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Review on Black Audio-Technica ATH-M20X Professional Headphones for Studio Monitoring by Lee Hoon ᠌

Revainrating 4 out of 5

I did not regret the purchase, everything is fine.

So, after the problems with the tight fit are solved (bent the arc), something needs to be done with the sound. My sound system is quite budget - Asus Xonar DGX with a maximum sampling rate of 96kHz and a resolution of 24bit. Source - highrez, played through foobar, the signal goes directly through the asio to the card. All effects are killed in the bud, the amplifier in the map is set to 32-64 ohms. What do we have. The bass fills the whole picture. He is, of course, Chinatist, but for my taste is very redundant. A clear drawdown is heard in the middle and top. What to do? If it also seems to you that the guys are too smart with basses, try to do some farming like me. We remove the ear pads, unscrew the panel with the emitter, find a hole that performs the function of a phase inverter (if it performs a different function, correct it), and seal it with a piece of electrical tape or adhesive tape. Now there are fewer basses, but, here's a joke, the tops and even the middle appear. You can experiment and glue it either partially, or glue it not with a dense material, but with something like a fabric. For my taste, the headphones sound more interesting, now the desire to look for other options in this price category has disappeared.

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Pros
  • 1. Design. The cheapest model of the series is almost identical in design to more expensive models. 2. Convenient thick wire coming from the left speaker. Who cares, but I really like it for home use. 3. Pretty comfortable fit, however, the headband spring is stiff, but it is quite unbent, do not be afraid to break it, the main thing is not to hold on to the plastic, but to the spring itself when unbending. I arched to a straight line and even slightly in the opposite direction. Now the pressure is not so strong. 4. Plastic. Yes, quite an ordinary ABS, but molded well, not glossy, looks good for its money. 5. Sound. It is a compromise, it will suit someone, but it will disappoint someone. But these are ears for 50 bucks.
Cons
  • 1. Sound. Here is the main trick of this model. For some reason, the engineers decided to put the bottoms at the forefront, which kill the whole impression of a pleasant-looking and touching product. BUT. I did not want to leave everything as it is and decided to figure it out. About this - in the comments. 2. Leatherette. So far it is difficult to say, little time has passed, but we all understand that in a year and a half or two years this business will be pretty worn out. The way out is simple - immediately take ear pads and an arc on Ali for future use. 3. Wires on the arc. Not the most elegant solution. Personally, I don’t worry much, since soldering is not a problem, but for people who have little understanding of what it is eaten with, it makes sense to be puzzled, because, judging by the experience of other people, this place is vulnerable.

Comments (8)

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March 01, 2023
Top notch headphones. I am already using the second pair for video editing and recording music.
November 16, 2022
Has some pros Appearance, sound quality, cable reliability Different cons: "Tight" on the head "sit", for that they do not fall off.
November 16, 2022
Different pros: Noise isolation, long quality wire, weight Some cons: The sound is strongly cut by the ears of the top, the middle is almost inaudible, there is almost no bass
November 16, 2022
Pros: the sound is normal, I'm not a pro. The quality is good, it is convenient that the wire is on one side Different cons: When worn for a long time, it is very tight, the ears begin to hurt). I have a 59 head size, maybe a small head will be pressed less
November 16, 2022
Definitely worth their money
November 16, 2022
Nice headphones at a good price. The PS in my model has a resistance of 47.8 ohms. Perhaps the author of another review has a marriage.
October 28, 2022
Different pros: Clear, balanced and collected sound, excellent build quality. convenience. Got cons: Monitor sound, dense, lacking volume and airiness, openness.
October 26, 2022
Excellent headphones for the price.