Audio-Technica ATH-M30x Professional Studio Monitor Headphones

Casque audio étonnant à l’écoute, bonne puissance, mal aux oreilles après un certain temps. Je l’utilise en home studio son pour enregistrement démissions radio. Cote 5 sur 10.

My pair came from Amazon’s Warehouse Deals, and the condition note said “minor aesthetic damage” to packaging. My purchase price was something like $46 (shipped!), which I thought was too low to resist. I took the gamble.

Upon receipt I scoured the well-packaged (unopened) original box, but I couldn’t find the alleged damage; meanwhile the product inside appears brand new and has met my high expectations, living up to the excellent reputation of the ATH-M series.

I bought these after 5+ years of using a beat-up pair of M35’s in my volunteer role as FOH Engineer at my church. That pair of M35’s was the first pair of professional-caliber headphones I ever put on, and that was a game-changer for me. I read reviews and considered Sony’s MDR7506 and Superlux’s 668 but settled back on what i have hands-on experience with.

So far, I find that the sound of my M30Xs is a joyous thing to experience, rivaling or perhaps surpassing the old M35’s. I am no headphone-phile, but I can tell that a similar contour/EQ philosophy is employed in both sets; dead-flat tone with emphasis in the mids to draw out minute detail in voices and, I find, acoustic instrument character and voicing.

In particular, I have been loving these cans for electronica due to the fantastic middle details. Bass tones are extremely clean and legible; but in contrast to pairs of bass-boosted buds and cans will seem quite subdued. These will certainly and effortlessly expose poor bitrates and/or bad source material.

Things I love:
– Build Quality; in a word, ‘Solid’.
– Sound Quality; to my ears, perfection.
– Design Aesthetic; functional, no-nonsense matte black.

Things I do not love (but knew going in):
– Cord is long (yay!) but hard-wired (boo!); non-interchangeable.

Surprises:
– I have huge ears, and the stock pads are too small for me. The cans actually sit on top of the tips of my ears, and after an hour can cause some pretty significant discomfort. The sound is so great that I didn’t care, for years- see the update below.

Overall: Two thumbs way up (especially for $46!), and a positive experience with Amazon’s Warehouse Deals to boot.

UDPATE after four years: Wow, these just keep rocking. The sound is just incredible, and the build is holding up great. The pads started to crack last year (so that’s three years of normal use) and they were always too small for my ears, so I replaced them with these: 

Brainwavz Replacement Memory Foam Earpads – Suitable For Many Other Large Over The Ear Headphones – AKG, HifiMan, ATH, Philips, Fostex (Black)

. Beautiful, comfortable, and no noticable depreciation to the majestic sound of these headphones. After four years and trying many rivals, I now believe that these are simply the greatest headphones in the world at their price point,

Thanks for reading!

Cuffie top per la loro fascia di prezzo non si può chiedere di meglio! Le uso per produzione musicale casalinga, si sentono tutti i suoni alla perfezione ottenendo un bilanciamento su tutte le frequenze. I bassi non sono enfatizzati com’è giusto che sia in questo tipo di cuffie che suonano una meraviglia anche nell’uso quotidiano per ascoltare musica! Sono comode e leggere, non stringono la testa, non riscaldano le orecchie ed il cavo lungo permette di muoversi senza impedimenti!

I have used these audio-technica’s for an entire year now, and it is amazing! The packaging was very good and the product would not look better. It is plastic construction, so it does clank around when folding it up for transport, but you can’t beat the price. The construction isn’t the highest of materials, but the quality of construction is great. All joints perform perfectly and there isn’t a doubt that these are high-quality. What matters, the sound, is great too. You know what you are getting with Audio-Technica’s. I use these to study and play games on, sometimes I just wear them to block out the sounds of my roommates when I need to concentrate. But, when you are listening to music, you get a crisp and clear sound from these headphones. You begin to hear parts of music that you couldn’t with your cheap earbuds, and the experience is much much better. You really get lost in what you are listening to. Being so light, your head doesn’t get weighted down either, and once they are on your head, they stay there.

Something else I love about these is the long cable. I can get up and reach my phone plugged into the wall or a textbook on the ground a little ways away, without having to break concentration or constantly be taking off and putting on these headphones. Solid feature for me, at least. I know some people don’t like the length of the cable, but for me I love it. This model DOES NOT have a removable cable, so you can’t just buy a different length cable. You are stuck with the long length of this one and you are buying a set of headphones with a long cable. It doesn’t really get in the way, but I sometimes step of the cable while getting out of the chair and it rips off the headphones, not fun. But the cables are very sturdy so it doesn’t damage it a bit. You may also accidentally run it over with your chair, again not damaging it; I’ve done it multiple times.

Currently a college student with 3 more years to go and I have no doubt that these will hold up. For the money these are great headphones. The ear pads don’t beat the lush one’s of Beats, but they do what they need to. VERY light on the head and don’t compress your head like beats do sometimes. I have a size 8 head and these work amazingly. Can listen to music and study for hours, with no ear pain, since they go around the entire ear. Or you can play games for hours and not be annoyed with the fit. GREAT GREAT GREAT. Audio technica products for life.