ATH-M50X : Very good sounding headphones

I bought these headphones in addition to my AKG K271 MKII for recording and listening. I have to admit that I am very impressed with the sound, look and overall quality of these headphones.

The bass response is very dynamic, powerfull, but not overblown or boomy, its like having a good woofer. My first impression was that bass is too strong, but I was used to my bass "light" AKG's.

The highs are clean and clear, and the midrange is quite nice (I still have to admit that the midrange on AKG's is the best, at least to me)

The ear pads seem small, but the surround my bigger than average ears nicely and can be worn for long periods of time (I had them on for couple of hours straight without discomfort).

Build quality and aesthetics are very nice to, altough they are plastic (but very nice, quality plastic, they have integrated metal on important flexible parts for strength.

They are not as isolated as AKG's, but still good enough for live recording and monitoring.

Overall very very good headphones, especially for this price range and probably beter than some in higher.