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How would you compare these to the Audio-Technica M50x, a popular headphone, that for me, after years of cheap devices was quite a revelation-- hugely better au

How would you compare these to the Audio-Technica M50x, a popular headphone, that for me, after years of cheap devices was quite a revelation-- hugely better audio quality. Without going thru a lot of setup to shape the audio response, I'm not sure flat frequency response is ideal- in my environment, using a VST plugin seems problematic.

dhp1161 9y ago
M50x is bass heavy. 7506 are flatter/more accurate.
swift 9y ago
The Audio-Technica M50x is an amazing headphone for the price. I'd highly recommend it to anyone. I use somewhat more expensive headphones now (the B&W P7 Wireless) but I mainly upgraded because I wanted the optional Bluetooth support. The B&Ws cost more than twice as much, and they do sound better than the Audio-Technicas to my ear, but the difference isn't huge. For me, like you, upgrading from cheap headphones to the Audio-Technicas was a revelation, and I suspect another quantum leap in quality like that simply isn't possible.
- snvzz 9y ago
  "was" would be more accurate. The price has gone up significantly due to its popularity, and there are far better options at the pricing range where it sits now. They're also significantly colored headphones; The cheaper m40x are actually more neutral.
  - eddieh 9y ago
    The M40fs headphones are great. The M40x headphones that replaced them are terrible. I love the M40fs headphones so much I bought 10 from eBay when I learned they'd been discontinued. Should be a lifetime supply, I hope.
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therealdrag0 9y ago
From the hype I got a pair of Audio-Technica M50x, but find them really uncomfortable. Now I only wear my Bose Quiet Comfort or IEMs. I notice ear comfort a lot more than sound differences.
- stcredzero 9y ago
  You might check out this guy's reviews. He prioritizes comfort and imaging over everything else. (Despite what he says.) https://www.youtube.com/user/ZeosReviews https://www.youtube.com/user/ZeosReviews Often the above guy says the opposite to: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7WtLipHnndkqwSxvL0oyVQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7WtLipHnndkqwSxvL0oyVQ I watch both.
_asummers 9y ago
Consider the Sennheiser HD 380 Pro. In the same ballpark price wise, but I think the sound quality is much higher. In particular it's less bass heavy. The only way to figure out what you like is to listen to a bunch and see what you like best. Read head-fi reviews or whatever and find out what's worth your time, and then just try a bunch. Listen to something with really delicate sounds (think strings or some kinds of classical), stuff with really loud rocky sounds, stuff with deep bass, and then listen to that song you know every single note of that you've listened to countless times and would be able to hear weirdness.

dhp1161 9y ago

M50x is bass heavy. 7506 are flatter/more accurate.

swift 9y ago

The Audio-Technica M50x is an amazing headphone for the price. I'd highly recommend it to anyone. I use somewhat more expensive headphones now (the B&W P7 Wireless) but I mainly upgraded because I wanted the optional Bluetooth support. The B&Ws cost more than twice as much, and they do sound better than the Audio-Technicas to my ear, but the difference isn't huge. For me, like you, upgrading from cheap headphones to the Audio-Technicas was a revelation, and I suspect another quantum leap in quality like that simply isn't possible.

snvzz 9y ago
"was" would be more accurate. The price has gone up significantly due to its popularity, and there are far better options at the pricing range where it sits now. They're also significantly colored headphones; The cheaper m40x are actually more neutral.
- eddieh 9y ago
  The M40fs headphones are great. The M40x headphones that replaced them are terrible. I love the M40fs headphones so much I bought 10 from eBay when I learned they'd been discontinued. Should be a lifetime supply, I hope.

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therealdrag0 9y ago

From the hype I got a pair of Audio-Technica M50x, but find them really uncomfortable. Now I only wear my Bose Quiet Comfort or IEMs. I notice ear comfort a lot more than sound differences.

stcredzero 9y ago
You might check out this guy's reviews. He prioritizes comfort and imaging over everything else. (Despite what he says.) https://www.youtube.com/user/ZeosReviews https://www.youtube.com/user/ZeosReviews Often the above guy says the opposite to: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7WtLipHnndkqwSxvL0oyVQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7WtLipHnndkqwSxvL0oyVQ I watch both.

_asummers 9y ago

Consider the Sennheiser HD 380 Pro. In the same ballpark price wise, but I think the sound quality is much higher. In particular it's less bass heavy. The only way to figure out what you like is to listen to a bunch and see what you like best. Read head-fi reviews or whatever and find out what's worth your time, and then just try a bunch. Listen to something with really delicate sounds (think strings or some kinds of classical), stuff with really loud rocky sounds, stuff with deep bass, and then listen to that song you know every single note of that you've listened to countless times and would be able to hear weirdness.