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Are The Audio-Technica Ath-M50x Still Worth It In 2024?

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Seeing the M50Xs in 2024 shouldn’t come as a shock. They are still in fact the king of the affordable yet high quality headphone world. I dive into why I believe that is in this video and offer my personal experiences with my 8 year old pair that have served me well in client work and personal projects like this very RU-vid video. If you want to grab yourself a pair, you can find them in the links below under the gear I use.
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@jonathancraig9005 6 часов назад

I got the limited edition red version of these in maybe 2017. They were my go to for any longterm listening for a long time. But in the pandemic, working from home, I had to wear them for longer stretches than ever before. Over a week of 8 hour days the clamp force got to me, and I started looking for something more comfortable. Now, much as I love them, I think there are better value headphones in the same price range. If you want max comfort, I recommend the Rode NTH-100. The Alcantarra pads really are incredible on hot afternoons. But if like me you need something portable, the AKG K361 is a great all rounder. Both, to me, sound better than the M50X as well. That said, I’m very glad to have them still, and they will always stay in my collection. They have lasted very well despite the battering I’ve put them through, and if I’m ever recording and really need to make sure I have a good sound, they are so familiar that I always turn to them.

@kraseidon 3 месяца назад

Damn that’s some insane production quality for merely 70 views! Subscribed!

@AustinDavisYT 3 месяца назад

Thank you! Hopefully my videos can get out there to more than 70 viewers sometime in the near future lol

@kraseidon 3 месяца назад

@@AustinDavisYT Maybe the tags could be an issue. I had to look up a very specific thing ("audio technical m50x 2024) to get this video lol. And even then it was like the 3rd or 4th video. Keep it going tho! Time will be the testament of your success on YT.

@AustinDavisYT 2 месяца назад

The tag game is definitely one I’m working on haha. Appreciate the tips and encouragement! 🙌🏼

@marhensa Месяц назад

I'm happy that I revived my ATH-M50X from 2014, it's 10 years old, crazy, still great to this day. I changed the earpad and paired it with FiiO BTR15 Bluetooth DAC/AMP (best purchase I made yet), stick it to the left driver with strong outdoor-grade double tape, plugged it with a very short cable. I get clear and powerful audio source from DAC with great latest HiFi LDAC Bluetooth connection (in Windows, I have to use Alternative A2DP Driver to unlock the LDAC and aptX HD). As a bonus with FiiO BTR15, I can tweak the frequency response to match my preference and compensate for the change of earpads that alter the sound profile, to match the original M50X sound profile.

@jaypaulauskas7108 Месяц назад

Great job with excellent important information. Have had them for 5 years while wearing them out. Miss them so after watching your video that I just ordered them again.

@AustinDavisYT Месяц назад

Love it! Enjoy your fresh pair!

@Sirfoodcrumbs 2 месяца назад

Thanks man! Just solidified my purchase. Great production quality too. I do gotta say tho them room acoustics are wildin. Maybe add some padding to the walls? Other than that great vid!

@AustinDavisYT 2 месяца назад

Thank you, glad I could help you in your decision! My current room set up is definitely not ideal 😂 Having a closed office room would help tremendously, I’m in more of a den right now. Appreciate the feedback! I might see about getting some boards up soon!

@kiddynamite3931 Месяц назад

I just picked these up about a month ago. I'm loving these, for practicing with, or recording drums. I'm glad these were 1 of 6 pair of can headphones at CG. I waa ready to spend some money, but no need with these

@AustinDavisYT Месяц назад

Yes they're great! Back when I first bought mine I had the same mindset of spending a bit more on headphones until I found these. The best 💯

@2koijmemeldaweed88 2 месяца назад

J'ai un M50xBT2, je reconnais volontier qu'on peut trouver mieux en terme de qualité sonore dans cette gamme de prix mais, et tu le dit bien dans cette vidéo, avec ce casque on paye aussi une qualité de fabrication : c'est solide, robuste, on peut le maltraiter vraiment fort et il fonctionnera toujours. Pour un usage quotidien, dans les transports en communs, en voyage etc.. la solidité ça compte vraiment ! Je ne peux pas en dre autant pour d'autre marque (n'est ce pas Beyer ?)

@AustinDavisYT Месяц назад

I did my best to translate this but I apologize if i got anything wrong, I agree tho! The build quality is great on these things and a big reason why I love them. I haven't tried the BT versions but i've always been curious to see how they compare to the wired ones. The M50X's are HARD to beat so i'm sure the BT ones don't sound near as good.

@GothamGohan 12 дней назад

Awesome video man, subscribed.

@AustinDavisYT 10 дней назад

Thanks for the sub! Glad you enjoyed the video!

@gabrielgarciamarquez6431 24 дня назад

Amazing video and amazing content! very impressed. gained a new sub! thanks man

@AustinDavisYT 22 дня назад

Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed and to have you as a new subscriber!

@elliottsalt 12 дней назад

I own a pair of M50x, and tbh they are very overrated. the bass sounds a bit hollow and doesn't hit that hard. the mids/treble are also a bit wack for me. the comfort is meh because with the stock pads my ears touch the plastic. I swapped the pads for some perforated brainwavz ones, and then they just felt overly big and bulky on my head. they are very reliable and built like tanks, that's probably the only good thing I'd say about em. I much prefer my n700nc m2 (which are sadly now discontinued, although I got em for £50 barely used). it's no competition really, and the AKGs have the positive of being wireless (I use them to mix music and listen to music, and I trust them much more than the M50x). and while not having lots of low end extension, I honestly think koss' ksc75 is better for listening to music than the M50x (especially when you get yaxi pads+put them on a headband). both of em also don't suffer from the m50x's flaky headband issue as well, which is pretty nice :)

@orlock20 2 дня назад

These are neutral headphones. Technically they are for mixing. The reason why the frequencies are bad is whatever you are listening to is poorly mixed. Since you don't like any of the frequencies, what you are listening to is probably overly compressed.

@elliottsalt 2 дня назад

@@orlock20 actually no, neutral headphones don't sound bad. The sennheiser hd600 and hd650 (the hd6xx is just an hd650) are neutral headphones originally intended for studio use and are loved in the audiophile community, whereas the M50x are not. Plus, when looking at graphs the M50x don't measure as flat as the HD600 do (and on the two graphs of them that I looked at the M50x had pretty horrendous channel imbalance). I also know neutral isn't boring because I have speakers that I have EQd to be dead flat off of anechoic measurements, and they sound miles better than the M50x. The N700NC M2s I mentioned do have more subbass than the M50x (they are not bass canons though), but they are tuned smoother above 100hz. And don't have channel imbalance.

@orlock20 2 дня назад

@@elliottsalt Those headphones cost 3 times as much as the M50X. At that price, they should be better.

@elliottsalt 2 дня назад

@@orlock20 true, but just because something costs more doesn't mean it is better. There are a few examples in where expensive things are not worth buying or just plain bad. The KSC75 I mentioned, while not having much bass extension and being a different form factor, are still a headphone that cost 5*/4* less than the M50x yet have better channel matching between drivers and a smoother response than the M50x. I'd make a point that from 100hz and up the KSC75 graph better, and only get better when you put them on a headband+give them yaxi pads. from owning and using both for a long time I prefer the KSC75 (I say this as someone who *really* likes bass) My original point wasn't that you should buy the HD6x0 series over the M50x, they are 2 different headphones that do different things for different people. My point was that being neutral is not an excuse for being a bad headphone. If you want an alternative that's around the same price then I'd go for an AKG k361/k371 or the rode NTH-1 as they are just outright better.

@kareembigdream 7 дней назад

Had to sub nice video

@AustinDavisYT 6 дней назад

Appreciate you!

@fr3shm4n 2 месяца назад

How is your channel not bigger?

@AustinDavisYT 2 месяца назад

Appreciate that! Hopefully I’ll get there. Just gotta keep going 🫡

@hameleon80 22 дня назад

I had them for one day but back them because terrible bass booster

@pro-villager5689 Месяц назад

someone told me m40x is a better deal than m50x .. is that true?

@HozDHearts Месяц назад

M40s are more neutral, better for monitoring, m50x have a little bit warmer audio with better bass, just as good for monitoring but better for listening to music for general public, they are still top for anything you throw at them though, I would go for the m50xs as I prefer consuming content rather than creating it.

@AustinDavisYT Месяц назад

I have only ever used the M50x’s so I don’t have an opinion but @HozDHearts came in clutch with the great info. 🙌🏼

@damiandice7324 28 дней назад

When im looking at the Peeling Problems of the Headband, these Headphones are totally trash in my opinion, and they still dont managed to get rid of the low quality headbands...

@AustinDavisYT 24 дня назад

Yep the headband does peel over time. Still great headphones aside from that. The headband on mine didn't start peeling until years down the road too. Will have to agree to disagree here!

@venkata7226 22 дня назад

My father bought these headphones in 2019 and have been using them every day for at least 2 hours. Several months ago, the earpads started to peel off, and the headband is slightly damaged. So five years ain't that bad for the money they cost. Keep in mind that Audio-Technica solds spare earcups. Even peeled off, they still sound amazing, and I am considering buying them again

@imrickjames7012 20 дней назад

⁠@@venkata7226hey first thing I do with m50 is get velour pads they last pretty much forever and run less hot than whatever fake leather is used. I think there might be a silk type material headband wrap so it’s not a lot of friction and no peeling.