Anaxilus
Headphoneus Supremus
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Could just be minor production variances that yield noticeable differences in impressions. My white boxed M50S was great.
Having heard and owned both blue-box and white-box variants of the ATH-M50 (though no special editions), I can confirm that the earlier version had more bass emphasis and much more recessed mids. The later version is still a bit recessed to my ears, though, if much improved from the old, bassy version.
Ps: The m50s on commute? You are a brave manamong all the Beats-users. I'm sure a few have given you condescending looks.
even though I wasnt around when the m50 was getting rave reviews, I believe they were around $100 when they first released. this is a pretty good value for what they give you, assuming you are into their sound sig.
from my limited exp with the m50, I didn't find the mids to be extremely recessed, but clearly not forward in any way whatsoever.
I am looking to upgrade from my Sony MDR XB-500s. I thought the M50s would be a good choice because of the improved clarity without sacrificing all of the bass. However, the idea of overly recessed mids kind of turns me off. Does anybody have any recommendations? I listen to a variety of music including a lot of hip hop and electronic music so I don't want to sacrifice too much bass extension or impact.
My M50's mids don't sound recessed. And to say that the HFI models do a "better job" is a pretty silly statement. They both have their strengths, the HFI's being better bass, the M50's being better all-rounders with better treble.
M50's have overpowered bass mate
the HFI-580 focus on mids with a tight bass response, without being bloated.
your point is "invalid"