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what's going on everyone is ravaged consumer and today I've got a review for you guys of the audio technica ath m50x now a ton of you guys love the m50 s but let's see if the m50x is worth your upgrade or your first-time purchase so let's not waste any time get right into it Wow yup all right guys here we have some headphones that need no introduction the audio technica ath m50 now with an X these are the updated version of the ever-so-popular 88 M 50s and they look almost exactly like the originals but have a few subtle changes that make them a worthy successor of the infamous and 50s first let's go over the design and the build quality as I mentioned before this is pretty much the exact same headphone but you'll notice that there is now a port on the left ear cup for use with a detachable cable that we'll get into in just a second second is the model number embedded into the hinge of the ear cups and that's about it for the changes as far as aesthetics go Audio Technica definitely didn't want to stray away from what was already working for them thus so few changes the overall look is a bit on the large side but it doesn't give that feeling of being too big they aren't my first choice to take with me outdoors because of the size but I no longer think I'd completely rule them out like I did with the originals and that's partially due to having a more portable cable although they may be a little large that doesn't impact their portability at all these fold up very well and make it quite easy to store or travel with as far as build quality goes this thing is tough I've never been concerned with durability of the originals and the same goes for these they can definitely withstand the beating and don't need any babying it isn't made of any crazy material but in hand you can feel how sturdy it is now let's talk a bit about comfort this is an area you'll find a subtle but very helpful change the material used for the ear cups have changed to a much softer pleather material and I'm not sure what the ear cups of the originals were made of but in comparison to the m50x you'd think that it were made out of a tough paper material now I've never even had the slightest issue with comfort with the EM 50s but then if the ex has a much nicer feel when being worn the headband is also very well cushioned and can be adjusted to fit those with a larger-than-life head size the m50x also come with a few accessories that give it a lot more flexibility when you purchase a pair you'll receive a quarter inch adapter a 1.2 meter straight cable a three meter straight cable a 1.2 to 3 meter coiled cable and a travel pouch although pretty small the travelpod Encounter the m50x and a couple of the cables with no problem the original m50 came with a coiled cable and if you wanted something different you had the m50 s that featured a 3 meter straight cable with the m50x you can pick and choose which lengths works best for you I'm very glad they included a 1.2 meter straight cable option because it makes the headphone quite a bit more portable you no longer have to think about where you're putting the rest of your cable or worry about it dangling out of your pocket and it was definitely made with mobile use in mind and even the shape of the 3.5 milimeter input is made to work with mobile devices and mobile device cases whereas the original had a pretty flat base around the input that didn't play well with mobile devices or their cases the coiled and straight cable still feature the same design however but they clearly aren't meant for mobile use you can line up the input that goes into the air cups and lock it into place which is great for those accidental Yanks however that input is also smaller than the other so you can't just insert any side this also means that other detachable cables won't work with the m50x if you have any extra lying around this is probably the only real flaw to the m50x the proprietary cables and possibly the lack of a remote control for your mobile device if that's important to you but now let's finally talk about the sound quality if you're familiar with the sound quality of the originals not much has changed here and that's a good thing you get a very well balanced sound with some great clarity and if you're coming from a pair of muddy sounding headphones these are definitely going to be an eye-opener for you they offer a great and balanced sound as they were made for monitoring and mixing I love to use these when editing my videos and for casual music listening they don't have a ton of bays which is something I'm into so they are my preferred cans for something like hip-hop or step but I can still listen to those genres without any issue I'm pretty confident in the sound experience you'll get in just about any genre outside of the ones that are really bass heavy but don't get me wrong this does have plenty of bass but it just isn't head rattling which isn't really a con to a lot of people as it won't bleed into the other sounds from the music that you're listening to vocals come in very well and even the smallest details are ever-present which is something that you want from monitor headphones overall you'll get a very clean and full sound from the m50x and if you're familiar with using your equalizer settings you can easily tune these to sound just the way you want them I highly recommend picking up a pair of the m50x if you don't own a pair already but I don't think your offers enough to warrant upgrading from your originals at least not based on sound alone but if you do value having a shorter cable and having more comfortable ear pads these just might be worth it I know those two reasons along with the gray sound quality has caused the m50x to move higher up my list of favorite headphones the m50x retail for about 169 on Amazon which is $50 more than the original currently but if you don't already own a pair I honestly think it's the better of the two to pick up I love options and the m50x provides just that but of course now I have to show you guys what they look like on and try to show you what they look like on so here it is from the front you guys get a good look here it is from the side and of course top you and when you're not using it you want to put on your neck for a second is it like I said it's a little on the large side but it's up to you whether or not you care it and pretty much that's about it for this review guys I definitely do recommend this I love these a lot more than I did the originals and it's just the subtle changes that really really help so this is an a-plus in my book definitely recommend this and that's about it for this review guys hopefully you enjoyed it if you did be the cool guy that hit the thumbs up button and subscribe to the channel for more content from me and I'll catch you guys in the next video until then it's your average consumer please