Audio-Technica ATH-R50x Professional Over-Ear Open-Back Reference Headphones

I've owned both the M30x and M40x. Both excellent headphones. I decided to try an open back model, and went with the R50x. Everything I liked about the last 2 headphones, but better. Everything is just better. The ONLY downside I can pinpoint is due to them being open back, sound bleeds in and out much easier, but if you're wearing open back studio reference headphones, I would expect you to be in a listening environment that compliments that. Don't buy open back headphones and expect active noise cancellation on a wireless pair of closed back headphones (what is with some of the people leaving these negative reviews who buy first, and get angry later when they realized after not reading anything about the product, and why does Amazon allow those reviews to stay up? People like Desiree shouldn't be allowed to buy anything for themselves. If you want a laugh, check out their review and their other reviews on their profile lmao) I digress, if you want the classic, clean referential sound stage that Audio Technica is known for, but you don't wanna jump to the R70xa just yet, *this* is for you. I'd argue the overwhelming majority of people wouldn't ever need to purchase the R70xas since these are incredible for the price. The comfort, build quality, and soundstage are fantastic for the price point. The really nice thing about AT headphones is you don't even really *need* a DAC, amplifier, or even equalizer to enjoy them, but if you have a DAC that you EQ through, then absolutely use it. I know some people complain about the bass on these being a bit quiet, but that has always been the case in my experience with reference headphones, including Sennheiser, but I think everyone should give EQing a good pair of headphones a shot. You can slightly bump up the bass in the software of your choosing on both mobile and PC, and I do recommend that if you feel the bass is too low. Whenever people who have never had a "quality" pair of headphones ask me for recommendations, I always immediately answer with Audio Technica, and everyone who has ever followed my advice has been pleased. If you're reading this, I think between the two giants of reference soundstages AT is superior, but you can't go wrong with either of them, especially these. Do yourself a favor and just buy it, let your ears get used to the sound and once they do, its hard not to want to use Audio Technica headphones whenever you can. Fantastic headphones.

I bought them primarily for gaming on my PC as they are known to have spacious sound with precise imaging and I love them for that. However, I didn't expect to like them that much for music as well. They have deep bunchy bass, balanced mids and can get a little loud in the treble area but not enough to cause fatigue or be sibilant. They are so light it's almost impossible, if you have very large ears or a very large head, they might not be for you because the ear cups are not very spacious; they're small in diameter but especially very narrow in depth. For me, luckily, I have small ears that fit perfectly in the cups.

Makes me wonder why I spent so much on Grado woodies and SE models! Simply wonderful. Beautiful looking as well - very AT aesthetic. Most comfortable headphones I have to boot. If I have to give a con the 5hz upper mids lift is a little overdone as reviews point out. Classical is my go to genre. So, whenever a harpsichord as an example comes into the mix it's at the fore and a very smidgen too 'sparkly'. I'm picking her, for the price it's pretty faultless, and some may actually love the con I've described. I'd advise a good Geekria hard case as an added investment.

Más claro que el agua con un bajo no invasivo, pero a la vez profundos, y ligeros, recomendados 👍🏻

my $40 wireless earbuds sound better than this. its like a kids toy. No low end, very muddy. The soundstage is really flat for open-back headphones. Also the detachable cable is proprietary. not much to like here. I did try them on a few different DACs so fairly sure its the headphones sounding bad.