Audio Technica ATH M50
Designed for the professional, the Audio Technica ATH M50 headphones seem to be the choice. The company has been around for a long time and knows how to reproduce sound. Reviews by current owners even pout them above similar items by Bose and Koss, among others
The Audio technical ATH M50 headphones are designed with sound reproduction as well as convenience and appearances. This makes them widely sough after in the recording, DJ and studio industries. Here are a few reasons why that is the case.
Popular Features – Audio Technica ATH M50
First, the circumaural earpieces turn out a full 180 degrees. For those times when listening with one ear is required, the Audio Technica ATH M50 phones suffice beautifully. Just swivel the ear can outward and hold it over your ear. Then you can use the other hand to adjust the soundboard or controls.
Audio Technical ATH M50 phones have a response range of between 15 and 2800 Hz. This means that the highs remain clear and crisp while the lows never get muddy or cloudy. The midrange response is phenomenal. The resulting sound reproduction is like decibel nirvana.
Concerned about storage or portability? Don’t be. The Audio Technica ATH M50 headphones collapse in to a nice, small bundle that can be stored easily in any drawer or under desk slider tray. Travelling DJs and beat mixers can take them anywhere easily. Keep them out of sight until you need to use them. Plus, they aren’t lying around getting dropped, beat up and possibly damaged. Huge plus.
The cord that comes off the ear cans is straight, then into a coil. The result is that you can walk a few feet away and not drag the cord on the floor. This also helps with the wear and tear on the cord, so the item has a longer life. Coiled the cable has a length of nearly 4 feet; uncoiled, it reaches over 9 ½ feet. If you are working with headphones a large part of the day, that is a huge factor.
On the end of that cord is a 1/8″ gold plated plug jack that can be used with most mp3 players or recording devices. The Audio Technica ATH M50 phones come with a screw on ¼” universal jack, also gold plated, to be used with all other studio equipment. The gold plating on the plug jacks provides a cleaner, more pure connection that lasts a long time and transfers the signal better than other metals.
Internally, the Audio Technica ATH M50 headphones are powered by a 45mm driver. This is a larger driver diameter than most headphones in this class. Add this to a magnet of neodymium and a voice coil of copper wire that is copper clad (CCAW) and the internal workings of these headphones is just as impressive as the external.
The Audio Technica ATH M50 headphones can accept 1600mW of input power at 1 kHz. With an input of that capability, these headphones will give you the clearest, crispest sound you can imagine. Couple this feature with 38 ohms of impedance and a 99db sensitivity level and these babies rock! Get enough volume to hear what is going on, pick out undesirable background noise and truly get the sound you are looking for.
The earpieces of the Audio Technica ATH M50 headphones have a closed back with cushions encircling them. Aside from comfort during those long recording or mixing sessions, the noise isolation is great. You only hear what is going on in your ears, NOT what is happening around you. You deserve that kind of focus and your client/artist deserves it, too.
The headband on the Audio Technica ATH M50 headphones is also padded do you do not get a headache or feel uncomfortable. That headband is adjustable, too, so it will definitely fit your head, even if you have a large melon. Comfort is the focus here and the Audio Technica ATH M50 headphones deliver beautifully.
With all of this top offer, you would think that we are about done here. Think again. The Audio Technica ATH M50 headphones pack all this quality in, and then give you a padded carry pouch to protect the phones in transit. If you have ever travelled between studios and wanted your own headphones, this makes a world of difference. That pouch protects the headphones from rain, snow and extreme heat or cold temperatures and they only weigh 1½ pounds total weight, cable and all.
Proud Owners of the Audio Technica ATH M50
But the proof of the pudding is in the tasting, so what do current owners have to say about the Audio Technica ATH M50 headphones?
One user says “I’ve had brands like Sony, Technics,Allan & Heath, and the first thing I noticed with these headphones was the crisp sound. Right off the bat the sound was bright and crisp.”
Another says “As a studio musician, I spend a lot of time with headphones on. I do a lot of comparing with my monitors. These cans are not biased. They do not have that box, mid-range thing going on. Smooth highs, great lows. If the music sounds good in these head phone, it sounds good on my monitors. “
Yet another says “The Audio-Technica ATH-M50′s are by far the best Headphones I have ever used. It is obvious to me that the goal of these phones is to produce an accurate, flat sound, and these do a heck of a job. They don’t have the overexaggerated bass like Beats. These are just great headphones for any kind of music: Acoustic, Rock, Classical, etc. Also the screw on 1/4″ adapter is very high quality.”
As you can see, the ATH M50 headphones are one of the best sets of professional headphones available. Comfort, sound reproduction and storage capabilities make the Audio Technica ATH M50 extremely attractive.
