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Review on Black Audio-Technica ATH-M50X Professional Grade Studio Monitor Headphones with Detachable Cable - Critically Acclaimed by Justin Dorsett

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great headphones for all day use!

I'm by no means a music lover, I just appreciate quality and comfortable wired on-ear headphones for listening to music. I'm a software developer so I listen to 4-6 hours of music every day and sometimes 8+ when I'm working on a deadline. I had to pause the music several times because I thought I heard a rumble from outside. After pausing the music I realized that these were just headphones and the way they spread out the sound making it sound like cymbals or drums was actually outside of my headphones. The sound quality is amazing. There are definitely better headphones out there. But given the $150 price tag for this kit, I'm wondering if there's anything better. My wife is tired of hearing me complain about the uncomfortable Sennheiser HD-202 headphones. I wear glasses when I work on the computer and the HD-202 clamps my head fairly well and puts a lot of pressure on the temples and ear cups of my glasses. So she went to Revain and found these headphones, which got great reviews, especially from people who wear glasses while wearing them. I was a bit nervous about the cost, these will be by and large the most expensive headphones I've ever bought. Then I thought about how many hours a day I wear the headphones and found that they are as good as the hundreds of positive reviews claim. I can attest to how incredibly comfortable they are. The perfect squeeze to keep them on my head, but loose enough that even though my glasses were down, it wasn't uncomfortable. On the attached picture you can see that the frame of my glasses is quite wide. I also LOVE how the cable works. This is a thicker cable but MUCH lighter than other headphone cables. There is a long twisted pair cable, a long straight cable (both threaded for a 3.5mm > 1/4" stereo component jack), and a third, shorter cable. A short cable, the perfect length for connecting to my iPod, was on the table next to my computer and I measured it to be about 4 feet long. There is no 1/4" adapter on the short cable. I always hated having to wrap Sennheiser cables or rubber bands because it was 10 feet long! But if I ever need a longer cable I could use one use straight or coiled cord Amazing quality, highly recommend!

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