Ath-M40X Professional Headphones - Black

I use this with a Yamaha Clavinova. The sound is just amazing. This is really the kind of use it is made for. The sound is so clear and balanced, you can hear the timbre of each note and all the nuances of varied touch on the keyboard.On a side note, tried it with music on my phone, and it does not do so well with this kind of use. Buy it if you're looking for something for your digital instrument - it really is excellent for that.

I don't think I need to explain much about this product quality. I was planning to go for either M30X or Sony MDR7506, but chose those for the following reasons1). Foldability.2). Detachable cable (2 type of cables come in bag)3). Good fit for my head.MDR7506 did not fit well on my head. I'd however say that I liked the sound on Sony's as they have better high ends (some say high-ends are boosted).Overall, really impressive quality.

Amazing, high quality and the sound.... Uff wonderful!

Got the item earlier than expected.The headphone has good flat sound that is very good for studio recording. Some other reviews says it has very subtle lows and more on mids but compared to my brother' ath50, this ath40 has deeper low frequencies which makes the bass more pronounce. The ath50x have better sounds for listening music but I like the ath40x more for studio recording.Overall this headphone has the best value for money in its class

It has a clean bass as well as high frequencies, comfortable, overall great

Product is as premium as described by the akg and by the seller aswell.... sound quality is really nice, a flat frequency response for critical audio listening.... overall, a worth buying product i must say

I am very happy with this product. Sound quality is good. Very useful in music production.

If you're a good musician but a beginner when it comes to home recording, this piece is the right headphone for you.

Per il mio lavoro di montaggio video nonché per il puro piacere personale di ascoltare musica (di vario genere, dal metal alla musica classica), avevo la necessità di acquistare un paio di cuffie ben bilanciate, comode e che mi isolasse adeguatamente dall'ambiente circostante. Dopo una serie di ricerche e dopo aver provato le Sony MDR-7506 che non mi avevano convinto per via dei medi forse un po' troppo presenti, ho scelto di acquistare le Audio Technica Pro ATH-M40X. Mai fatta scelta migliore! Dal punto di vista sonoro le trovo perfette e soprattutto bilanciate, senza picchi negli alti né nei medi, e nemmeno nei bassi che, contrariamente a quanto mi era capitato di leggere, sono presenti e a mio avviso pure in giusta dose. Quando indossate, le cuffie isolano adeguatamente dall'ambiente circostante, abbastanza da consentermi di restare concentrato sul montaggio e sentire eventuali suoni o rumori solo quando non è in corso alcuna riproduzione.Per quanto riguarda il comfort, le ho trovate inizialmente un po' dure, sensazione che poi è sparita con l'utilizzo e l'ammorbidimento dell'archetto, tanto che ora le uso per diverse ore senza problemi. Comodissima la possibilità di scollegare il cavo e alternarlo con il secondo in dotazione in base alla necessità di utilizzo. Presente all'interno della confezione anche una pratica sacchetta protettiva che consente di riporre le cuffie e proteggerle quando non in uso o durante il trasporto. In conclusione, vi consiglio vivamente le Audio Technica Pro ATH-M40X qualora siate alla ricerca di una cuffia circumaurale dall'ottimo rapporto qualità/prezzo, comoda, con un buon isolamento, e soprattutto ben bilanciata dal punto di vista sonoro.

I love and hate these headphones.I love being able to change cable, 2 cables inside, also lot of cables available to buy, even with microphones.I love and hate this free angle design, sometimes is annoying and sometimes is good to have. Sometimes my skin gets caught when opening.Build quality is great, read that they can break easily but can't say anything after a month use.When using for monitoring, perfect. Bass is flat which means it's not bass heavy. Lets just say if the bass is boomy on these, something is terribly wrong. So the sound is really flat. I mean really "terrible for listening" flat. Middle is really there. They can be really loud because of lower bass.You can hear all the mistakes, even if you never knew there were any. Stereo imaging is awesome, if something is out of balance you know it and you hate it. Highs are flat. You can hear the clarity, but you feel like you need to volume up. But you don't need to.I have had a lot of headphones and this ones are something different.Let's now say something about normal casual listening. Loudness is good on iPhone 6. On iPad mini 2 is great. MacBook Pro - excellent, even too much power to handle if used with Boom 2. Lack of bass and lower ohms mean they can be used as standard headphones but I suggest buying shorter cable with thinner 3.5 jack. I have Spigen case on my iPad and jack can barely connect.If you try to be smart and really boost the bass, you can slightly hear the difference between two ear cups in lows. Probably because of socket which is using some space in one earcup which is free in another. Probably that's why they're cheaper and less bass boomy than M50x.So don't think you can outsmart them, pay more money for m50x if you need more bass.Also, comfortable as presented. I don't sense them on my head, light and enjoyable.Would not use them only for DJing. Would rather buy Technics RPDJ1210 again.They block a lot of noise from outside, that is true, but they are not as good as Technics. Can be used for DJing, true, but there are better choices.Also, even if they're on your head, people around you can hear what you're listening. If you're sharing room with someone, they will hear the music.So overall, great headphones for under 100. Great flat sound for monitoring.If you like bass go for m50x. If you need flat monitor headphones buy these.==============================So after more than a year a review still stays. Sound is amazing. Build quality amazing.Comfort is not the best one though, however that's always problem with closed headphone, read the below for more information.Just to add I have tested M40x and M50x one by one on the same source and I can tell you M50x sounds different with more bass and treble. They ARE NOT that much better. If you are more into casual listening, M50x would be better choice. However, true flat sound is coming through M40x, not M50x's. I can easily confirm that. I can change my headphones to M50x's as that is "Better" model but I will not do that as M40x have more balanced sound. M50x is more as HiFi choice by far as per comparison.So only issue I can add after more than a year of using them is that they are NOT comfortable, not at all. First I thought they are good however I have tested other brands in a while and there is a huge difference. They are really tight (had same issue with DJ headphones however that is good, not bad) and you just cannot used to have them on your head after some time, it's just frustrating to have them for a longer period. However sound is something you will absolutely love or hate. If the score is between 1 and 100 I will give them 94 without any issues. After them K240 MK2 Studio headphones sounds dull and with something missing. However K240's are 10 times more comfortable to have on head.=======================Update 03.01.2019With sad news after more than 2 years I can say I no longer have these M40x. I just don't need them anymore. It's like an old car which you don't need once you both latest BMW. I have moved to M50x and I can say that although there is a lot of hatred going to them, M50x is still an upgrade from M40x. M50x has more treble and more bass, some people say that is unnatural however it is just different and actual improvement. Driver moved from 40mm to 45mm hence the difference. I can say that after a while I haven't even realised that big change as the change isn't that big. So if you will not miss bass or high treble then spending less for M40x is better choice as I noted before. Only thing left is that M50x does feel more expensive than M40x. You get extra short cable (which you don't get with M40x) so if you count that cable being £20 then difference falls in really narrow field.ONLY thing I can say now that much MUCH better choice which I can say replaced my M40x sound is SHURE SRH840. This headphones are amazing, sturdy design, Excellent balanced sound and flat response. I use them for monitoring. Not as portable as M40x due to different build but damn, these SHURE's are something.I should do some webpage review as now I have Magni 3 for a proper review and have tested DT770, DT880, K701, K240 mk2, SRH840, M40x, M50x. I still stick with K701 with bass mod as best causal home listening headphones however others still have significant use in other cases like monitoring/producing/mastering.Also, I will touch one thing which this headphones are like selling which is FLAT SOUND. You will NEVER get Flat sound in headphones. NEVER. There is either Middle spectre based Headphones which these are, or V shaped Bass/treble headphones. Reducing Bass does improve flatness of sound however also removes sound picture and extensive response. If you truly want FLAT sound go to Monitors with sound isolated room. I can for sure say that there is much much more image and sound with DT880/DT770 than from M40x, hell even from M50x. On 250ohm version these show something that you will not hear even with super extra expensive monitors. That is the reason I will not part ways with them as for critical listening they are as brilliant as it gets. However listening youtube videos on them is so bad experience that I don't wish anyone to experience. Run away from them if you do wish to do that. Or buy Sony.

Compré estos auriculares después de ver varios test en Internet y en Youtube. Tenía unos Senheiser que acabaron muriendo por el cable (pelado y roto).PROS:- Los ATH-M40X no llevan el cable unido al auricular, sino que vienen con una entrada específica. Como vienen con los cables aparte (aparte en el sentido de que no van físicamente unidos, porque, por supuesto, se incluyen en el pack), eso quiere decir que nunca más volveré a tener que tirar unos auriculares que siguen funcionando sólo porque se les ha roto el cable.- Acompaña dos cables, ambos con clavija de conexión de seguridad al auricular: uno corto, ideal para uso doméstico o en viajes, y otro largo (5m), ideal para monitorizar en casa y moverte sin problemas) . La clavija, como comentaba antes, tiene un click de seguridad. Así que los cables nunca se van a soltar accidentalmente. También trae un adaptador de minijack a jack, enroscable (nuevamente un detalle "pro").- El sonido es lo mejor: preciso, nítido y muy fiel. Estos auriculares "no mienten", no colorean el sonido, no potencian los bajos artificialmente. Por supuesto, tienen calidad más que suficiente para escuchar música de cualquier tipo en cualquier formato, pero para lo que realmente están pensados es para monitorizar tus propias producciones musicales. Hay gente que se queja de que no tienen la suficiente pegada de bajos, pero ese es el típico comentario de quienes únicamente quieren "tralla". Si quieres unos auriculares para que te estallen los oídos con unos bajos infernales, mejor cómprate unos de 30 euros, que cumplirán mejor esa función.- El acabado. Sin ser excepcional, sí que transmiten sensación de calidad y solidez. Se nota que van a durar tiempo. Y, además, tienen múltiples opciones de plegado, giro, etc., lo cual los hace muy cómodos si estás monitorizando y no quieres estar poniéndotelos y quitándotelos todo el rato. Por supuesto, al cabo de un tiempo prolongado de uso acabas sintiendo molestia, pero eso es completamente normal y pasa con cualquier auricular. El aislamiento acústico, sin ser total, es bastante aceptable.- Precio. Estuve revisando varias opciones (de las típicas marcas conocidas por todos) y, definitivamente, no hay ningún otro fabricante que ofrezca la calidad y el diseño con características "pro" al precio que tienen estos.- El embalaje es de muy buena calidad y acompaña una funda de piel para guardarlos mientras no los usas (una nueva muestra de atención al detalle).CONTRAS:No les he encontrado ninguna contra por el momento. Cumplen al 100% con todo aquello por lo que los elegí. Obviamente, no son los mejores auriculares del mundo, pero a mí, personalmente, no me vale la pena gastarme 3 o 4 veces más para obtener una diferencia de calidad apenas imperceptible a mis oídos.

Very useful for mixing and monitoring as it's frequency response is very flat. Not that type of fancy or fun headphones. These are headphones for surgical mixing tasks. Highly recommend.

Fone chegou 1 semana antes. Com certeza vale a pena, utilizando no celular a qualidade de áudio é ótima. Mas quando eu utilizo no meu micro system da Aiwa com a conexão P10, que espetáculo de som! Podem comprar sem medo, ótimo acabamento, confortável e resistente. E uma dica...procurem limpar a parte das almofadas com lenço umedecido caso queira prolongar o material macio. Recomendo!!