ATH-M50x

Plugged their ATH-M50x into a new DAC and found they kind of suck, relegating them to a drawer.

Bought the ATH-M50x and M40x; both sounded good but hurt their ears, so they returned them.

Has had the ATH-M50x for 11 years and still likes it: great build, comfortable and amazing bass.

Used the ATH-M50x for five years and loved it until the hinge broke.

Owns the ATH-M50x for work and really likes the sound; it is among their favourites.

Has the ATH-M50x and loves it.

Still loves their ATH-M50x's fun sound, but the small pads clamp on the ears and become fatiguing.

Has used their ATH-M50x for nearly a decade for videos and gaming; the pads and headband leather wore out and had to be replaced.

Found their first-gen ATH-M50x after 6-7 years in its box and it still sounds like new.

The ATH-M50x was their first better headphone; they still love it and use it for travel.

Is fine with the sound of their ATH-M50x, which has been working for years.

Still uses their ATH-M50x when they want closed backs, though the pads are worn out.

Their wired ATH-M50x served them well for around seven years until one side stopped working.

Has had their ATH-M50x for several years and uses it for long computer sessions, but a part broke so it no longer sits right.

Hates listening to their ATH-M50x; its tuning is only good for tracking because it makes a metronome cut through.

Owned the ATH-M50x from the start of their hobby and finds it weirdly U-shaped.

Cannot recommend the ATH-M50x for music because it is very piercing in songs with treble.

Has been very happy with their ATH-M50x for ten years, using it for everything; it has survived being dropped hundreds of times.

Owned the ATH-M50x for 7-9 years until the brittle plastic hinge snapped while changing pads.

Severely disappointed with the ATH-M50x and wants something with more bass.

Picked up the ATH-M50x for DJing and was also unimpressed coming from Denon HP800.

The headband on their old ATH-M50x was disintegrating, so they made a new leather one.

After four years with the M40x, their new ATH-M50x just arrived and they love Audio-Technica.

Has had their ATH-M50x for 11 years and, apart from the commonly broken swivel part, it has held up well.

Still uses the ATH-M50x as a daily driver for casual gaming and music; it beats any gaming headset at its price.

Their ATH-M50x served them well for eight years until the plastic parts gave up.

Owns the ATH-M50x and FiiO FT1; both are comfortable but the M50x pads are too shallow.

Loves their ATH-M50x and thinks it is probably the best bang for the buck.

Upgraded from the M20x to the ATH-M50x for e-drums and hates it: boxy, hollow and terribly harsh.

Loves the sound and design of their used ATH-M50x, but the clamp is weak.

Loved the ATH-M50x instantly; good enough for fun listening with detail for mixing, and still using it 12 years on.

Owns the ATH-M50x and M50xBT2 and finds the BT2, used wired and powered off, sounds almost identical.

Has had their ATH-M50x since 2017; decent build and a good amount of bass.

Bought ATH-M50x pairs in 2017 and 2022, which became their main headphones for general and DJ use.

Burning in their ATH-M50x but plans to return it, preferring the HD 598SE they love.

Just got the ATH-M50x as roughly their twelfth pair and has come to appreciate its fun sound.

Their ATH-M50x broke just weeks ago.

Loving their gunmetal ATH-M50x, which is superior to any headphones they had and feels super robust.

Has had both; the ATH-M50x has more but well-articulated bass and a wider soundstage than the M40x.

Uses their ATH-M50x as intended, as studio monitoring and mixing headphones on a USB interface.

Their ATH-M50x has a nice, clean profile.

Prefers the ATH-M50x to the AKG K371 and K361, which lack seal and clamp.

Bought the ATH-M50x after YouTube hype but found it underwhelming with terrible vocals out of the box.

Calls their ATH-M50x overhyped: rolled-off sub-bass, recessed mids, harsh highs, narrow soundstage and poor build.

Only realised how treble-heavy their ATH-M50x was after switching to the HD 6XX.

Their ATH-M50x beats the HD 6XX for bass and fun listening, but the 6XX makes a joke of it for imaging.

Finds the ATH-M50x okay for comfort with stock pads and much better with replacements.

Has had the ATH-M50x forever but rarely grabs it since getting DT 770s, which have a far wider soundstage.

Really liked the ATH-M50x for six months, with awesome bass and treble, but then fatigue set in after an hour.

Thought the ATH-M50x sounded kind of bad when they bought it.

Spent five years with the ATH-M50x but never enjoyed it: bright, missing mids, and sub-bass without impact.

Their ATH-M50x is fine to wear with glasses.

Has used the ATH-M50x daily for more than ten years. The headband pleather cracked after a few years (rewrapped with bike bar tape) and a small hinge stop broke around year eight or nine, hurting comfort and seal until fixed with zip ties; otherwise still going.

“I’ve been daily-driving a pair of Audio-Technica ATH-M50x for 10+ years. They’ve worn down in the usual ways, but I’m surprised how far a couple non-standard fixes got me:”