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Audio Technica ATHM30 Closed-Back Stereo Monitor Headphones

High power handling. Gold-plated stereo connector.

Overall User Ratings

Overall:
           8 out of 10
Features:
           8 out of 10
Quality:
           8 out of 10
Value:
           9 out of 10
I Want It:
           9 out of 10
Sound:
           8 out of 10
Ease of Use:
           9 out of 10
Support:
           10 out of 10
 
 

"Good studio headphones for $59"

Overall:
          7 out of 10
Quality:
          8 out of 10
Sound:
          7 out of 10
Submitted: 2/9/2008
Style of Music: Rock and Jazz recording, a large studio
Location: WA

 

 
Quality:
Made well, look like clones of the sonys, almost. The 1/4" adaptor stays on better too.

Value:
Yes. Oh, I chose them at a store with tons of models to choose from, the ATHM20's were thin and awful, and the 40's sounded really weird... the mid-priced ATHM30's sounded best of em all, until I got up to the $150-250 Sennheissers etc.

Sound:
I bought a bunch of these instead of MDR-7506's for recording. Less expensive, less exaggerated high end and a fuller low end. Overall less hyped sounding, and the fuller bass helps the rhythm section hear themselves. In two years, 2 out of 16 broke one speaker each, that's a lot less damage than a room full of Sony's.

Overall:
These met my goal of being cheap enough to buy 16 of em, but still sound satisfying. If they didn't sound good, I would have bought zero of em.

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"Returning these for a better fitting pair!"

Overall:
          5 out of 10
Features:
          3 out of 10
Quality:
          2 out of 10
Sound:
          7 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          2 out of 10
Submitted: 5/25/2009

 

 
Feature:
The swiveling earpieces are useless. Uncomfortable if you flip one up to hear "DJ style."

Quality:
See ease of use.

Sound:
Sounds good but I don't have anything else to compare it to in terms of monitor headphones.

Ease of Use:
Keeps slipping off my head! I lean forward or backward just a bit, and it slips off. I wish the headphone sizing locked so I don't have to readjust every time I put them on too.

Overall:
The fit is intolerable.

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"Get the better gear."

Overall:
          3 out of 10
Features:
          8 out of 10
Quality:
          6 out of 10
Value:
          4 out of 10
I Want It:
          1 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          8 out of 10
Submitted: 7/27/2006

 

 
Feature:
Just phones and 1/8 in. plug adapter.

Sound:
Sounds perfect. That's the problem. Everything sounds good in these phones so it's hard to get an accurate mix.

Overall:
Waste of $.

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