I finally brokedown and purchased the the ATH-M50s from my local GC... As you can probably tell from the title, I'm very impressed... I also own the Sony 7506 and AKG-240S headphones. I like the Sony's, but they're so "bright" they wear me out after a while. The AKGs are easy on the ears but by design they're not (noise reducing) so you get stick noise when using them..
So, here's my opinion of the M-50s... I realize headphone choice is subjective, but in case you're in the market, here's my take:
Pros: Excellent Highs/Lows/Mids... (Seriously, they sound wonderful)
Well built (very comfortable/no slippage)
Total isolation (No outside noise at all)
NO distortion (Even at high volumes "believe me, they get very loud,"
there is no distortion at all)
Cons: Cost
($149.00)
Sweat Factor (Yep.. They fit quite tightly and will cause a breakout of
moisture around your ears)
Cord (Instead of the wonderful system AKG uses, ATH uses the spiral
type which could be problematic to some users).
The sound reproduction is truly amazing. Very deep resonant sound and very accurate. I really loved the 7506s so I did a comparison with the two using my Zune while playing the TD-20... Wow... The 7506s sound so "shallow" now compared to the M50s...
I know not everyone will agree, but it's only an opinion and maybe it will give someone out there a direction to take when looking for cans...
BTW... I've really missed you guys.. We've been working on our home to get it ready to sell, so I had the TD20s locked up in storage for a while.. I had major withdrawals and had to self medicate by reading the forum and soaking in the info you guys posted while I was away...
I will be completely re-energized after tomorrow night.. Cheap Trick/Heart/Journey will be performing in Oklahoma City!!! I'll be there thinking about you guys.... NOT!!!!!!!!!
So, here's my opinion of the M-50s... I realize headphone choice is subjective, but in case you're in the market, here's my take:
Pros: Excellent Highs/Lows/Mids... (Seriously, they sound wonderful)
Well built (very comfortable/no slippage)
Total isolation (No outside noise at all)
NO distortion (Even at high volumes "believe me, they get very loud,"
there is no distortion at all)
Cons: Cost

Sweat Factor (Yep.. They fit quite tightly and will cause a breakout of
moisture around your ears)
Cord (Instead of the wonderful system AKG uses, ATH uses the spiral
type which could be problematic to some users).
The sound reproduction is truly amazing. Very deep resonant sound and very accurate. I really loved the 7506s so I did a comparison with the two using my Zune while playing the TD-20... Wow... The 7506s sound so "shallow" now compared to the M50s...
I know not everyone will agree, but it's only an opinion and maybe it will give someone out there a direction to take when looking for cans...
BTW... I've really missed you guys.. We've been working on our home to get it ready to sell, so I had the TD20s locked up in storage for a while.. I had major withdrawals and had to self medicate by reading the forum and soaking in the info you guys posted while I was away...
I will be completely re-energized after tomorrow night.. Cheap Trick/Heart/Journey will be performing in Oklahoma City!!! I'll be there thinking about you guys.... NOT!!!!!!!!!

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