Audio Technica M-50 vs Akg K 701

if you just want a small accurate low bass that isn't offensive for classical music k701 would be ur choice

otherwise I wouldn't go for the k701 if you are looking for bass

akg is like high end shit. go with m50 though if u don't want to use amp. 

Probably M50 is the safer choice.  It has good power in the bass -- and doesn't require specialized amp. 

It is a closed headphone, unlike the open k701 with emphatically needs a high quality headphone amp to drive it. 

Closed headphones are what you need if there are other people around who might be bothered by the sound.

I use M50s at work so I can listen to reggae at suitably righteous sound levels.  I'm shoulder to shoulder with my cube mates, so no open 'phones would be acceptable. 

At home I almost always go to my k702s with separate amp.

Phiaton MS400, HFI-580, V-Moda Crossfade, Sony XB500 and a couple others ALL have more bass than the M50 if that is a big priority of yours.

What about quality?

Nope I haven't. Literally the only place I have heard of that issue is on one amazon review with a bunch of comments on it. Other than that I've found nothing and experienced nothing of the sort. Even googling it I can't find anything other than that one amazon review. I like them, the bass is amazing if you like hip-hop/rock.

 

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Originally Posted by wisher75 

 I looked up the V-Moda phones, and heard the had problems cracking due to torqued screws. Have you had this problem?

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Originally Posted by ziweiwu 

akg is like high end shit. go with m50 though if u don't want to use amp. 

Again, there are other credible options BESIDES the M50s that would work for the OP, and no AKGs are not s***.  Their line is a excellent one.

Try HD280

http://www.headphone.com/headphones/sennheiser-hd-280-pro.php