The Sony MDR-7506 isn’t the most comfortable headset out there, but it does the trick and it’s been an industry standard for about three decades. The ATH-M30x offer added features for increased portability, making them a great choice for field recording. I’m a serial apartment drummer, having lived in apartments for the last 15 years or so and trying to keep up my drumming chops at the same time. They also come in an all-black color scheme and have the same understated look as the rest of the ATH-M series. As a result I’ve become pretty good at hiding my drumming from my neighbors and not annoying them in general, while playing drums as much as I want to, when I want to.

The bass line still came through very clearly and every single element that built up to the climax could still come through clean.

Some distorted guitars in heavier music sounded a little harsh in the lower high end, probably due to that spike in the 6-8kHz range. However, if the grip is still too tight for some, the headphones can be stretched around any object, be it a jar or a cardboard box, which is greater in width than the user's head, and left on it for a few days. Same with the hinges on the folding ear cups, which can break over time if you fold them up and transport them a lot. Like all Audio-Technica products these are very good value for money and are often used with IEM receivers for production monitoring on feature, commercial and music shoots. Since the headphones are light, and do not grip the head overly tightly, they are comfortable to wear for extended periods of time.

They are less clear than the ATH-M40X headphones but they can be a decent mixing option for those who want to spend less. In short, if the lack of distinct size adjustment positions and a long, non-detachable cable is not an issue, I would highly recommend these headphones for either doing some studio work or just listening to your favorite tunes. The noise attenuation is decent so you can focus more on the sound module than the tapping on the pads. The high-quality build makes for a pair of lightweight yet durable wired headphones for studio tracking, mixing, and field recording. The ATH-M30x will probably make you feel like you got the better deal because it can do most of the same things for less money.Excellent sound isolation and a good volume level are important for queuing tracks in noisy clubs, so DJs will doubtless also appreciate the ATH-M30X's circumaural design. Audio-Technica have developed and delivered products to power the Grammys, World Cup, Super Bowl, Commonwealth Games as well as every Summer and Winter Games from Atlanta 1996 to Sochi 2014.

With enhanced audio clarity and sound isolation, the ATH-M30x professional monitor headphones are tuned for highly detailed audio. Credit is provided by a panel of lenders with whom we have a commercial relationship (so we cannot provide independent advice). Back then our aim was straightforward - provide technology products and services to the education, music, television and film markets. If you’re more concerned with finding something neutral-leaning for close listening or tracking, rather than perfect accuracy, the lightweight AKG K371 is definitely worth your time. In loudspeakers as well as headphone drivers, the coil attached to the diaphragm vibrates in a magnetic field.I used this headphones with electric guitar and bass combos at home, and the overdrive/distortion/fuzz sounds are very poor. Their frequency response is fairly flat but does have a spike in that 6-8kHz range that can color the sound a bit.