ath m50s worth it for non-studio use?

[atarisafari]

so i've been absorbing all of the praise i've read about the Audio Technica ATH-M50 headphones and i'm basically sold on them. one review i watched today though mentioned that if you're not using them to produce or master music or videos, they might not be worth it. does anyone have any thoughts on this? i just want a solid pair of headphones that will make me gush over my music

 

[ssddx]

i've been using a pair of ath-m50s for at least 3 years now and i will never go back to anything less than another pair of studio headphones. the difference between studio headphones (and i'm talking real studio headphones not complete junk like beats by dr dre, sony xb or bose) is really quite large. in fact i cant listen to low quality music anymore because i can actually hear the flaws while before i did not hear anything wrong. music also sounds so much better and listening to all your songs again is a real treat since they all sound so much better.

with that said, the ath-m50x is a new version which has a removeable cable and they give you 3 types of cables to use. the older m50 (coiled cable) and m50s (straight long cable) however are available for as cheap as $99 brand new but open box on ebay at times.

the only thing some people say about the m50s is that they dont have a wide soundstage however i can say from using them for a long time that this hasnt been an issue for me at all and that they sound perfectly fine. an alternative to the m50s would be the beyerdynamic dt770. the 250ohm models sound the best (in the dt770) but need an amplifier to run. the 32 ohm model (and 38 ohm m50 since they only come in one rating) do not require any amp and run fine on portable devices including phones and ipods as well as on your computer.

if you care you can see a photo of the m50s in my signature link.

here is a comparison of the m50x wit the dt770 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pK7QbLNjno

 

[atarisafari]

really helpful, thank you. i typically order things online but i'm really excited about these and kinda wanna go get them in stores, do you know of anywhere that carries them?

 

[ssddx]

if in the usa?

guitar center carries them. however i definitely would suggest buying them online since you would save $50-80 + tax.

i have to admit that i bought them in a GC while on a road trip 😛

 

[atarisafari]

if in the usa?

guitar center carries them. however i definitely would suggest buying them online since you would save $50-80 + tax.

i have to admit that i bought them in a GC while on a road trip 😛

hehe okay i'll just order em thanks again

 

[atarisafari]

okay i just got my pair (i caved and went to guitar center) and they're really great but they're just not loud enough even at 100 percent volume.
i'm using my gigabyte ud4h's onboard realtek audio btw

 

[ssddx]

it sounds like your motherboard just isnt outputting much voltage over the headphone out.

it must be pretty low since even a cellphone or ipod can produce deafening levels even below 100% (in fact i've never had those devices on 100% with the headphones). i've used them with my laptop as well and i dont need to run them at 100% windows volume to be deafening either.

definitely sounds like an issue with your motherboard and the output.

perhaps you should get a decent soundcard which has a better amped output or an external dac+amp.