and highs aren't as prominent as the 280's and offer a more refined sweet sound. I also own the sennheiser HD650's and the sound of the m50's is closer to these because of their natural and fairly open soundstage.
I listen to classical music and appreciate uncoloured detailed sound. I also prefer a little warmth rather than hardness and thats what these closed back headphones deliver. Very comfortable, not too tight and with good isolation (not as good as 280's for keeping sound out, but much more comfortable)these are the best closed back cans at this price by far.
The ATH m50's have no such problem with lower frequencies, infact the lower end would be my selling point for these with every low end nuence being picked up without sounding false or coloured. The mids and highs aren't as prominent as the 280's and offer a more refined sweet sound. I also own the sennheiser HD650's and the sound of the m50's is closer to these because of their natural and fairly open soundstage.
I listen to classical music and appreciate uncoloured detailed sound. I also prefer a little warmth rather than hardness and thats what these closed back headphones deliver. Very comfortable, not too tight and with good isolation (not as good as 280's for keeping sound out, but much more comfortable)these are the best closed back cans at this price by far.
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I've been aware for some time that listening to music on an iPod is not as good as a CD. These headphones bring out all the little production sounds that you can hear on a cd. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Tony Jensen
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Met my expectations.
I ordered these as recommended by The Wirecutter.com, and I'm pretty happy with them. They're comfortable and the sound quality is definitely very good but I do find that a lot of... Read more
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