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The Audio-Technica ATH-M50x are professional over-ear studio monitor headphones, widely praised by audio engineers and reviewers for their accurate sound reproduction and robust build quality. Featuring proprietary 45 mm large-aperture drivers with rare earth magnets and copper-clad aluminum wire voice coils, these headphones deliver exceptional clarity across an extended frequency range, with deep, accurate bass. The circumaural design provides excellent sound isolation in loud environments, making them ideal for studio tracking, mixing, DJ monitoring, and personal listening. The ATH-M50x includes professional-grade earpads and headband for durability and comfort, 90° swiveling earcups for easy one-ear monitoring, and collapsible construction for portability. Detachable cables (coiled and straight) are included for versatile use.
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The closest alternatives on specs, description and the systems they turn up in, with the specs they share set side by side.
The 99 Classics's sensitivity is 103 dB against the ATH-M50x's 99 dB, its impedance 32Ω against 38Ω, and its driver size 40mm against 45mm. Both share low-frequency extension (15 Hz).
Both turn up in the same documented systems.
The ATH-R30x's impedance is 36Ω against the ATH-M50x's 38Ω, its sensitivity 92 dB against 99 dB, and its driver size 40mm against 45mm. Both share low-frequency extension (15 Hz).
The Spirit Classic's sensitivity is 102 dB against the ATH-M50x's 99 dB, its impedance 32Ω against 38Ω, its driver size 40mm against 45mm, and its high-frequency extension 22 kHz against 28 kHz.
The MDR-7506's sensitivity is 106 dB against the ATH-M50x's 99 dB, its impedance 63Ω against 38Ω, its driver size 40mm against 45mm, and its low-frequency extension 10 Hz against 15 Hz.
Both turn up in the same documented systems.
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