The Audio Technica M50 studio monitor appreciation thread - Page 78

hey so is anyone getting a rattle sound from one of the drivers at certain low frequencies? It's very annoying, and I really want to get rid of them for that. 

yeah, i also get a strange rattle sound, its like the earcup is hitting the part its attached to, is that what you hear

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Originally Posted by AndresVilla 

yeah, i also get a strange rattle sound, its like the earcup is hitting the part its attached to, is that what you hear

yeah, I guess something like that:/ I hate it - - 

Maybe a screw came loose?

/easyfix

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Originally Posted by J.Pocalypse 

Maybe a screw came loose?

 

/easyfix

tried didn't work :/ Imma open them up again tomorrow and play some music while they are open to see what's wrong

Mine have never rattled.

No rattles here.

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Originally Posted by jdip 

No rattles here.

+1

I'm jelly - - 

Nope no rattling..

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Originally Posted by AndresVilla 

yeah, i also get a strange rattle sound, its like the earcup is hitting the part its attached to, is that what you hear

Hey yeah, so I tried putting pressure against the plastic covering going right over the headphones, and that seemed to do the trick, only problem is that I can't think of a long term solution. I did open them up and there were no internal malfunctions, except for the surface of the driver behind the plastic mesh. 

Hey guys !

so I just received a pair of M50WH on top of my older M50, while I haven't actually burned them in yet I still do believe they sound a bit different from my older M50s, but that may just be the padding. Oh, BTW they did change the padding found on the M50, it's plushier, thicker, and imo comfier. However, because of the thicker pads the headband will not form against your head, but instead put  that pressure on a smaller portion of your head, which may possibly render bothersome. I didn't actually think the clamping force was excessive, but that may be subject to the fact that I do love my headphones hugging my head. 
Now, aesthetically the M50WH is absolutely gorgeous, the white paint has just the slightest gloss and  it really works out nicely. Now considering my older M50s are pretty beat up, I thought the new M50WH had much more rigid joints, in a good way. This really favors portability and its folding up feature. 

Just in terms of sound, their wonderful. I don't understand why some people are starting to doubt the M50 bang for the buck. I still think it is one of the best, if not the best, for under 150, even though they used to be able to be found for more around 120. Still, they sound terrific, maintaining a fun yet accurate sound. I found the bass nice and punchy; the mids were, imo, more forward than the older M50; and the treble has a bite, but is still not fatiguing. While the sound stage isn't particularly large, it is spacious and does a good job of surrounding you with lush mids. 

Hopefully, I'll be writing a more thorough review once they are done burning in  :D

Oh BTW, still can't get over how versatile these are, and no rattle on these, so i wonder what is was for my other ones, wasn't noticeable, but still there if you looked for it. 

 

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Originally Posted by OmarCCX 

Mine have never rattled.

x2 

No rattle hear either.   If your running compressed music or audio that clip's the M50's are extremely sensitive poorly encoded audio.   (Could be a possible explantion for the "rattle" or cracking sounds yall folks are hearing.   I hear it to from time to time and its ALWAYS the source.

Hey guys I would really appreciate it if you would check out my review of the ATH-M50WHs, there are a lot of nice big high quality pics in there ^^ - http://www.head-fi.org/t/614824/a-beautiful-take-on-beautiful-sound-a-review-of-the-audio-technica-ath-m50wh