Friday, July 15, 2011

Audio Technica ATH-M50 headphones

Figured I would give a quick write up of my recent purchase of my beloved headphones, Audio Technica's ATH-M50s.


These have fantastic sound quality, and although they are listed as monitoring headphones, I bring these everywhere I go and they're good for listening, mixing, recording; pretty much a universal headphone.
Even for long listening, the extra thick padding makes for a comfortable fit. The seal is great and no outside noise will bother you even at a low volume.
If my previous posts about Ableton have you curious about music production, a good pair of headphones is a necessity. No computer speakers will ever match the sound quality and often times there's things that speakers won't even catch. For example when I use a very deep kick the sound is very short and hardly interesting, but with the headphones its a clear, deep bassy tone which is exactly what I want.

MSRP puts these at $199 but once again, Guitar Center purchase, they had them for $160. These are a recommendation from me, however, headphones often are all about preference. Sometimes you don't know why you're drawn to a certain pair, but it all comes to personal choice and comfort. Audio Technica is a stellar brand, but make sure if you're going to spend the money, spend it on what you really want.

**Note: These pair, ATH-M50 have two versions, an "ATH-M50" and "ATH-M50s". The "s" in "M50s" denotes that that pair is a straight cable meaning the cable is not coiled. 

32 comments:

  1. Had the pleasure of using these before, really great quality for the price.

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  2. Those headphones looks pretty nice. +1

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  3. Thanks, i was just looking for new headphones, since my old ones broke :<

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  4. Nice review, been looking for a new pair for a couple weeks now.

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  5. They look pretty good, but i guess it all comes to personal taste though.

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  6. Never heard of that brand but nevertheless they look nice

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  7. I really need a new pair of headphones and these look legit as hell.

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  8. i really like beats..these looks nice though.

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  9. What a coincidence, my sister just bought a pair of these! She absolutely loves them. I liked your review. Followed.

    Check out my blog as well. Cheers!

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  10. Thanks for the review; I'll definitely look into these next time I'm buying a new set.

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  11. I've been seeing a lot of hype about high end head phones. Are they really worth it?

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  12. they look good and nice review, I want one of those Dr. Dre headphones, but expensice as f***!

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  13. These look like very nice headphones I wish I had some
    +followed

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  14. @All: Thank you for the continued support on my blog!

    @Cheryl: It all comes down to your personal needs. If you just need something to complement your iPod, a super expensive pair isn't what you need.
    For me, I do some music production/DJing/mixing so these are invaluable to the person making music.

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  15. I need to get me a pair of these

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  16. I am actually looking for a solid set of headphones so perfect haha

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  17. good review and interesting blog, following ;)

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  18. Looks like a decent review there!
    I wouldnt pick these cause I only need a pair for my Ipod but I might as well send this post to a friend that's been doing some minor dj'ing at parties.following!

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  19. They sure are expensive, but they look great. Nice review, thanks for sharing

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  20. i tested these yesterday in the mall, they are great, but a little expensive...

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  21. Sadly they're too expensive for me. Always had Koss headphones bad they broke servals times and now they don't work anylonger ...

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  22. these look like pretty rad headphones

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  23. appear to be quite comfortable

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  24. I need to get some good headphones.

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  25. Totally getting these... Mine suck

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  26. this is like porn to me. i want those so bad. but what i really want are the ULTRASONE Edition 9 Limited Edition S-Logic Natural Surround Sound Headphones, but unfortunately the cost $1500. So that's not happening.
    +followed

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  27. hmm great headphones I have Sennheiser HD-555 :p

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  28. seems like some really nice headphone, i think sennheiser is a better brand.

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  29. My last pair of headphones broke at the ears. Was really quite annoying.

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