The Audio Technica M50 studio monitor appreciation thread - Page 80

Has anyone here experienced the fading graphics at the sides of the M50's? Any solutions to this? Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.. :)

Fading graphics?

 

There's nothing printed on the M50s cups. It's all molded plastic.

I meant the words "ATH M50" and "Studio Monitor Headphones".. The fading gets worse every 3 weeks or so.. 

I've been looking for this thread for a while. 

 

I own a ATH-M50S. Because I also own the HD800, I rarely buy other headphones, but the M50 just has a special place in my collection. I can't seem to get rid of it. It's the best $99 I've ever spent, and certainly the best headphone in my collection in terms of value for money.

 

Ooohhh... Yeah. That. Well, when your headphones aren't on your head, do you have a stand, or do you place them, cup down? I bought my M50s used. They'd gone through two other head-fier's by the time they got to me, and the printing you're talking about, still looks brand new on mine.

Edited by J.Pocalypse - 8/21/12 at 6:13am

Well of course I put it on a stand.. What the hell has the former owner of my M50's cleaning it with? ..   I know it doesn't affect the sound but I'm kind of OC on how my M50's are looking right now..

MY ATH-M50 just arrived three hours ago. Initial listening was underwhelming :(
I bought them to upgrade from my klipsch image s4, yet the s4s sound better :/
The s4s have fuller sound with more detail and resolution. The s4s have better vocals and overall more engaging sound.
 

moving from IEMs to headphones can be quite a shocker for some, it will grow on you. 

Will they sound better after the burning in process?

Is it normal that the s4s slightly outperform the M50?

Yep.

Thats not normal, perhaps you have a fake M50. Did you buy it from an authorized retailer?
My first M50 was underwhelming too and it was because it was a fake. They look exactly the same but sound different.

I own both the s4i and the M50s, and to me the M50 sounds better. yeah, make sure you have a real one.

Howdy,

I got my ATH M50wh a little while ago. I have to admit when I started listening to them I wasn't impressed. To sum it up in a word they sounded "sloppy" to me. I at first went back to using my iems more.

But after listening to them for some hours now I am really liking the sound. They no longer sound sloppy to me and I use them all the time now.

Has anyone experienced this "burn in" period or is this basically all in my head (no pun intended).

Doc

you know, I don't believe in burn in.  What I do believe in is your ears just get use to the changes of going from one type of headphone/IEM to another and then you start to see or notice it's beauty.

 

Again, this is just me.