Posted March 31, 2016 So seen these akg headphones on massdrop for a 130 which is close to the price of the very popular m50x. I'm in the market for a new pair of quality headphones is there any noticeable difference in the quality of these headphones, would any one anyone absolutely pick one pair over the other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 31, 2016 m50x are flatter i think, since the tiesto headphones are specifically made for DJing with high SPL and lots of bass NEW PC build: Blank Heaven minimalist white and black PC Old S340 build log "White Heaven" The "LIGHTCANON" flashlight build log Project AntiRoll (prototype) Custom speaker project Spoiler Ryzen 3950X | AMD Vega Frontier Edition | ASUS X570 Pro WS | Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB | NZXT H500 | Seasonic Prime Fanless TX-700 | Custom loop | Coolermaster SK630 White | Logitech MX Master 2S | Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Pro 512GB | Samsung 58" 4k TV | Scarlett 2i4 | 2x AT2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 31, 2016 Author 4 minutes ago, Enderman said: m50x are flatter i think, since the tiesto headphones are specifically made for DJing with high SPL and lots of bass so you'd recommend the m50s yeah? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 31, 2016 1 hour ago, Marky_x30 said: so you'd recommend the m50s yeah? depends if you prefer accurate or lots of bass NEW PC build: Blank Heaven minimalist white and black PC Old S340 build log "White Heaven" The "LIGHTCANON" flashlight build log Project AntiRoll (prototype) Custom speaker project Spoiler Ryzen 3950X | AMD Vega Frontier Edition | ASUS X570 Pro WS | Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB | NZXT H500 | Seasonic Prime Fanless TX-700 | Custom loop | Coolermaster SK630 White | Logitech MX Master 2S | Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Pro 512GB | Samsung 58" 4k TV | Scarlett 2i4 | 2x AT2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 1, 2016 3 hours ago, Enderman said: m50x are flatter i think, since the tiesto headphones are specifically made for DJing with high SPL and lots of bass There is a switch on the side to decrease bass. n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said: "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters. I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 1, 2016 (edited) Don't buy the M50x's. I own them and some DT770's and the Beyerdynamics are just better, comfortwise and sound is not just pure monitoring which is probably not what you will be doing. I also just ordered the 7XX's on massdrop This guy "Z Reviews" reviews the M50x's and say basically how i feel about them after owning a pair. Not sure if i'm allowed to link his video, i'll check then link it. Pretty sure it's fine: Edited April 1, 2016 by nickspacemonkey Added link My rig. http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/cTmRLk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 1, 2016 depend on the sound you like M50x is rather flat so you can use it with almost any genre but for k267 is not for any genre because of it's bass for dt770 it's quite good but they have rather high impedance depends on your choice 80 or 250 ohm, so can be rather hard to drive, but i think there's a 32 ohm version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 1, 2016 33 minutes ago, xkeith said: depend on the sound you like M50x is rather flat so you can use it with almost any genre but for k267 is not for any genre because of it's bass for dt770 it's quite good but they have rather high impedance depends on your choice 80 or 250 ohm, so can be rather hard to drive, but i think there's a 32 ohm version First of the M50x is not that flat at all second Ohm has nothing to do with how hard headphones are to drive. Before you buy amp and dac. My thoughts on the M50x Ultimate Ears Reference monitor review I might have a thing for audio... My main Headphones and IEMs: K612 pro, HD 25 and Ultimate Ears Reference Monitor, HD 580 with HD 600 grills DAC and AMP: RME ADI 2 DAC Speakers: Genelec 8040, System Audio SA205 Receiver: Denon AVR-1612 Desktop: R7 1700, GTX 1080 RX 580 8GB and other stuff Laptop: ThinkPad P50: i7 6820HQ, M2000M. ThinkPad T420s: i7 2640M, NVS 4200M Feel free to pm me if you have a question for me or quote me. If you want to hear what I have to say about something just tag me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 1, 2016 11 minutes ago, Dackzy said: second Ohm has nothing to do with how hard headphones are to drive. It does, it's just not the sole determining factor. Pascal Undervolting topic, get more out of your card with less power! Why high refreshrate monitors look better even without Freesync/G-sync in one image.Stutters, framedrops, "lag". How to provide detailed information with your "bottleneck" question, as well as a few solutions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 1, 2016 15 hours ago, Enderman said: m50x are flatter i think, since the tiesto headphones are specifically made for DJing with high SPL and lots of bass Uh no... http://graphs.headphone.com/graphCompare.php?graphType=0&graphID[]=4313&scale=30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 1, 2016 6 minutes ago, Dackzy said: First of the M50x is not that flat at all second Ohm has nothing to do with how hard headphones are to drive. m50x while not exactly flat is rather flat sounding and i know that Ohm is not exactly the cause (impedance and sensitivity cause it), they kinda cause it you know, on the same sensitivity level a higher impedance headphone are harder to drive than a lower one, and in this case the dt770 have a rather high impedance rating 80 or 250 and their sensitivity are 96 so they are rather hard to drive, while not exactly can't be driven straight without using amp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 1, 2016 Just now, Majestic said: It does, it's just not the sole determining factor. Ohm has so little to do with it since it's how efficient they are that determines if they are hard to drive or not And that is why you should just ignore it, and read about the headphones instead to see what other people are saying and read about how efficient they are. Before you buy amp and dac. My thoughts on the M50x Ultimate Ears Reference monitor review I might have a thing for audio... My main Headphones and IEMs: K612 pro, HD 25 and Ultimate Ears Reference Monitor, HD 580 with HD 600 grills DAC and AMP: RME ADI 2 DAC Speakers: Genelec 8040, System Audio SA205 Receiver: Denon AVR-1612 Desktop: R7 1700, GTX 1080 RX 580 8GB and other stuff Laptop: ThinkPad P50: i7 6820HQ, M2000M. ThinkPad T420s: i7 2640M, NVS 4200M Feel free to pm me if you have a question for me or quote me. If you want to hear what I have to say about something just tag me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 1, 2016 4 minutes ago, xkeith said: m50x while not exactly flat is rather flat sounding and i know that Ohm is not exactly the cause (impedance and sensitivity cause it), they kinda cause it you know, on the same sensitivity level a higher impedance headphone are harder to drive than a lower one, and in this case the dt770 have a rather high impedance rating 80 or 250 and their sensitivity are 96 so they are rather hard to drive, while not exactly can't be driven straight without using amp All motherboards has a amp on them or else it could not power anything at all, and most motherboard today can power the DT770/880/990 250 Ohm versions, you have to cheap out on your motherboard if it cant. Before you buy amp and dac. My thoughts on the M50x Ultimate Ears Reference monitor review I might have a thing for audio... My main Headphones and IEMs: K612 pro, HD 25 and Ultimate Ears Reference Monitor, HD 580 with HD 600 grills DAC and AMP: RME ADI 2 DAC Speakers: Genelec 8040, System Audio SA205 Receiver: Denon AVR-1612 Desktop: R7 1700, GTX 1080 RX 580 8GB and other stuff Laptop: ThinkPad P50: i7 6820HQ, M2000M. ThinkPad T420s: i7 2640M, NVS 4200M Feel free to pm me if you have a question for me or quote me. If you want to hear what I have to say about something just tag me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 1, 2016 2 minutes ago, Dackzy said: All motherboards has a amp on them or else it could not power anything at all, and most motherboard today can power the DT770/880/990 250 Ohm versions, you have to cheap out on your motherboard if it cant. while they can, they wouldn't be able to drive dt770 250 ohm properly properly driven headphone can sound very difference to the same headphone that just being driven enough to produce sound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 1, 2016 Just now, xkeith said: while they can, they wouldn't be able to drive dt770 250 ohm properly properly driven headphone can sound very difference to the same headphone that just being driven enough to produce sound Most motherboard can drive them properly they might not be able to max them out, but they can drive them properly. And who are using headphones on max lvl? Before you buy amp and dac. My thoughts on the M50x Ultimate Ears Reference monitor review I might have a thing for audio... My main Headphones and IEMs: K612 pro, HD 25 and Ultimate Ears Reference Monitor, HD 580 with HD 600 grills DAC and AMP: RME ADI 2 DAC Speakers: Genelec 8040, System Audio SA205 Receiver: Denon AVR-1612 Desktop: R7 1700, GTX 1080 RX 580 8GB and other stuff Laptop: ThinkPad P50: i7 6820HQ, M2000M. ThinkPad T420s: i7 2640M, NVS 4200M Feel free to pm me if you have a question for me or quote me. If you want to hear what I have to say about something just tag me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 1, 2016 1 hour ago, Dackzy said: Most motherboard can drive them properly they might not be able to max them out, but they can drive them properly. And who are using headphones on max lvl? i'm not saying they can't, just they won't sound as good when they are properly driven with an amp properly driven headphone on the same volume level output will have a difference in sound quality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 1, 2016 Just now, xkeith said: i'm not saying they can't, just they won't sound as good when they are properly driven properly driven headphone on the same volume level output will have a difference in sound quality Nope they will sound the same even if they cant reach the same max volume. You are talking about under powering, I am talking about being able to power, but not to max volume and you will have to put the volume higher up, but they will sound the same. Before you buy amp and dac. My thoughts on the M50x Ultimate Ears Reference monitor review I might have a thing for audio... My main Headphones and IEMs: K612 pro, HD 25 and Ultimate Ears Reference Monitor, HD 580 with HD 600 grills DAC and AMP: RME ADI 2 DAC Speakers: Genelec 8040, System Audio SA205 Receiver: Denon AVR-1612 Desktop: R7 1700, GTX 1080 RX 580 8GB and other stuff Laptop: ThinkPad P50: i7 6820HQ, M2000M. ThinkPad T420s: i7 2640M, NVS 4200M Feel free to pm me if you have a question for me or quote me. If you want to hear what I have to say about something just tag me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 1, 2016 under powered headphone is basically is the same as not properly driven headphone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 1, 2016 Author 11 hours ago, nickspacemonkey said: Don't buy the M50x's. I own them and some DT770's and the Beyerdynamics are just better, comfortwise and sound is not just pure monitoring which is probably not what you will be doing. I also just ordered the 7XX's on massdrop This guy "Z Reviews" reviews the M50x's and say basically how i feel about them after owning a pair. Not sure if i'm allowed to link his video, i'll check then link it. Pretty sure it's fine: thanks that review really helped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 1, 2016 Author so what i should have mentioned is that i wont be doing editing i just like a great sound and i want something that looks quite good cas i stream comfort is an important factor im thinking about the DT-770s now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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