M40's underlooked?
Sep 22, 2010 at 6:01 PM Thread Starter Post #1 of 15
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The m40's have better specs other then the 5mm smaller drivers according to the website, im a noob still so that 5mm might be a big difference.
 
Inform me why the m50's are "better"
 
M50
http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/headphones/57a64f4a9fdbefd9/index.html
 
M40
http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/headphones/7c784888146c212e/index.html
 
Sep 23, 2010 at 1:19 PM Post #2 of 15
I constantly wonder why the M50's get more press here than the M40FS's.  The M40fs's would seem to be the better (and more accurate and more neutral) headphone !!  :)
 
Sep 23, 2010 at 5:00 PM Post #4 of 15
The ATH-M40fs is quite a good headphone for the money, no doubt about that.
Personally I've enjoyed a lot more the D40fs (the M40's bass enhanced sibling), a headphone that stayed with me for many years.
 
Now ... before bringing the M50 into the mix, a few things need to be noted.
Both M40 and D40 are quite old designs (late 90's). They were originally called ATH-M40/D40, followed by the "fs" versions at some point in ~2003.
For many years they were the only Audio-Technica pro models you could buy in Europe. I guess their success was seriously limited by the established heavy weights in their category - AKG K240 and Sennheiser HD280.
 
The M50 is IMO a natural evolution of the older M40/D40, with better sound and increased popularity.
I don't think any M50 owners will ever feel the urge to swap their headphones for a M40/D40.
 
 
 
 
 
Sep 23, 2010 at 11:54 PM Post #5 of 15
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audiofil said:
I don't think any M50 owners will ever feel the urge to swap their headphones for a M40/D40. 
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I agree, although the comparison is probably a little unfair at about half the price. What does the "fs" stand for, do you know?
 
 
Sep 26, 2010 at 5:20 PM Post #10 of 15
I always took FS to mean ... flat spectrum.  As opposed to the bass heavy M50's. 
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Sep 27, 2010 at 3:38 AM Post #12 of 15


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priest said:
 

Thanks guys, but I just figured out it means "field-serviceable."
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Is that a guess?  Or you got that confirmed somehow?  Just curious ... 
 
Sep 28, 2010 at 12:11 AM Post #14 of 15
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kevin brown said:
Is that a guess?  Or you got that confirmed somehow?  Just curious ... 
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It was a deduction. AT only gives that designation to headphones in their studio line, and only two of them have it: the ATH-D40fs and the ATH-M40fs. Both of these models have "field-serviceable" in their product taglines, and no others do. Tell all your friends!
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http://www.audio-technica.com/cgi-bin/product_search/headphones/headphones.pl?select_3=Studio%20Headphones
 
 
Sep 28, 2010 at 3:23 AM Post #15 of 15

 
priest said:
It was a deduction. AT only gives that designation to headphones in their studio line, and only two of them have it: the ATH-D40fs and the ATH-M40fs. Both of these models have "field-serviceable" in their product taglines, and no others do. Tell all your friends!
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http://www.audio-technica.com/cgi-bin/product_search/headphones/headphones.pl?select_3=Studio%20Headphones
 
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I'll buy that for a dollar.  :)  Especially since the "D" model can't be considered "flat spectrum" with its enhanced bass.  :-D
 
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