ATH-M30x Professional Studio Monitor Headphones, Black

The quality is more than expectation, nice and comfortable in the ear

I can’t compare these to the more expensive models as I’ve not used them but these are clear and crisp. They sound great. Come with a nice long cable too.

Value for money.

Great headphones. Google search rates them the highest in their category. Can see why

Great for blocking out sounds

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So, this is my 3 day review of the AT-WS1100is from a complete headphone noob. Up until this point, my highest quality pair of headphones was my stock apple earbuds. But, 99% of my music listening/gaming/movie watching over the last 6 years though have been through a “gaming” headset and I decided I wanted to see what a real set of headphones was like. I’ll go into detail below, but overall my impressions are WHY have I been letting my ears wither away inside those gaming headsets. I am using the headphones paired with a V-MODA BoomPro and using my Realtek ALC1150 onboard audio or my a iPhone 8 with the adapter, no AMP/DAC's here.(iPhone can get louder, but I feel like the onboard has cleaner sound) Some of the songs I listened to over the past few days to compare: Outro - M83, Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen, The Funeral - Band of Horses, Creep - Radiohead, Shelter - Porter Robinson & Madeon, Lucid Dreams - Juice Wrld, Rich and Sad - Post Malone, Take me Home, Country Roads (original) - John Denver, Sea of Voices - Madeon, and bunch of other edm/hip hop/lofi. Sound I really don’t know anything about sound profiles, balance, how bass or treble should sound. But what I will say is these headphones sound miles ahead of anything else I’ve listened to music with. There is bass, but like have others said it’s not over powering. You feel it there, and it's nice. Mainly, the thing I notice the most is that instead of just hearing “sound” now I hear each individual instrument and voice in their own place within the song if that makes sense. Like if I close my eyes and listen, I can say ok so the drums are over there, the guitar is here, the piano is there, etc.. also, each is their own individual sound that makes up a song, instead of it just being one big cluster of sounds. And they are all so clean and... crisp I guess would be the word? For instance now hearing a snare has such a nice “SNAP” to it, like I can feel it almost. I can hear things I never have before, like little inflections in a singers voice, or a slight breathe before a verse, the sound of their lips opening to sing. It’s feels like I’m in the same room as the person signing now instead of just hearing a mush sounds together to make a song. Maybe I’m just trying to harder to listen now, so sorry if I'm not making sense. Sound is hard to describe :). Switching between my old headset and the WS1100is is immediately 100% noticeable. I was worried that I may not be into music enough to appreciate the difference but boy was I wrong. It’s as if I’m listening to the music through some cotton balls in my ears or something now when comparing the headset to the headpones. Overall, coming from someone who is a COMPLETE noob, they sound great listening to music. I also game heavily, and so far all from above applies with game sounds. There is a bit less of a difference here because when playing a game I’m never really focusing on how a sound sounds, more so where it comes from. But when switching between the headphones and the headset, again everything is just so crispy. Comfort I have a pretty large head. I don't wear snapbacks because I'm usually down to the last snap or two. But these don't seem to give me much pain. The first day I felt a little on the top of my head and by the ears after ~3 hours, but the second and third day I didn't notice any discomfort at all. The pads feel very soft and the whole thing is pretty light. Much lighter than my old headset. I was also worried about how hot my ears would get and if i would have to buy different pads. So far, it has been fine, no profuse ear sweating or anything. I'm usually taking them off fairly often to talk to my parents/go to the bathroom or something so getting a little air probably helps. So overall, again I'm a headphone noob but no comfort complaints here. Style Probably the least important thing to me, but personally I love the way they look. I've always been a fan of brushed aluminum. I was unsure about that brownish purple mixed with the gold, but I really like it. No complaints here either, but it's really all opinion. From here down are some other concerns I had when buying my first pair of headphones. I figured I would throw it here in case anyone making their first purchase finds this post. Sound Leakage and BoomPro So, if you are like me one of the main thing driving you towards these headphones is one of a popular Youtuber's reviews and the fact that these have a 3.5mm jack for the BoomPro. I was very worried that sound would leak into the microphone since I am literally in discord 90% of the time I am online. Well, first thing I did was turn off all windows enhancements on the BoomPro and head into discord and blasted some music louder than I ever listen. I changed the discord sensitivity to pick up my voice when talking, and none of my music leaks through. My friends in the server confirmed it. The sound leak from the headphones is noticeable for sure if you are sitting next to someone when playing at a decent volume. But I highly doubt anyone is going to hear it through a wall or door or anything like that. I originally was looking into the M40x, but not being compatible with the BoomPro without modding steered me away a little. I thought I really wanted closed back for that isolation, but I'm kind of happy I didn't get them. I didn't account for how strange it is to not really hear yourself talk. The WS1100is are semi open, so it's only kind of muffled and it threw me off pretty hard. I don't think I'd love closed back too much for that. Sure I can't use them as loud as I'd want as a car passenger now, but that situation rarely arises for me. Amp This one I really asked around a lot about. The Youtuber's review said the WS1100is are kind of hard to drive, so that threw me off. You can't run an amp for the headphones and run the BoomPro back to your motherboard because it makes a bunch of buzzing from a ground loop. So I wanted to be sure I didn't need an amp. After some confidence from poking around online I picked them up. As you can see from my description I think they sound great, I could see them being a tiny bit louder on the PC but I don't listen that high anyways. As far as I can tell there is no loss of sound quality or anything. Especially for games. TLDR: Compared to gaming headsets they sound great, feel good, look good. No complaints and totally worth $120.

I've been trying almost every model in the $300 model range - to try flat studio type monitor headphones, that had a bit of kick to the bass, without pushing the vocals to the back. The best for bass and overall quality is the V-modas - great value for your money - extremely well built, long cords, or short, and a hard cover carry case. Excellent value. Only problem for me - the bass overpowers the vocals to the back - sometimes bleeding into it. Still, it was the best overall. Tried Technica mx50 - really, really good - especially when hooked up to an amp desktop. Almost perfect. However, they slid around a lot on head, AND when hooked up to a portable amp not as good as before. Also didn't like they had a propierty cable ANSWER - tried not the most popular version - of the WS100is - amazing. Great Bass - Great Vocals - lightweight - and cups are super comfortable. Only drawback - no hard case protector, only one cable - short. But you can sub cable with a normal one you have. Easily the best headphones under $250 if you want some great bass without overpowering the vocals or your head!

These are really nice. Really, really nice. I was looking for new headphones, as my rather elderly Koss UR-27's had finally broken down. (No slight against Koss, they make great headphones too.) But I'm an audiophile on a budget, so i wanted the best headphones I could find, for under $100. These fit the bill for me. Very light, the earpieces are angled slightly to fit over my ears quite comfortably, the cushions are soft but supportive. The closed back keeps out a great deal of outside noise, though I have yet to try them on an airplane. The M30X is tuned to enhance mid-range sound, so voice, as well as woodwinds, sound rich and full, with great clarity. The sound is well balanced in the highs and lows as well. Keep in mind that your phone or MP3 player will not provide much power, so the bass end is going to suck no matter what headphone you use. i use these primarily with my laptop, but also on the stereo receiver, where they really shine. Really well-balanced sound, plenty of bass with no distortion; I'm primarily an indie-rock girl, but I also listen to choral music, a bit of jazz here and there, some Bach, some Beethoven, some Berlioz, etc. I've been hearing things in my music I hadn't really heard before, which is really fun. I can make out David Bowie's baritone part in TV on the Radio's song 'Province' very clearly now, for instance. I encourage you to go to Audio-Technica's website, they've got a lot of information there about all their products, and you can ask questions on the discussion board; I found looking through other people's discussions very helpful in making a decision. Pros: light, comfortable to wear, balanced sound with great clarity in the mid-range, they fold up for easy transport, a lot of bang for your buck for sub-$100 headphones, long cord, carrying bag Cons: I haven't really found any yet. I was initially concerned about the exposed wire that runs along the expanding part of the headband, but they seem to have been twisted and set in such a way that they can't get caught in the expander. I do have small ears, so I imagine that if you have exceptionally large ears, you may find these don't fit comfortably around them All in all, I'm really happy with my purchase. I may decide to pick up some Koss UR-40's at some point, just to have some variety, or maybe one of Audio-Technica's numerous models of open-back headphones. I'm quite impressed with the quality of these, I think you will be too. Cheers!

Prima di questa cuffia ho acquistato e testato a lungo la tanto osannata Philips Fidelio x2hr. La Philips mi ha enormemente deluso. Un suono piatto e bassi smorti. Questa Audio-Technica è stata una vera scoperta. Per chi ama ascoltare la musica questa cuffia è davvero fantastica. Poi è comodissima, morbida, leggera, isola benissimo dai suoni esterni. Sono davvero soddisfatto. L'unica pecca, rispetto al modello M40x (che costa una trentina di euro in più) è il cavo (lungo 3 metri) ma fisso alla cuffia. Avrei preferito avere la possibilità di sostituire il cavo. Per il resto la consiglio vivamente. Davvero un prodotto eccellente.