The cables use a twist-to-lock mechanism, so you can’t just use any old 3.5mm cable - however, just like the pads, you can find replacements online. There are three cables in the box, one for portable use and both coiled and straight longer cables for home listening. You get both short and long cables, letting them have a double life in and out of the home. Deep cups and a headband that sticks out from your head can make a full-size pair like this look silly, but the Audio Technica ATH-M50X stick to the contours of your head as closely as possible.Ī removable cable is one of the differences between the original ATH-M50 and the newer ATH-M50X. Shallow cups are also an important part of why these headphones work well as a pair to wear on your way to work. However, this is rarely a major problem in the UK, where we’ve been using the pair.

Pleather pads and shallow cups are not a great combo for keeping ears cool. The Audio Technica ATH-M50X will heat up your ears after a while if you live in a hot area. We’ve been using the Audio Technica ATH-M50X for a couple of years now, and in that time they’ve earned a few nicks to the pleather. That use case should speak to the durability of these headphones but, if you couldn't stand to see your headphones scuffed up, you can find replacements easily online - a nice benefit of this pair’s popularity. See the ring on the cups and the little silvery circles telling you whether the cup plays the left or right channel? These parts are metal.Īll the padding is synthetic leather, which is plastic. In terms of materials, the Audio Technica ATH-M50X are all-plastic aside from the band of metal inside the headband and a few little aluminium highlights.

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