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Audio-Technica ATH-50

Physical Product · Over-ear headphones · 5 mentions · 1 subreddit · discussed in r/headphones

Reddit take

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Pros

  • I really like the look though. The vents & mechanincal slider, along with the bulky headband adjustment mechanism gives it a nice industrial look.
  • One really odd thing about the ATH-50 and its sibilings is the driver size coming in at 46mm. It would actually be larger than some of the suceeding M series and 900 series headphones. At the time it wouldve been one of the largest dynam...
  • Still really cool and rather rare, they were quite expensive back in the day too costing at 13k yen

Cons

  • I couldn't hear much difference on any settings, though. So maybe that contributes to the model's seemingly lack of popularity?
  • The adjustable works in conjunction to a foam dampener inside the headphones as well, unfortunately they tend to have rotted away hence why the adjustment have little effect.

Sentiment

3 positive (60%) · 1 mixed (20%) · 1 negative (20%)

Trust + time weighted score: +41% · raw score 40%

What redditors said (5 of 5)

I couldn't hear much difference on any settings, though. So maybe that contributes to the model's seemingly lack of popularity?
mixed · u/s****e · r/headphones · Feb 13, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
I really like the look though. The vents & mechanincal slider, along with the bulky headband adjustment mechanism gives it a nice industrial look.
positive · u/s****e · r/headphones · Feb 13, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
One really odd thing about the ATH-50 and its sibilings is the driver size coming in at 46mm. It would actually be larger than some of the suceeding M series and 900 series headphones. At the time it wouldve been one of the largest dynamic dome drivers which seems unusual for how small the headphones are.
positive · u/B****g · r/headphones · comment · Feb 14, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
Still really cool and rather rare, they were quite expensive back in the day too costing at 13k yen
positive · u/B****g · r/headphones · comment · Feb 13, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
The adjustable works in conjunction to a foam dampener inside the headphones as well, unfortunately they tend to have rotted away hence why the adjustment have little effect.
negative · u/B****g · r/headphones · comment · Feb 13, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗

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