>Wear for 30 minutes
>Head hurts like fuck every time
Did I fall for the meme?
No, you just have a sensible head. I wear it about 10 hours a day for work, and I have no problem with it.
I don't think so. I loved mine, but now I'm tempted to try out AKG because BestBuy accoms are broken as fuck.
>>51628583
Yeah this shit feels like clamps gripping my skull. Very uncomfortable. I think I'll just stick to open headphones.
Only hurts my head if I have a hat on with my glasses. If I'm just wearing glasses, I get a bit discomfort after like 4 or so hours. That's nothing compared to wearing with a hat on. Makes my ears and head hurt
>>51628583
Get some velour pads - I had the same problem.
Now they are fine, I can wear them for hours, even with glasses - super comfortable.
If you still experience discomfort, mod the headband as well.
I have the same with my AKG 550's
I also find myself grinding my teeth hard
Considering getting an USB DAC/AMP in hopes that it'll fix it, using onboard audio at the moment
>>51628583
Definitely. They're clamp monsters for anyone with a head larger than a woman's. They also sound like a failed attempt at Beats.
>>51629165
Man, your head must be sensitive as fuck. I tried M50s and felt clamp and other headphones have given me the same issue but my 550s feel loose. Hell, there's people complaining that 550s don't have enough clamp and there isn't enough seal and therefore no base.
The Nexus 5 could not drive those headphones to save it's life. It can hardly drive low imp earbuds.
>>51628825
This.
Side note, the HD558s come with velour, so I didn't have to do this replacement.
>>51628583
That was exactly what I was experiencing. I switched to Fidelio X2 and its like night & day. They cost a lot more though.
>>51629268
im a big guy, or at least my head is
Could also just be because of onboard audio making some noise that i dont "hear", lowering the realtek driver's output quality helped a bit
>>51628583
You probably just have a big head OP. Headsets always hurt my huge ass head.
>>51629334
It would be very painful.
Lol...like a nexus trying to drive anything.
V10 masterrace DAC here, prior nexus 5 sucker.
>>51628583
Same thing. It's like there are screws against my head. It's not comfortable.
And I didn't even talk about the heat inside the earpads.
>>51628583
Just stretch them out. That's what I did and it stopped clamping.
Not sure what your problem is, I wear them for 8 hours every day and they are comfy as fuck
>>51629365
What the fug are you on about m8
I talked about realtek settings which should make me using them with desktop clear
I use them as cheap ass budget headphones, who actually takes these big ass headphones to the public
I cant even make up what mesage you're trying to convey
I sincerely hope you're high or drunk
>>51628583
No, just put them on a basketball or something to get them worn in
>>51629172
>sound like a failed attempt at Beats
beats are hands down the worst headphones i've ever tried, surely these can't be worse.
Anyone knows where I can get replacement pads for the M50x?
Mine are starting to get worn out but I can't find anywhere to buy the original ones or at least DECENT ones. I don't want some cheap plastic on my ears if at all possible.
I am from Europe, Spain to be more precise, so no newegg for me.
>>51628583
Yes, that meme phone.
I wear mine for 8 hours a day, and only on the 8th hour will it start to feel uncomfortable.
They're not as nice to wear as my Portapros for long periods, but they're not particularly annoying either.
>>51629516
try amazon.de
they use euro so you wont be fucked in the ass by euro to pound rate
>>51628583
>but muh sound quality trumps all your comfort issues
>your spine suffering from 300 grams of unnecessary weight for 10 hours a day, 365 days a year?? it's worth it dude muh dac muh pre-amp muh high frequency response
>your ears being slowly killed day by day by your artificial sounds in your closed environment?? who cares muh flac muh audiophile
>>51631068
I still don't know what exactly am I supposed to search.
I mean, I don't think these will be comfortable/will make the headphones sound the same as the originals do...
http://www.amazon.de//dp/B00JE4KGF2
I assume you only just got them? They take a few weeks, but eventually they get very comfy and snug. I didn't like them at first either, but I've been using them for about three years now and love them. They were fine after a couple weeks.
>>51631171
get the angled hm5
Would this work to drive my 598s well?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000KIPT30/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DY6p0pFD2lw
They sound really muddy, I used my friend's £60 Fiio and they sounded a fuck load better, but I can't spend that kind of money right now.
>>51628825
I got a pair of velour pads from massdrop, how long do they usually take to ship?
>>51628583
something is wrong with your head
>OP
>>51628805
Why the fuck do you wear a hat under your headphones??
>>51629172
They most certainly sound better than beats. And with a slight boost to the midrange they sound fantastic
>>51631475
>muddy
>mudheisers
Keeeek
>>51631874
that can't be a real baby
>there are actually people that bought these headphones and then bought a DAC more than 30 dollars and an amp for more than 80 dollars
>there are actually people that unironically spent hundreds of dollars on a DAC or amp
Are "audiophiles" as dumb as or worse than applefags?
>>51633102
audiophiles love audio. Apparently you don't desu
>>51633123
if they were audiophiles they would do research and find out quickly that these phones require no dac/amp and they just wasted their money
>>51628583
yes, that headset is fucking garbage
>>51631544
Depends on the drop. Usually it has an expected delivery date in the order.
>>51633102
yes,
people pay 1200$ for shitty little speakers.
take apart a headphone and actually hold the speaker elements in your hands.
they are 2 tiny little circular shits, you will see how fucking cheap and pathetic they are.
no headphones on earth should cost more than 60$
and thats pushing it
the only reason price goes so high is because the audio world is literally a scam, and people charge stupid money for "pleasurable" sound
>>51633123
I love audio too. I'm also a realist so spending inordinate amounts of money on pure placebo isn't my style. My audio setups equal out to around 3000 dungaroos which is proportionately the speakers, as it should be, and not the placebo equipment.
>>51628583
I've had a paid of M50s for years and they have never hurt my head, even with me wearing glasses.
I've worn them for 5+ hours no problem many times.
>>51628805
>2015
>wearing glasses
>>51632138
It's cold outside?
>>51633484
No.
>>51628583
yes
>>51633156
Even if they don't, other phones will. It's also good to have a hardware volume knob instead of just software foobar volume and system volume
>>51629397
do you have a small head?
i do and i wear them alot too
>>51628583
Just buy a ps1 with the dac chip and you're good :^)
>>51628583
>tfw bought 25-II-1 only to understand that i don't hear difference between FLAC and AAC ~120
>>51633160
All right, show me a better pair in that price range. Not the $500 sennheisers you saved up your NEET bux for, something for under $150 that's any better than those.
>protip: you can't
>>51633844
M40X to start with
>>51628583
The padding wears in over time, the demo pairs I wore were suuuuper comfy
My friend's were really uncomfortable.
>>51629165
Is your head the size of jupiter?
>>51633213
>Its small so it must be cheap, easy to make, and practically useless :^)
>>51628583
>using the coiled cable with your phone
>complaining about weight
wew
>>51633844
Amazon was (still is) selling ridiculously cheap sennheisers right now for like 75% off.
>he got.the meme50x instead of the senmheisers
My sides senpai
>>51633057
hownü.ru
>>51634366
do you know how headphone speakers are made?
you act like they are nano scale transistor lithography, which actually is a million times more complex, yet costs a fraction of the big name miniature circular speakers meme
>>51633484
>going outside
topkek anon
>>51634043
Having never wore M50s, I love my M40x. May be uncomfortable the five or so hour mark, but casual usage is almost like wearing nothing.
is the tight M50 clamps a meme itself?
mine are so loose that they can fall off my head very easily if I'm say, trying to mow the lawn or I swing my head around trying to whip them off.
And no my head isn't unusually small at all, the headphones I owned before the M50s (Sennheisers 280 pros) clamped my head really hard and gave me pain, one of the reasons I switched to the M50s.
Do people literally lie about the M50s to try and besmirch one of the most common recommendations /g/ makes or something?
>>51628805
>hat and glasses
On /g/, of course.
>>51628583
I have sony mdr 1r, they arent very comfy, quite tight (hense noise canceling) and my ears(around them) start hurting after longer use, its actually not bad now, just takes some time getting used to them, sound quality is meh, but they are godtier when traveling, espiacially on planes or other noisy environments, also looks very good
>>51628583
get new head
>>51628583
replace the pads with srh840 pads, problem solved
I have to stick with IEMs because headbands on most headphones always fuck up my hair and there's no way to fix it other than taking a shower again.
>>51636009
TOO MANY BASS
>>51635914
I like to wear beanies and I'm blind....jerk
are velour earpads worth it for my M50X set? The leather isn't..... great....
>>51628583
Interview for a job at Comcast not a call center job in an excellent good IT job I was in their control room they were all using those headphones
They're not that uncomfortable for me but just today I got a pair of 598s and they are wayyy more comfortable, although they are way looser on my head so I don't know if I'm missing out on bass or anything.
>>51638688
Reason you're missing out on bass is because the 598's are open and don't go below 200hz
>>51628583
Enjoy your nigger bass.
>>51638711
I don't really notice it so far, they sound really neutral to me and for the music I've listened to through them so far (indie mainly) they seem great.
Got them mainly for desktop use and they seem good for gaming too.
>>51628583
It took me a while to stretch them enough to wear them for more than 1 hour without being in pain, now they're ok
>>51628583
Change the pads
The meme50x last forever but they are very uncomforatorable.
>>51634366
faggot
keep convincing yourself you didn't just pay hundreds of dollars for 20$ worth of hardware
what makes it worse is that most of these tiny 1inch speakers you pay for sound like shit. even the most expensive meme headpiece sound like pathetic shit
>>51638963
I am inclined to only partially agree with you. I have used skull candy in the mid 50 and 60 dollar range and currently have two mid range headphones (598, m50) I paid 95 dollars for the 598 and I think it's very worth it and better than the skullcandies by far. Would a takstar or shp9500 on sale probably sound just as good? Maybe, but I don't think 95 dollars is a lot for something I wear this much.
I paid around 120 for my m50s and they have lasted me a long time and are great for electronic drums and public or car listening. Don't regret that purchase.
I can't see myself spending an upwards of 3 hundred dollars on headphones ever however.
>>51633531
-3 Celsius right now, so I think it is
I have a fucking gigantic head (need size 8 fitted hats) and my m50s are great, I usually forget I'm wearing them. I did replace those shit leather pads though.
My head would sometimes hurt when switching headphones, but it always went away after a while. Don't sweat it yet.
Why are the M50s considered a meme now? I bought them over a year ago and nearly everyone here recommended them.
>>51629507
>>51632188
Solo2 are measurably superior to the M50x. The original was shitty, sure. http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/time-rethink-beats-solo2-excellent-measurements-page-2
>>51628583
You sure as fuck did haha you fuckin queer
>>51628583
Looks like a Sony MDR 7506 clone. 0/10
![1408685203582[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/ZwXsTj3.jpg "1408685203582[1].jpg")
>meme50 redditphones
>ever
lol why the fuck, if you want bass you buy beats not shitty knockoffs
>>51640613
>beats not shitty knockoffs
wat
>>51640613
The M50s have weak bass though...
>>51641265
m50 are just welfare beats that redditors buy to think they're 'above' beats users when in reality they have objectively worse sounding headphones.
>>51641369
compared to what? you clearly don't have much experience with headphones if you think the m50 are bass light
>>51641383
>compared to what? you clearly don't have much experience with headphones if you think the m50 are bass light
That's true, I don't have much experience per se but the sennheiser headphones I used before them were much heavier on the bass.
I barely notice any bass when wearing my M50s.
Has the manufacturer changed the product over the years or something?
I bought mine before they offered the removable cable.
>>51641405
the new ones have more subbass that's about it
>>51628583
My Turtle Beach x12's do the same thing
>>51628583
no, it happens to me with all headphones, i've yet to find a pair that I could wear all day and not need to pop aspirin afterwards
>>51641470
Beyerdynamic DT880/990 premium, Sennheiser HD700/800, Sony MDR-MA900
>>51641504
meant to quote >>51641405 as well
>>51641504
for comparison, bass-light headphones
You need to break them in. Wear them for a while, or put on something to stretch them out.
>>51641554
it took me like a single day for mine to be comfortable, now they're so loose they will almost fall off if I tilt my head over 80 degrees.
If people are complaining about them they have either owned them for less than a few days, owned them for longer but not given them a chance or they're just lying.
>>51629172
Nice bait senpai
>>51635473
Economies of scale
All headphones cause me to get horrible headaches. This is why I only use IEMS and speakers.
>>51628583
I use Philips' SHP 8900 and they are the comfiest cans I ever owned. Overlapping the ear lobes entirely, don't squeeze your head at all.
However, they are pretty heavy and the bridge/arch/whatever is not all that fully cushioned and it rests quite uncomfortably on its own. Alas, nothing a little adjusting every now and then can't fix.
>>51628825
I'd like to get velour pads for my ATH-M50s, but I can't even figure out how to take off the stock pads.
>>51644689
You just pull at the edges of the pad until it comes out of the groove. Very easy and quick to get them off.
Had this problem with my m50x. On top of the fact that they made my ears sweat like crazy they were also extremely uncomfortable to the point where I was going to send them back. Instead I ordered some sound professionals velour pads and the different is night and day.
Audiophilia is a mental disorder.
regular poster in the /prod/ irc
most of us use the m50 as our primary headphone monitors
they are flat and accurate, with a tight, responsive low-end
for me personally they're comfortable, i've felt comfier, but still comfy
>>51644950
>they are flat and accurate
no and no.
>>51633102
>>there are actually people that bought these headphones and then bought a DAC more than 30 dollars and an amp for more than 80 dollars
I bought them and have the FiiO E10k in my shopping cart right now. Did I really fall for the meme?
>>51645026
you don't fucking need an amp/dac for them.
>>51645031
They sound fine when connected to my MBP but on my 10yr old PC there's noticeable static noise that annoys me. Won't the FiiO get rid of that?
>>51645065
i think the bigger problem here is the 10y/o pc desu
>>51628583
stock earcufs are pretty shitty
i recommend getting some aftermarket ones that are much bigger.
I got some cheap ass ones and it has been the greatest decision i've made in a long time.
>>51645065
it will. anon was talking in terms of sound quality, but that's dependent on the headphones. (HD 600 user here. there sound like shit without a dac/amp)
>>51628825
Do you have a set of velour pads you recommend? I seem to only be getting results for velvet pads.
>dat removable jack
fuck no. I don't know which headphone is that but fuck removable jacks and fuck the 3.5mm jack in general.
>>51645074
It's enough for browsing /g/ and programming, senpai
>>51645098
Thanks
>>51645098
>(HD 600 user here. there sound like shit without a dac/amp)
Stop perpetuating bullshit you utter fuckwit.
>>51628583
The special edition Sennheiser also clamp really hard. Maybe they used different materials for the black colour. So I'm going to try stretching them out a bit.
>>51628825
>buy expensive as fuck headphones
>you have to pay extra and mod them to not get a cluster headache when wearing them
Wow. Great headphones guys
>>51645122
>t fuck removable jacks
That's the strangest complaint I've ever heard about headphones
>>51645160
>M50s
>expensive
They're welfare-tier and not even worth more than $80 sound quality wise, idiots just pay their asking price because they're idiots.
>>51628583
Not as bad as I did...
>>51645123
just use the macbook to browse /g/ and program then
it's probably at least 4 or 5 times as fast
>>51645169
Maybe it's just me but removable jacks die very quickly.
>>51628583
>he has never worn the MDR-V6
>>51645143
Are you kidding? Mine nearly/ fall off if I tilt my head back
>>51633102
>tfw wearing HD800s right now
feelsgoodman.jpg
>>51645920
nice $1600 dt880s
>>51645940
get out of here with your beyerdycrapics
>>51645974
after you, beyerfag
>>51645980
can u not
>>51628583
My MDR-7506s are comfy as fuck and Bieber Approved™.
The MDR-V55s I had before that were like sticking my head in a vice though.
>>51645991
can u
>>51628583
>black friday rolls around
>all these plebs complaining about m50 comfort
>all these plebs complaining the 598 doesn't sound like m50
kek, do your research next time retards.
So my superlux 668b just died on me and apparently my country doesn't sell them anymore, just the 669, how are they comfort/sound wise ?
>>51644950
>they are flat and accurate
good joke
Fuck, anti-audiophile "I listen to 128 kbs youtube rips with my $5 earphones from the servo and it sounds perfect" fags are as bad as actual audiophiles.
>>51645305
I saw a fix for the uncomfyness of these on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkvWzCXY6tI
>bought superlux 668bs 2 years off Ebay for 40 CAD
>still working great and no sign of breaking
>sound great
Probably one of the best things i have bought in my life.
