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So I was scouting around newegg looking at various prices for things and I came across this conundrum. It looks like they are the exact same model of headphones, but one has a straight cable and one has a coiled cable. Is a coiled cable really worth $90? Or am I a complete doofus and missing something?

 

Here's the links:

 

1.   http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA0AJ1P66779&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

 

2.   http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA37Z12T2250&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

 

If those links don't work use these item numbers on newegg: 

 

1. 9SIA0AJ1P66779

2. 9SIA37Z12T2250

 

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Both are overpriced. 

 

The M50x's are the M50's successors

http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATH-M50x-Professional-Monitor-Headphones/dp/B00HVLUR86

 

M50s with coiled/straight cable for $130 http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATH-M50-Professional-Monitor-Headphones/dp/B000ULAP4U/ref=sr_1_2?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1423261831&sr=1-2&keywords=ath+m50

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Probably not an exact production value/price ratio here, but a coiled cable is more valuable to some people, so they charge the premium

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You shouldn't even be considering the M50, much less for that price.

 

If you really must have a can from that lineup, get the M40x.

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So I was scouting around newegg looking at various prices for things and I came across this conundrum. It looks like they are the exact same model of headphones, but one has a straight cable and one has a coiled cable. Is a coiled cable really worth $90? Or am I a complete doofus and missing something?

 

Here's the links:

 

1.   http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA0AJ1P66779&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

 

2.   http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA37Z12T2250&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

 

If those links don't work use these item numbers on newegg: 

 

1. 9SIA0AJ1P66779

2. 9SIA37Z12T2250

 

S = Straight cable.

 

Beyond that there is no difference. Get the cheaper of the two if you want it. Or go Sennheiser, (my recommendation)

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S = Straight cable.

 

Beyond that there is no difference. Get the cheaper of the two if you want it. Or go Sennheiser, (my recommendation)

 

Or neither.

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Or neither.

 

What's wrong with Senn?

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I wasn't necessarily looking at buying either one, I just saw them and was like what the heck is going on here? I thought I was losing my mind because i couldn't rationalize 90 dollars just for a coiled cable. But now that people are chiming in, it seems that the headphones aren't that good anyway. 

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Neither of the M50 versions.

 

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