Review on Upgrade Your Studio Gear with Audio-Technica ATH-M40x Professional Studio Monitor Headphones: 90-Degree Swiveling Earcups, Pro-Grade Earpads/Headband, and Detachable Cables by Nguyen Kim Chi ᠌

Great headphones, especially for the price. If you had any inexpensive gaming headset before, then the difference will be noticeable, you will hear details in the music that you didn’t notice before. I already wrote about comfort above, you have to wear it in. The ear pads fit very tightly and provide excellent soundproofing properties, while there is no particular discomfort from this - during long wearing, the ears heat up, but do not sweat. True, it is worth noting that soundproofing is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, no one and nothing prevents you from enjoying music, but if there is someone at home, then he may not shout to you. If you plan to use it with a phone, then you should purchase a short wire per meter, it is not included in the kit. You can buy it either from the Audio-Technique itself, or, if the toad is strangling, on Alik. In general, the impressions are only positive. Buying these headphones, you get 90% of the sound that you can hear on models 5-10 times more expensive and for 90% of people this will be more than enough. If you are confident in your hearing, you can buy a cheap external DAC with an amplifier from Alik for 2.5-3.5 thousand (which will still be much better than what is on the vast majority of motherboards) for complete immersion. If at the same time you hear a noticeable difference and want something better, or you are just very confident in your hearing, but you don’t want to sell the apartment, then the next logical step would be Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro at 80 or 250 Ohm + external DAC Fiio K5 Pro. For people complaining about bass: gentlemen, bass is supposed to sound like this - put your ear closer to the subwoofer if you don't believe me. If before that you had gaming headphones, or plugs that could only grunt at low frequencies, then of course it will be unusual.