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Interesting; made me think of the ATH-M50x headphones - they're just about everywhere! The reviews are a fair bit more favourable than for the NS10s though.
by sundvor 9y ago
Interesting; made me think of the ATH-M50x headphones - they're just about everywhere! The reviews are a fair bit more favourable than for the NS10s though.
- fb03 9y agoThey're fun to listen to music to, but still colour the sound a lot. Not "Beats" level coloring, but still pretty apparent.
- sundvor 9y agoI agree with this. Whilst I did get my wife the ATH-50xs, I find the colour not to my liking after an initial period of listening. Bass response is great if you're into that though. I personally use the ATH-MSR7NC (music) and ATH-ADG1x (music/gaming/comms) at home, and the ATH-ANC9 at work. The ANC9s are great for the work environment, and far easier on the ears in terms of avoiding tinnitus whilst blocking distracting noise than the 50s.
- DiabloD3 9y agoThey're also horrifically bad sounding and have essentially become meme status. They're also studio monitors, they're not meant for home users, they're not meant to sound good. Sadly, they're not even good as studio monitors, but hey, when you've reached meme status, you don't HAVE to be good.
- sundvor 9y agoI only really discovered their popularity (meme, really?) after I bought them for my wife; I was primarily searching for a set of decent cans at a low price point. The ATH-M50x certainly did fulfill those criteria.
- DiabloD3 9y agoIronically, if you were enamored with that series of cans, the ATH-M40x would have actually been a better set of headphones. But for the $150-200 range, MSR7s are a much better pair of headphones, and usually go for about $175.
- sundvor 9y agoInteresting, thanks. I ended up with the MSR7NC at home, which I really like. The NC isn't anywhere strong enough for the office, however at home it works great. I love how detailed they are primarily.