I use these headphones everyday for field recording and I haven't had an issue. If you have the money and the desire I recommend getting the 50s or the 70s, but if you want to start small, this is your best quality/value. The sound is crisp and the decibel range is pretty impressive. When I use these to listen to music I can always hear things that have been blown out or distorted by other headphones. I honestly prefer these to my Beats Studios. The bass drivers aren't overpowered like many other headphones, so you always get true sound, as opposed to bass-enhanced sound. In my editing office (repurposed walk-in closet) I use a pair of the 70s. However I always use a pair of 30s for shooting. I have used these with a 4-source Zoom field recorder, GH4, GH5 and DVX200. They worked terrific with each.

These headphones are monitoring headphones. As they do concentrate more on your voice and less about the music! Don't get me wrong they sound great when I play Aldo Nova Fantasy great song for base. Sounds amazing in these headphones. I got these for my podcasting as I wanted to get the best possible sound for my voice on my podcasts. These are beginner type of Audio Technica monitoring headphones as there are better ones out there, but for the price it was perfect!

I purchased these headphones for watching movies and videos on my laptop. The sound is full and clear. When I watched streamed movies or local movie files, I can hear everything, every nuance -- particularly sounds I remember hearing in the movie theatre which cannot be heard with regular headphones. For me, that says a lot about the quality. I originally purchased them because I wanted 34;noise-canceling headphones.34; Sorry to say, they only muffle external noise. They do not 34;cancel34; it. I have researched what true 34;noise canceling34; means, and this is not it. Still, they have come very close. There is one caveat to these headphones. They only last from three (3) to four (4) years. I use these every day, and I'm very careful with them. However, just expect that one day three or four years later, while watching a video, suddenly one or both sides of the headphone will just stop working. I have purchased four sets of these headphones over the years. I keep buying them because they work so well. I would like to give these headphones five (5) stars, but I have rated them at four (4) because they are expensive and yet they only last three to four years.

Great product!!!

These headphones are really great for a fair price. Best pair of over-ear headphones I've ever owned - in terms of sound quality. I use them for gaming mostly and they work out just fine, giving me plenty of ways to hear everything that is going on. They also work well for shows or YouTube videos, as you'd expect. Overall, sound is 5/5 stars. However, I can only give this product a 4/5 star rating because the ear cuffs are so uncomfortable if you wear them for a long period of time. The leather they used, at least with the pair that I received, is hard and unforgiving. My ears are often sore after only a few hours of having them on. I find myself taking them off often just to give my ears a break. I plan on buying replacement, velvet ear cuffs as soon as I can but that's another $35. (Which would bring the total price paid for these about $100) Still looking around for cheaper prices though.

Work well, decent audio quality, the compact folding feature is nice. The cable is a bit longer than I need though.

lightweight, great sound. pro/con depending on who you are - they stay snug, and want to stay on your ears, even if trying to prop above them, may slip down into position

Pro- very nice audio, no frags at high volume, as expected of Audio-Technica, a good amount of noise proof, comes with a 1/4 inch aux connector (nice add on for studio production), nice long cable but don'trip, good portability in the little pouch it comes with. Cons- the cushioning around the speakers could be a little softer, after about 30 minutes of wearing the headphone I would feel like the skin around my ear, as the M30x are over ear, become very sore. Loosening the headphones would cause the headphones to rest on the ears in effect making the ears become sore from the weight of the headphones. Overall- Great headphones, my old headphones broke down after being with me for 2 years and wanted to try out a pair, but beware these pair are made with a plastic body in mind and if taken outside, take caution as plastic is not as strong as you think. Great going Audio-Technica keep doing you.

These headphones are surprisingly sturdy, even after dropping the unit from desk-height and repeatedly running over the cord with my chair. The sound quality is good. However, wearing this for hours at a time starts to hurt my (somewhat large) ears.

I would buy these again. My other ones have a hard to beat sound but these are close enough. That's why I gave 4 instead of 5 stars. The ear pads fit over my big ears better than any other ones I have had. LOL I wish the cord was slightly longer but it's probably long enough for most people.

Overall great headphones. Not a 5 only due to personal preference. The swivel housing is a bit too fussy, 34;loose34; for my liking but this is purely personal preference. I actually recorded my first EP using these headphones and it is well worth it. So simple design frustration is the only reason for no 5/5! Still worth every penny.

Very good for the price!

Really high quality, sound is great. But, the hand band is just a bit too big. I have a big head anyway, so it should at least fit me, but it's still too big, so it kind of pushes down on my ears.

Great sound quality, though it wasn't perfect until I adjusted the EQ of my PC sound for a good while. Premium design and immaculate sound quality make these a great buy for the price. I do have to say though- I was surprised at how sore my ears get after a while of wearing these. First time wearing these I was incredibly upset. Was going to return them immediately but decided to give them a day. They did break in a bit, but even as I write this, my skull around my ears is very sore. Now, I do have a big head, so results may vary. However I like to think headphones shouldn't be so tight so as to exclude use by big headed freaks like myself. Doable, but not perfect.

These are amazing overall. However if you have to have them on for a long time I do notice after a while they can get annoying. But the sound quality it amazing, I use them to edit videos, which requires syncing with sound and so forth and these are great. As I said only problem is having to wear them for a long period of time.