@Music Alchemist. Thanks for those measurements. I was unfamiliar with that website, great resource! However, the graphs in this case do not accurately represent my subjective experience. I might not have the experience to pinpoint exactly what I don't like about the M50x's, but I'm not a...

Redcarmoose, I agree completely that my experience is colored heavily by my previous experiences with other headphones, and that a user with different experience will think very differently of the M50x. I remember my first 'real' headphones being a pair of Sennheiser HD205's; a tightly clamping...

Well maybe the culprit is my ears then, with respect to the bass. I haven't found a single person online saying they enjoy the bass boost on the AKG K181's but to me it sounds better with than without the boost.

ps. it sounds impressively spacious, more so than the Grado's, and if it weren't for the completely overpowering treble I think it would be a nice pair of cans, even though I'm not in love with the bass. So, I don't think it's counterfeit. If that were the case I'm fairly certain it would sound...

BartSimpson1976; it definitely has the outward appearance of a legit product, but the sound quality is frankly not what I expected based on the price and the reviews here and elsewhere. I got it from a major electronics chain with which I've had plenty satisfactory transactions in the past. It...

Thanks for the comment and the rep :)

Motivation for purchase At work I'm moving from my own office to a space I share with colleagues. I love my Grado SR60e's but they are very leaky so I was looking for a closed pair of cans. I was undecided between the Audio Technica M50x and the AKG K181 DJ UE. The AT got better reviews but was...