[Playstation]

another headphone i have always considered trying out are the ATH M50's. based of the pictures alone, they don't look like they would be as comfortable as everyone says they are. given what i am looking for in comfort, would the ATH M50's be something to bother with? keep in mind, i would want to swap out the pads for velour or suede.

 

[pjones5]

another headphone i have always considered trying out are the ATH M50's. based of the pictures alone, they don't look like they would be as comfortable as everyone says they are. given what i am looking for in comfort, would the ATH M50's be something to bother with? keep in mind, i would want to swap out the pads for velour or suede.

I think the M50x's are plenty comfortable - I did a pad-swap but with a pleather alternative. I also like the sound signature of the M50x's (though not everyone does).

 

[AKGman]

The main thing for headphones (in terms of comfort) is that circumaural (over-ear) are better than on-ear phones, when you're wearing them for a long period of time.
Personally I prefer leather/pleather pads to velour ones.

 

[earmonger]

I don't have the ATH-M50X, but when I was researching I ran across a lot of complaints about the hinge breaking.
https://hingefix.fun/

I also got to try them briefly at a store, and I thought they sounded muddy (didn't like the ATH-M40X either). The ATH-R70X I recommended above are an entirely different construction.