Audio-Technica ATH-M50 Professional Studio Monitor Headphones

Studio monitors! Can't mix without 'em!

For actually hearing my music

this headphones are really cheap for the sound quality who you gives...is a good choice for studio headphones!

they sound amazing

FLying lotus uses these headphones? damnnn i want em now

Used in the studio to reference productions, and used by the vocalist in the booth. Great sound and wide dynamic range!

their good sounding headphones

Great headphones for listening, tracking, and mixing. I use these all the time when monitors are not available. Once you learn their frequency response, you can get some pretty flat mixes out of them. The bass is a little hyped and theres a treble boost that will make you think your mixes are brighter than they actually are.

These are fantastic. I wear them nearly 8 hours a day.

this set of cans are not equalized just like the other head sets (beats, leaning on bass etc). it was made to make you hear what the musicians want you to hear. BUT BUT... the headbands and the leather copy easily disintegrate, about 2 years of used. And unfortunately, there are no replacement parts.

Great Heaphones!

I rarely get studio time at home, take these things with me everywhere and do 99% of my work on them. Great, flat response and trustworthy sound. They take a beating, too!

Edit: A few years on now, and I'll never go back to ATH-M50s. Their stereo-image is poor, they aren't very flat at all and tend to overhype the low end quite a bit. Good for sketching out tracks but definitely not good to mix on. I've since upgraded to a pair of Focal Spirit Pros and a pair of Shure SRH1540s and both are leagues above the M50s in pretty much every aspect.

I love the frequency response in these, and the crisp audio you get from square one.

your beats by dre will become bitch by dre after these

These Headphones are very good for mixing and recording!

If you live with other people and you don't have a studio, chances are you're not going to get a lot of "aloud" time with your production. A good flat-response pair of studio monitor headphones is crucial for hearing EXACTLY what you're creating.

These headphones are studio-reference and very true to the mix. I recently jumped from Sony XB950AP Extra Bass headphones and as any serious music producer would tell you, any headphone with enhancements such as "extra bass" are detrimental to your mix.

Comparing the two is like night and day; I listened to a mix without these and then put them on; the playback was nearly identical, unlike any consumer-based products, which give an entirely different sound than what's coming from your monitors.

These headphones are expensive if you're new to music but the quality upgrade is perfect if you're no longer a beginner and moving into the intermediate stage.

I like them because they have good low range. LOUD AF if you take them off your head, do not bring these on a plane the guy next to you will hate you.

For the mobile DJ life, plastic typically doesn't cut it. I actually have the X edition which I believe the highs are a little higher and the bass is a little boomier. They sound great, I love hearing them in contrast with my studio monitors.

Brilliant balance, listen to high end like never before! great build quality , truly great for both live and studio purposes!

First thing I noticed when I switched over from my Bose headphone was the volume increase with the M50. As such for low impedance and throughput. Clarity if very good, very well spread out through al frequency ranges. Would buy again.

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Another one of John's studio headphones, and occasionally he'll wear them in public due to how compact they are.

For actually hearing my music

always bring these to sessions they always have uncomfortable over ears this is my solution

Amazingly flat headphones! I use these ALL the time!

my everyday studio headphone, also used for pickup and pre-amp sound check

Great sound and quality buit !!

These headphones are great - their clarity is through the roof, especially in the bass and high-frequency ranges, aren't too incredibly expensive and they come with three different cords to plug into different sized audio jacks, so you likely won't have to buy other cables unless you need something non-standard. My only issue with them is that upon first use, they have quite a bit of a V shaped frequency response (The low and high-frequency ranges are better pronounced than the mids) and I'm not sure if this goes away with time (I've heard that this is true but haven't had them long enough to experience it) but I've been able to fix it for the most part by applying some equalization to audio before it goes to the headphones. Once you do this, they sound much, much better. In fact, I haven't had many pairs of high-quality headphones in my life, but I would definitely say that these are much better than any I'd had before once you adjust for the V-curve. They aren't the most comfortable headphones I've ever had, but they certainly aren't the most uncomfortable, and I can use them for hours at a time with pretty much no issue, although trying to wear them for the majority of a day with no breaks does become a bit of an issue, but that might just be me.

fxcking great studio monitors