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post #136 of 146
8/13/11 at 1:57am
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Originally Posted by achon View Post

Do either the 580 or m50 require amps? I'm trying to decide between these two, but would like to get a pair that those not need an amp. I will mostly play music from my macbook pro and iphone. 

I like to listen to hip-hop and rock, and also occasionally movies. Which has the better sound isolation and comfort? 

 

 

Thanks

Nope, neither the 580's nor the M50's require an amp to sound good. They should work just fine with your Macbook Pro and iPhone.  L3000.gif

 

Generally I've read that the M50's have better isolation and comfort compared to the HFI-580's. The 580's are known to clamp pretty tightly at first.
 

 

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post #137 of 146
8/13/11 at 2:12am

I prefer SR80 to M50's sound signature. SR80s are livelier :)

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post #138 of 146
8/13/11 at 2:17pm

Does the SQ of the 580 outweight the benefits of the comfort and more isolation of the m50's, or is the SQ so subtle that someone with a klipsch s4 wouldn't notice?

 

I'll be running them unamped. 


Edited by achon - 8/13/11 at 4:19pm
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post #139 of 146
8/13/11 at 4:27pm

These legit? they got the M50s for $79.99 with free shipping .

 

http://www.thepwnageshop.com/products/ATH-M50-%252d-headphones-%252d-Ear%252dcup,-Binaural.html

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post #140 of 146
8/13/11 at 4:52pm
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These legit? they got the M50s for $79.99 with free shipping .

 

http://www.thepwnageshop.com/products/ATH-M50-%252d-headphones-%252d-Ear%252dcup,-Binaural.html



2 good 2 be true..

It does not seem right..

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post #141 of 146
8/13/11 at 5:01pm

Yea looks too good to be true but http://www.overclock.net/sound-cards-computer-audio/1080906-audio-technica-ath-m50-3.html . Better safe than sorry? 

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post #142 of 146
8/13/11 at 5:09pm

Yeap,better safe than sorry...wink.gif

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post #143 of 146
12/29/11 at 12:56am

great review man. i bought mine after reading yours

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post #144 of 146
2/11/12 at 12:22pm

To me out of the "bass-cans" the HFI-580 is over all better than M50s, HFI-780, DT770, SRH-750DJ, XB700, XB500 and Pro 700 MK2.

 

Speaking of the closed cans I have owned, only the D2000 is on par with the HFi-580, but it has definitely another kind of sound presentation.

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post #145 of 146
2/12/12 at 12:13am
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Originally Posted by Nordwestlicht View Post

To me out of the "bass-cans" the HFI-580 is over all better than M50s, HFI-780, DT770, SRH-750DJ, XB700, XB500 and Pro 700 MK2.

 

Speaking of the closed cans I have owned, only the D2000 is on par with the HFi-580, but it has definitely another kind of sound presentation.



Try PRO900. You will forget about HFI-580 wink.gif

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post #146 of 146
2/12/12 at 1:29am

I don't know where the claims of a tight clamp came from on the 580's. Mine were comfortable right out of the box, and I can wear them for 6 or 7 hours straight. Probably just me and my small head redface.gif

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