Posted October 19, 2014 Hey guys, as the title says, are audio-technicas worth the price premium they carry, or is it another apple/beats by dre situation? for music listening and gaming purposes. CPU Intel I7-4700MQ @2.4 ghz, turbos to 3.4 Motherboard whatever toshiba put in the thing RAM 8GB 1600mhz GPU Nvidia Geforce GT 740M Storage 750Gb 5400rpm Cooling Crappy laptop fan Operating System windows 8 64 bit http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/WDH4Jx i can dream cant i. 01101001 01100110 00100000 01111001 01101111 01110101 00100000 01101000 01100001 01100100 00100000 01110100 01101111 00100000 01000111 01101111 01101111 01100111 01101100 01100101 00100000 01110100 01101000 01101001 01110011 00100000 01101001 00100000 01100100 01101111 01101110 00100111 01110100 00100000 01100010 01101100 01100001 01101101 01100101 00100000 01111001 01101111 01110101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 19, 2014 Supposedly... I've tried a few stuff from them and they're pretty good. There are cheaper options, and the M50 is just plain awesome. Mutsuki: CPU: AMD A8 5600K @ 4.2GHz | Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-DS2 (rev. 1.0) | RAM: 2 x Kingston Low Profile 4GB 1333MHz | GPU: Sapphire R7 260X OC 2GB DDR5 2xDVI | HDD0: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200RPM 3.5" (SATA II) | HDD1: WD Elements (WD Blue 1TB 3.5" SATA II) connected via USB 2.0 | HDD2: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200rpm (SATA II) | DVD: Samsung DVD+RW combo drive | PSU: FSP Hexa 600W | Case: Aerocool PGS V | Cooling: DeepCool Gammaxx S40 (stock fan), 2x 120mm Aerocool fan 1xDeepCool 120mm fan from a scrapped heatsink eMachines D732Z | CPU: Intel Pentium D P6100 | GPU: Intel HD 3000 | RAM: 2x Kingston ValueRAM 2GB 1066MHz SODIMM | HDD: Hitachi 320GB 5600RPM Acer ES13 | CPU: Intel Pentium N4200 | GPU: Intel HD 505 | RAM: 1x 4GB (unidentified) DDR3L | HDD: (unidentified) 500GB 5600RPM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 19, 2014 Depends on the model. What's your budget? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 19, 2014 or is it another apple/beats by dre situation hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha nice joke man you have me rolling seriously right now my sides honestly for a real answer though they produce a flat signature i believe. great quality. if you don't like flat signatures though these aren't really for you unless you like sliders How to Post Topics, the Right Way / The Ultimate Build Parts List "4 words. DON'T BE A DUMBASS" ~@Swndlr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 19, 2014 hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha nice joke man you have me rolling seriously right now my sides honestly for a real answer though they produce a flat signature i believe. great quality. if you don't like flat signatures though these aren't really for you unless you like sliders It depends on the model, but most of them don't really have a "flat" curve. Audio Technica's sound signature usually has an emphasis on the highs. They don't really sound too analytical but they can be used for light/hobby music production IIRC. OP, Audio Technica makes some amazing products but you definitely pay a slight premium for them, depending on where you live. The price in japan is actually totally okay, which is why I imported my pair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 19, 2014 Author Depends on the model. What's your budget? more than likely one of these 3: unless there is something better. http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=116_1156&products_id=26693 http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=116_1156&products_id=20550 http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=116_1156&products_id=24336 CPU Intel I7-4700MQ @2.4 ghz, turbos to 3.4 Motherboard whatever toshiba put in the thing RAM 8GB 1600mhz GPU Nvidia Geforce GT 740M Storage 750Gb 5400rpm Cooling Crappy laptop fan Operating System windows 8 64 bit http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/WDH4Jx i can dream cant i. 01101001 01100110 00100000 01111001 01101111 01110101 00100000 01101000 01100001 01100100 00100000 01110100 01101111 00100000 01000111 01101111 01101111 01100111 01101100 01100101 00100000 01110100 01101000 01101001 01110011 00100000 01101001 00100000 01100100 01101111 01101110 00100111 01110100 00100000 01100010 01101100 01100001 01101101 01100101 00100000 01111001 01101111 01110101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 19, 2014 It depends on the model, but most of them don't really have a "flat" curve. Audio Technica's sound signature usually has an emphasis on the highs. They don't really sound too analytical but they can be used for light/hobby music production IIRC. OP, Audio Technica makes some amazing products but you definitely pay a slight premium for them, depending on where you live. The price in japan is actually totally okay, which is why I imprted my pair. Really? I always thought they were studio monitors. Never thought there would be an emphasis on highs if anything. huh you learn something new every day How to Post Topics, the Right Way / The Ultimate Build Parts List "4 words. DON'T BE A DUMBASS" ~@Swndlr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 19, 2014 Really? I always thought they were studio monitors. Never thought there would be an emphasis on highs if anything. huh you learn something new every day Again, it depends on the model. The M series are their studio monitors with a fairly flat curve, while the A "air" series definitely emphasizes the highs and lacks a bit in the bass departement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 19, 2014 Hey guys, as the title says, are audio-technicas worth the price premium they carry, or is it another apple/beats by dre situation? for music listening and gaming purposes. i own a ckn50 and they are freaking awesome! I am by no means a audiophile but these are some wicked earphones The BBQ: i7-4770 / 212x / Tri-X R9 290x 1075/1400 / MSI H87-G43 GAMING / EVGA G2 850W / Corsair Spec 03 / Samsung 840 EVO 250gb SSD / Toshiba 2TB HDD / 8gb Kingston DDR3 1600mhz Peripherals: G710+ / G502 / Bose Companion 2 Series III / Audio Technica ATH-M40x / Sound Magic E50 Monitors: Dell U2414H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 19, 2014 Really depends on the model. For gaming, the AD700x or AD500X make for good cans, and they have closed versions as well if you want some bass. We all need a daily check-up from the neck up to avoid stinkin' thinkin' which ultimately leads to the hardening of attitudes. - Zig Ziglar The sad fact about atheists is that they stand for nothing while standing against things that have brought much good to the world. Now ain't that sad. - Anonymous Replace fear with faith and fear will disappear. - Billy Cox ......................................Also, Legalism, Education-bred Arrogance and Hubris-based Assumption are BULLSHIT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 19, 2014 audio-technica products don't carry a price premium, it's just that the only products you know about are premium products. They make tons of cheap stuff. PC Build in LTT Gallery - JBL J88 - Fostex T50RP (Modded) - Pioneer SE-A1000 vs audio-technica ATH-AD500X - Skullcandy Aviator audio-technica ATH-T400 - CHC Silverado and Laredo - Clip-On Headphone Roundup - Sony LinkBuds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 19, 2014 audio-technica products don't carry a price premium, it's just that the only products you know about are premium products. They make tons of cheap stuff. m50 is 50$ more expensive, ad700x as a new product that used to be very popular is overpriced and especially their gaming headphones hold price premium Again, it depends on the model. The M series are their studio monitors with a fairly flat curve, while the A "air" series definitely emphasizes the highs and lacks a bit in the bass departement. M series are far from flat, if you want flat you get sony mdr 6 and its only 100$, ancient headphone, angled drives- had sony for decades Hey guys, as the title says, are audio-technicas worth the price premium they carry, or is it another apple/beats by dre situation? for music listening and gaming purposes. audio technica is actually cheap in australia. ad700x is really good for positioning and gaming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 19, 2014 well!! I myself have ATH-AD900X and it sounds fantastic. Very balanced/spacious sound signature. It's an all around excellent headphone. Their ATH-W1000X sounds even better and have premium build quality. I have the Senn HD-558 and my AT's demolishes it in every way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 19, 2014 the flattest audio technica is the M40x, but even that has some shrilly highs.look at DT880, flatter than flat itself, FLAT IS JUSTICE! When 2 things meet each other, Quantum stuff happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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