[Noah H]

I don't know if you bought something already. But the takstar hi2050 are really good and $60 on amazon. I bought a pair and think they are about equal to my soundmagic hp100.

 

[dissembled]

I own the HD-25 IIs, DT1350s, Amperiors, AD900, M50s and the Vmoda M80s. The M50xs bests them all in my honest opinion. By a long shot. The M50xs are simply the best sounding phones I've owned so far. And the matte gray version is sexy as heck to boot.

 

[Music Alchemist]

I've owned around 50 headphones (see profile) and would rank the M50x smack dab in the middle in terms of sound quality.

 

[DynamikeB]

It's a solid headphone, but personally, I preferred the ATH M40X.  Lighter, and more balanced / fun sound.  IMHO

 

[Music Alchemist]

  It's a solid headphone, but personally, I preferred the ATH M40X.  Lighter, and more balanced / fun sound.  IMHO

 
Yup, I preferred the M40x and even M30x over the M50x, mainly due to the latter's overwhelming bass that can make things sound muddy sometimes. If I had equalized them all, I wouldn't be surprised if the M50x won.

 

[DynamikeB]

I have not read every post and thread here, but quickly, is there a difference in sound ATH M50 vs M50X?

 

[ssrock64]

  I have not read every post and thread here, but quickly, is there a difference in sound ATH M50 vs M50X?

For the most part, no. The M50X is an updated model of the M50 with removable cables, other cosmetic modifications, and slight changes in tuning, but overall it sounds the same as the classic model.

 

[DynamikeB]

It's what I guessed.  Wanted to have more accurate impressions.  Thanks ssrock64.

 

[Roderick]

DynamikeB, Try this: http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/legend-continues-audio-technica-ath-m50x#LZra4DeqRoxiYtBO.97

 

[dissembled]

  I have not read every post and thread here, but quickly, is there a difference in sound ATH M50 vs M50X?

I own both and I can confirm that they sound very different from each other; the M50X is an upgrade in every way in my honest opinion. Then again, maybe my original M50s are fake and that may account for the sound quality difference I'm hearing.

 

[DynamikeB]

Thank you for your answers on this.

 

[Mad Max]

I own the HD-25 IIs, DT1350s, Amperiors, AD900, M50s and the Vmoda M80s. The M50xs bests them all in my honest opinion. By a long shot. The M50xs are simply the best sounding phones I've owned so far. And the matte gray version is sexy as heck to boot.

 
Portables versus an open-back versus M50.  Bloody brilliant comparison.
 
Now go try SRH840, HD380pro, DT770pro, K553, and the M-Audio HDH50/Akai MPC/Denon HP2000.  All within the same price bracket, and fellow (edit: full-sized) closed-backs.
M50x gets wrecked by them all.

 

[paraphn]

go try SRH840, HD380pro, DT770pro, K553, and the M-Audio HDH50/Akai MPC/Denon HP2000.  All within the same price bracket, and fellow (edit: full-sized) closed-backs.
M50x gets wrecked by them all.

welp, I tried srh840 and they sound just like m50's with slight improvement on the clarity of highs. but they a very uncomfortaple to wear, and they break easily. (m50's are not hard to break too, tho)
and I tried DT770 (32ohm, because it is fair comparison) and their highs are toothshatteringly overwhelming. they have huuge peak at 10khz (or somewhere else high, i don't really care what graphs say) which cuts my ears and splits my head in half. i can't understand how people can promote them as a replacement for m50 (or how can they even pay their own money for this sadistic product. they are just painfull to listen. but i understand, it's taste thing).
 
also I tried:
V-moda crossfire LP which sounds like an ass. a lot of bass, and very stupid bulky bass.
V-moda crossfire M-100 which sounds pretty but has very hard V-shaped feeling to it.
AKG K550 MKII same bass ass as LP
Koss Pro4s has weirdly pleasing sound with good detail on highs (in some cases better than m50's), but a bit poor on a bass side.
Ultrasone 880 sounds like M-100. a bit more polite but still a bit v-shaped and on a bass side
Sony MDR-1a just an ass
Sony MDR-7520 have very weird unnatural and cheap sounding highs. like every cymbal is recorded in mp3 and then played along with other musicians.
Yamaha HPH-MT220 sounds cool, and weirdly cool, because very different from coolness of m50's, although i don't know how to describe it. like it is more strict and electric (yeah, every epithet sounds stupid). their highs are a bit on a harsh side, but not even close to be as painfull as beyer's.
all of them i listened with Fiio X1 and a bunch of flacs by Soen, Meshuggah and Wild Cherry
 
What should i try next, sensei? I'm on  a quest to find a pair of closed-back over-ear headphones that sound like m50 (or better) in a twice as m50x pricerange but more durable than them. (because they have idiotic design of earcup hinges and break apart very easily)

 

[CaveManta]

Oh, man, I'm using my M50 while playing hardcore free-for-all in Black Ops 3. And man, these cans are fantastic for gaming! I'm hardly missing the AD900x. Sound positioning/directionality is spot-on, except for when sounds come from directly behind. I won 4 or 5 matches in a row, thanks to these awesome cans.

Hey, paraphn, you should try the ATH-MSR7, if you can. I've heard good things about it. I enjoyed reading your thoughts and opinions about the M50, by the way!

 

[paraphn]

i tried MSR7, and they shat their bed on highs. (some cymbals sound just painful)
i also tried Oppo PM-3 as you suggested in pm and was not blown away by sheer awesomeness of the sound (and did not liked it either, to be honest). Roland RH-300 are much much cleaner (although they sound boring and analytic but dayumn those highs are cleanest) for less than a half of Oppo's price.