I just bought some M50's about a week ago, and I was a little disappointed at first, but after some burn in, they really did improve.  They do sound good right out of my ipod.  Amplification seemed to help more when they were new.  Now, the sound straight out of the source is definitely...

I've been lurking for a while.  My uncle gave me a cmoy kit which I built.  Once it was done, I thought, Gee, I don't own a decent pair of headphones.  So after obsessing over headphones for a while, I decided on the ATH-M50.  At first, I was disappointed, but after a week of using them for 2...

Speakers take time to break in.  It takes time for the adhesives to cure fully, and this process is aided by use at moderate volumes.  Also, over time, the magnets in the drivers can demagnitize a little.  How much does this effect the sound over say 100 hours? Probably not much.  I have to...