[AhokZYashA]

my M50 is the newer batch..
but unfortunately i got a hard pad, the pad pleather is like a car seat. 
it dont offer as good isolation, but i think the SQ is not affected much..
 
i A/B'd the newer and the older batch, and the newer batch is slightly better sounding, because of the more agrresive mid from the older batch..

 

[Kubiak]

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my M50 is the newer batch..
but unfortunately i got a hard pad, the pad pleather is like a car seat. 
it dont offer as good isolation, but i think the SQ is not affected much..
 
i A/B'd the newer and the older batch, and the newer batch is slightly better sounding, because of the more agrresive mid from the older batch..

dude i've had mine for about 3-4 months now and the pleather is cracking all around and you'd be wise to put the headphone around a small pillow overnight because the pressure and heat really gets to ya'. PS: Don't yank the cord out of a socket by anything but the chrome plug (my spring came out of the socket and it's kinda annoying).

 

[juman231]

If I dropped my M50 slightly, or if I traveled to high altitudes with the headphones and listened to them, is there possibility the diaphragm might have problems? Just curious, since I'm about to take a trip to mountain and am planning to listening to it on the long drive.

 

[Anaxilus]

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If I dropped my M50 slightly, or if I traveled to high altitudes with the headphones and listened to them, is there possibility the diaphragm might have problems? Just curious, since I'm about to take a trip to mountain and am planning to listening to it on the long drive.

Dropping perhaps, altitude no.  

 

[juman231]

So, if no physical damage was done to the headphone, altitude change would not affect sound quality?

 

[Anaxilus]

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So, if no physical damage was done to the headphone, altitude change would not affect sound quality?

Unless you are in the Himalayas I doubt you would notice much difference in SQ.  The vacuum of space might be a different story, haven't tried it myself.  Yet....

 

[Mushrooshi]

Are there any pics of people with these cans on their neck? I need to know how... "neckable" they are.

 

[AhokZYashA]

no its not neckable..
the cup is too big to be neckable..
even if the headband is extended the furthest.
 
but it depends on how big your neck size

 

[Slaughter]

I am 6'3" and I can neck it all day long and that is only on 5 notches.
 
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no its not neckable..
the cup is too big to be neckable..
even if the headband is extended the furthest.
 
but it depends on how big your neck size

 

[AhokZYashA]

at least its not neckable on me..
 
dunno bout anyone else..

 

[neato]

 
Neckable. I'm 5'10" with an average build, and as you can see, it's fine with the cups down. If you have them up, you can't look down at all.

 

[JRoMan]

My new M50s were waiting for me after I got home from work

Still working on hour 1. Initial impressions are good. Comfort-wise I think they'll be an improvement over my on-ear Denons for long listening sessions. I'll run them in overnight and do more listening tomorrow.
 

 

[DeadWather]

why at the first audition she was bad?

 

[JRoMan]

Sorry if this has been posted before...I was just watching the live in-studio footage that came with the John Legend & the Roots: Wake Up! Album from iTunes and it looks like John Legend is wearing M50s (or maybe it's another AT can but they look like M50s)!

If they are good enough for John Legend, they're good enough for me, lol :rolleyes:

 

[Anaxilus]

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Sorry if this has been posted before...I was just watching the live in-studio footage that came with the John Legend & the Roots: Wake Up! Album from iTunes and it looks like John Legend is wearing M50s (or maybe it's another AT can but they look like M50s)!

If they are good enough for John Legend, they're good enough for me, lol

Yup those are M50's for sure.  Makes sense as he is a Piano guy.  They have that nice rich, natural timbre and resonance and decay that really shines on good Piano sources.  The next best I've heard in that regard are the D7000 (M50 being more 'fun' in that regard) and hopefully my T50rp when I'm done modding.