Audio Technica ATH-M50x vs Beyerdynamic DT 1990 PRO

There’s a little of the upper mids sucked out which most people won’t want anyway. Also, they are super easy to drive, so no need for an amp. Noise isolation is mediocre. Overall, a perfect headphone for your average person who “wants a nice pair of headphones” but doesn’t want a big commitment

The dexterity of this headphone, the clarity of this headphone, the build, the beauty, the versatility and sound in tonality is just exceptional. And ...

(score: 90/100 points) Pros –It does a variety of tasks really good with no real weakness at anything. It’s best for listening enjoyment…not professional studio monitoring as advertised. It has very warm sounding vocals, a balanced sound (with very slight favor to lower mid range & upper bass), and comfortable (loose) fit on my ears/head. It handles thick, polyphonic music passages with ease without distortion…while keeping the main melody/vocals volume and tone quality still cutting through with warmth

The circle shape put some pressure on my jaw. This design mixed with the dense balanced pads made this headphone too uncomfortable to wear for over an hour. -I wasn't sure whether to put this as a con or not since it's also a pro but in my opinion the treble is overdone. It's so strong that while gaming, firing an assault rifle sounds like it has more treble than bass which makes no sense

They are a bit muted in the sound signature which can make them less fatiguing than other, more analytical, headphones. Mids - A bit to high level for me, it tended to make punk rock music sound very close and muddied Lows - A bit boomy but very spacious Audio Technica ATH M-50x Highs - Quite good representation, a bit cold though Mids - Nothing special, no major issues though Lows - Too over-emphasized -----------------Comfort--------------- Beyerdynamic DT 770 - Winner Perfect. I wore these on multiple occasions for more than 7 hours and never noticed any pressure points or discomfort. The headband is larger than average to distribute the pressure

Its been quite a while, 7 months or more, since I bought these and I still feel comfortable in them. I use them with the A20 amp from Beyerdynamic. I keep the volume less than 1/4 turned 99% of the time and the quality of sound is amazing, the comfort is amazing, the amount of clutter caused by the cables from both amp and headphones is minimal. Just buy the things, your ears and head will thank you for not buying a more rigid and less comfortable pair

No scratches, no loosened parts, no cracks, NOTHING. These are SOLID. If you were to choose one last pair of headphones and head out to Narnia where you won't be buying any new ones any time soon, these would be the ones. What's more, I recently looked for someone who dismantled them online, or straight up broken them, to have a better look at their insides and I was pleasantly surprised by the fact that the ENTIRE HEADBAND is made out of METAL

And so the whole point of me doing this was really to come back a year later and give a little bit more about this headphone, talk about the build and...

hence price, and 4 star rating. But, if you want quality sound at an affordable price, without breaking the bank. Pick yourself up a pair of these bad boys.

With a fair price to performance cost. I ended up returning the DT 1990 Pro. I was not even impressed with the music listening performance.