• Welcome to TechPowerUp Forums, Guest! Please check out our forum guidelines for info related to our community.

beats or audio technica?

Joined
Sep 26, 2008
Messages
291 (0.05/day)
Location
UK
System Name no
Processor 4930k
Motherboard rampage extreme black edition iv
Cooling h115
Memory 16gb dominator gt 2400 c9
Video Card(s) gtx 770
Storage samsung 250ssd
Case enthoo primo
Power Supply 1200w
hey guys,

i owned beats pro and before and they had an amazing "club" style bass which was loud too.

are the m50x similar or any better?
 

Easy Rhino

Linux Advocate
Staff member
Joined
Nov 13, 2006
Messages
15,446 (2.42/day)
Location
Mid-Atlantic
System Name Desktop
Processor i5 13600KF
Motherboard AsRock B760M Steel Legend Wifi
Cooling Noctua NH-U9S
Memory 4x 16 Gb Gskill S5 DDR5 @6000
Video Card(s) Gigabyte Gaming OC 6750 XT 12GB
Storage WD_BLACK 4TB SN850x
Display(s) Gigabye M32U
Case Corsair Carbide 400C
Audio Device(s) On Board
Power Supply EVGA Supernova 650 P2
Mouse MX Master 3s
Keyboard Logitech G915 Wireless Clicky
Software The Matrix
uh yea. beats suck. get those audio technica.
 
Joined
Sep 26, 2008
Messages
291 (0.05/day)
Location
UK
System Name no
Processor 4930k
Motherboard rampage extreme black edition iv
Cooling h115
Memory 16gb dominator gt 2400 c9
Video Card(s) gtx 770
Storage samsung 250ssd
Case enthoo primo
Power Supply 1200w

Solaris17

Super Dainty Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Aug 16, 2005
Messages
25,879 (3.79/day)
Location
Alabama
System Name Rocinante
Processor I9 14900KS
Motherboard EVGA z690 Dark KINGPIN (modded BIOS)
Cooling EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB
Memory 64GB Gskill Trident Z5 DDR5 6000 @6400
Video Card(s) MSI SUPRIM Liquid X 4090
Storage 1x 500GB 980 Pro | 1x 1TB 980 Pro | 1x 8TB Corsair MP400
Display(s) Odyssey OLED G9 G95SC
Case Lian Li o11 Evo Dynamic White
Audio Device(s) Moondrop S8's on Schiit Hel 2e
Power Supply Bequiet! Power Pro 12 1500w
Mouse Lamzu Atlantis mini (White)
Keyboard Monsgeek M3 Lavender, Akko Crystal Blues
VR HMD Quest 3
Software Windows 11
Benchmark Scores I dont have time for that.
Joined
Sep 26, 2008
Messages
291 (0.05/day)
Location
UK
System Name no
Processor 4930k
Motherboard rampage extreme black edition iv
Cooling h115
Memory 16gb dominator gt 2400 c9
Video Card(s) gtx 770
Storage samsung 250ssd
Case enthoo primo
Power Supply 1200w

Solaris17

Super Dainty Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Aug 16, 2005
Messages
25,879 (3.79/day)
Location
Alabama
System Name Rocinante
Processor I9 14900KS
Motherboard EVGA z690 Dark KINGPIN (modded BIOS)
Cooling EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB
Memory 64GB Gskill Trident Z5 DDR5 6000 @6400
Video Card(s) MSI SUPRIM Liquid X 4090
Storage 1x 500GB 980 Pro | 1x 1TB 980 Pro | 1x 8TB Corsair MP400
Display(s) Odyssey OLED G9 G95SC
Case Lian Li o11 Evo Dynamic White
Audio Device(s) Moondrop S8's on Schiit Hel 2e
Power Supply Bequiet! Power Pro 12 1500w
Mouse Lamzu Atlantis mini (White)
Keyboard Monsgeek M3 Lavender, Akko Crystal Blues
VR HMD Quest 3
Software Windows 11
Benchmark Scores I dont have time for that.
so u used the m50x?


you*

That was my experience with beats. m50x do not have as much bass they are professional after all. I really liked the m50x line but if you want miami nightclub you will not get it with a pair of professional headsets. You will want to stick to beats or skull candy.
 

MxPhenom 216

ASIC Engineer
Joined
Aug 31, 2010
Messages
12,945 (2.60/day)
Location
Loveland, CO
System Name Ryzen Reflection
Processor AMD Ryzen 9 5900x
Motherboard Gigabyte X570S Aorus Master
Cooling 2x EK PE360 | TechN AM4 AMD Block Black | EK Quantum Vector Trinity GPU Nickel + Plexi
Memory Teamgroup T-Force Xtreem 2x16GB B-Die 3600 @ 14-14-14-28-42-288-2T 1.45v
Video Card(s) Zotac AMP HoloBlack RTX 3080Ti 12G | 950mV 1950Mhz
Storage WD SN850 500GB (OS) | Samsung 980 Pro 1TB (Games_1) | Samsung 970 Evo 1TB (Games_2)
Display(s) Asus XG27AQM 240Hz G-Sync Fast-IPS | Gigabyte M27Q-P 165Hz 1440P IPS | Asus 24" IPS (portrait mode)
Case Lian Li PC-011D XL | Custom cables by Cablemodz
Audio Device(s) FiiO K7 | Sennheiser HD650 + Beyerdynamic FOX Mic
Power Supply Seasonic Prime Ultra Platinum 850
Mouse Razer Viper v2 Pro
Keyboard Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition
Software Windows 11 Pro 64-Bit
Beats cant hold a candle to Audio Technica or Sennheiser sound stage. Dont buy into thev marketting, you pay for the Dr. Dre endorsement for Beats.
 

Fourstaff

Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Nov 29, 2009
Messages
10,024 (1.91/day)
Location
Home
System Name Orange! // ItchyHands
Processor 3570K // 10400F
Motherboard ASRock z77 Extreme4 // TUF Gaming B460M-Plus
Cooling Stock // Stock
Memory 2x4Gb 1600Mhz CL9 Corsair XMS3 // 2x8Gb 3200 Mhz XPG D41
Video Card(s) Sapphire Nitro+ RX 570 // Asus TUF RTX 2070
Storage Samsung 840 250Gb // SX8200 480GB
Display(s) LG 22EA53VQ // Philips 275M QHD
Case NZXT Phantom 410 Black/Orange // Tecware Forge M
Power Supply Corsair CXM500w // CM MWE 600w
Joined
Sep 26, 2008
Messages
291 (0.05/day)
Location
UK
System Name no
Processor 4930k
Motherboard rampage extreme black edition iv
Cooling h115
Memory 16gb dominator gt 2400 c9
Video Card(s) gtx 770
Storage samsung 250ssd
Case enthoo primo
Power Supply 1200w
vmoda m100 or m50x? :)
 
Joined
Jan 18, 2012
Messages
751 (0.17/day)
System Name My PC
Processor i7 4790k @4.4ghz
Motherboard Gigabyte z97m-d3h
Cooling Corsair H105
Memory 4x4GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 2133-9-11-11-31-1T
Video Card(s) GTX970 Stric oc
Storage Samsung 840Pro 512GB
Display(s) Asus ROG SWIFT
Case Lian Li 359
Audio Device(s) Denon DA-300USB / Denon AH-D5000
Power Supply Corsair AX860
Mouse Roccat Kone Pure Optical
Keyboard Corsair K70
Software Win10 64-bit home
can;t even believe someone asked this question :D

Anw, to answer correctly: i've tried most Beats headphones either from friends or from Curry's/ PC World, one word: THEY SUCK. They are great to listen from a mobile device because ur phone simply has a bad sound chip anyway.

Anything simple from normal hi-fi companies is better than beats (im talking 50 Euro models here) but you wont get the super duper heavy bass of beats. I found a quality alternative to the "beats" style of sound: Denon.
 
Joined
Feb 19, 2009
Messages
1,831 (0.33/day)
Location
UK Warwickshire
System Name PC-Chips
Processor Ryzen 5 5600x
Motherboard Asus ROG Strix B550-F Gaming.
Cooling Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE CPU Air Cooler 6 heat pipes.
Memory Patriot Viper 32gig dual channel 3600mhz
Video Card(s) PowerColor HellHound RX 7900 GRE OC
Storage 2X Samsung 860 EVO SSD's 500gig / 2TB crucial P3-NVME / WD-BLUE SN550 1TB M.2 / SP A55 512gig
Display(s) Panasonic 40-inch 4k TV
Case Modded NZXT H510
Audio Device(s) Realtek S1220A - Yamaha A-S501 AMP - 4 x Wharfedale diamond 9.1 speakers - Wharfedale SW150 sub
Power Supply EVGA SuperNOVA G6 750W 80+ Gold
Mouse Some cheap wireless thing
Keyboard Razer Cynosa lite
VR HMD Oculus Quest 2 128gig version
Software Windows 11 pro 64bit
Joined
Sep 26, 2008
Messages
291 (0.05/day)
Location
UK
System Name no
Processor 4930k
Motherboard rampage extreme black edition iv
Cooling h115
Memory 16gb dominator gt 2400 c9
Video Card(s) gtx 770
Storage samsung 250ssd
Case enthoo primo
Power Supply 1200w
well i owned beats pro and the bass levels where quite good so as u guys state the m50x will have to blow my ears then :p
 

Fourstaff

Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Nov 29, 2009
Messages
10,024 (1.91/day)
Location
Home
System Name Orange! // ItchyHands
Processor 3570K // 10400F
Motherboard ASRock z77 Extreme4 // TUF Gaming B460M-Plus
Cooling Stock // Stock
Memory 2x4Gb 1600Mhz CL9 Corsair XMS3 // 2x8Gb 3200 Mhz XPG D41
Video Card(s) Sapphire Nitro+ RX 570 // Asus TUF RTX 2070
Storage Samsung 840 250Gb // SX8200 480GB
Display(s) LG 22EA53VQ // Philips 275M QHD
Case NZXT Phantom 410 Black/Orange // Tecware Forge M
Power Supply Corsair CXM500w // CM MWE 600w
well i owned beats pro and the bass levels where quite good so as u guys state the m50x will have to blow my ears then :p

If you like your bass M50x will not blow your ears away. However, if you prefer to listen to the subtle nuances in your music instead of a muddy mash then Beats (all versions) should be avoided.
 
Joined
Sep 26, 2008
Messages
291 (0.05/day)
Location
UK
System Name no
Processor 4930k
Motherboard rampage extreme black edition iv
Cooling h115
Memory 16gb dominator gt 2400 c9
Video Card(s) gtx 770
Storage samsung 250ssd
Case enthoo primo
Power Supply 1200w
vmoda claims to blow ur ears away are they any good than m50x's?

i think ill go for the vmoda m100 which cost 250 euros here

will be great for bassy music and some gaming right?
 
Last edited:
Joined
May 13, 2010
Messages
5,695 (1.12/day)
System Name RemixedBeast-NX
Processor Intel Xeon E5-2690 @ 2.9Ghz (8C/16T)
Motherboard Dell Inc. 08HPGT (CPU 1)
Cooling Dell Standard
Memory 24GB ECC
Video Card(s) Gigabyte Nvidia RTX2060 6GB
Storage 2TB Samsung 860 EVO SSD//2TB WD Black HDD
Display(s) Samsung SyncMaster P2350 23in @ 1920x1080 + Dell E2013H 20 in @1600x900
Case Dell Precision T3600 Chassis
Audio Device(s) Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro 80 // Fiio E7 Amp/DAC
Power Supply 630w Dell T3600 PSU
Mouse Logitech G700s/G502
Keyboard Logitech K740
Software Linux Mint 20
Benchmark Scores Network: APs: Cisco Meraki MR32, Ubiquiti Unifi AP-AC-LR and Lite Router/Sw:Meraki MX64 MS220-8P
a @BumbleBee should be buzzing in here telling you to get the audio technicas or beyerdynamic DT770 pro 80s.

I got : Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro 80 // Fiio E7 Amp/DAC and it's awesome for trance/EDM
 
Joined
Jun 16, 2008
Messages
3,175 (0.55/day)
Location
Brockport, NY
System Name Is rly gud
Processor Intel Core i5 11600kf
Motherboard Asus Prime Z590-V ATX
Memory (48GB total) 16GB (2x8GB) Crucial Ballistix Sport 3000MHZ and G. Skill Ripjaws 32GB 3200MHZ (2x16GB)
Video Card(s) GIGABYTE RTX 3060 12GB
Storage 1TB MSI Spatium M370 NVMe M.2 SSD
Display(s) 32" Viewsonic 4k, 34" Samsung 3440x1440, XP Pen Creative Pro 13.3
Power Supply EVGA 600 80+ Gold
VR HMD Meta Quest Pro, Tundra Trackers
Software Windows 10
Definitely audio technica. I've listened to beats in bestbuy and my overall impression was "nice, but not 100+ dollars nice" I'm spoiled by the ATs.
 

crazyeyesreaper

Not a Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Mar 25, 2009
Messages
9,763 (1.77/day)
Location
04578
System Name Old reliable
Processor Intel 8700K @ 4.8 GHz
Motherboard MSI Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon AC
Cooling Custom Water
Memory 32 GB Crucial Ballistix 3666 MHz
Video Card(s) MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X
Storage 3x SSDs 2x HDDs
Display(s) Dell U2412M + Samsung TA350
Case Thermaltake Core P3 TG
Audio Device(s) Samson Meteor Mic / Generic 2.1 / KRK KNS 6400 headset
Power Supply Zalman EBT-1000
Mouse Mionix NAOS 7000
Keyboard Mionix
Beats $14 headphones that sell for $100+. Utter trash with heavy bass that drones out any semblance of real music. Listening to beats is like listening to St Anger from Metallica everything sounds like it was banged out on a trash can.
 
Joined
Sep 26, 2008
Messages
291 (0.05/day)
Location
UK
System Name no
Processor 4930k
Motherboard rampage extreme black edition iv
Cooling h115
Memory 16gb dominator gt 2400 c9
Video Card(s) gtx 770
Storage samsung 250ssd
Case enthoo primo
Power Supply 1200w
I am between m50x vmoda m100 atm. i have 250 euros to spend so am open to suggestions

i listened to a friends gaming headset kraken 7.1 usb tho.. and the bass was okay with bassy music but ok is a gaming headset.

we do not have any shop here u can go and test what u like and thats bad.. i dont know but i love m50x design i dont know if am gonna be happy with the bass cause the headphones have the best reviews but they say about a flat bass.

am open to suggestions guys :)
 

MxPhenom 216

ASIC Engineer
Joined
Aug 31, 2010
Messages
12,945 (2.60/day)
Location
Loveland, CO
System Name Ryzen Reflection
Processor AMD Ryzen 9 5900x
Motherboard Gigabyte X570S Aorus Master
Cooling 2x EK PE360 | TechN AM4 AMD Block Black | EK Quantum Vector Trinity GPU Nickel + Plexi
Memory Teamgroup T-Force Xtreem 2x16GB B-Die 3600 @ 14-14-14-28-42-288-2T 1.45v
Video Card(s) Zotac AMP HoloBlack RTX 3080Ti 12G | 950mV 1950Mhz
Storage WD SN850 500GB (OS) | Samsung 980 Pro 1TB (Games_1) | Samsung 970 Evo 1TB (Games_2)
Display(s) Asus XG27AQM 240Hz G-Sync Fast-IPS | Gigabyte M27Q-P 165Hz 1440P IPS | Asus 24" IPS (portrait mode)
Case Lian Li PC-011D XL | Custom cables by Cablemodz
Audio Device(s) FiiO K7 | Sennheiser HD650 + Beyerdynamic FOX Mic
Power Supply Seasonic Prime Ultra Platinum 850
Mouse Razer Viper v2 Pro
Keyboard Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition
Software Windows 11 Pro 64-Bit
Look into Sennheisers. HD598
 
Joined
Sep 26, 2008
Messages
291 (0.05/day)
Location
UK
System Name no
Processor 4930k
Motherboard rampage extreme black edition iv
Cooling h115
Memory 16gb dominator gt 2400 c9
Video Card(s) gtx 770
Storage samsung 250ssd
Case enthoo primo
Power Supply 1200w

cadaveca

My name is Dave
Joined
Apr 10, 2006
Messages
17,232 (2.62/day)
i prefer closed back rathen than open back :)
If you want a mic as well, then Sennheiser PC350 SE GAME are a decent option. I use mine pretty often, pretty happy with them, and they do a fantastic job of eliminating outside noises.

Personally, I think some of the Beats headphones are perfectly fine. They do overplay the bass a bit, but being as musician with a trained ear, they do a reasonable job, but only reasonable. But they also aren't the trash some posters here want to play them up as. There are simply better options for your dollar.

Like, anyone can spout an opinion. I just did. Yet since my ears are trained to notice subtle differences (and I have had my hearing recently tested and I hear 25% more than the average person, at least for now) that allows me to hear things many other people just won't notice. That said, since our ears are all different, the best advice I can give is to try out each set, as some people's ears will prefer a specific driver over others, and that's just how it is. We are individuals with individual ear sensitivity.
 
Joined
Sep 26, 2008
Messages
291 (0.05/day)
Location
UK
System Name no
Processor 4930k
Motherboard rampage extreme black edition iv
Cooling h115
Memory 16gb dominator gt 2400 c9
Video Card(s) gtx 770
Storage samsung 250ssd
Case enthoo primo
Power Supply 1200w
are they more into games or music really? cause am listening to pop rnb so i want a bass headphone
 

Easy Rhino

Linux Advocate
Staff member
Joined
Nov 13, 2006
Messages
15,446 (2.42/day)
Location
Mid-Atlantic
System Name Desktop
Processor i5 13600KF
Motherboard AsRock B760M Steel Legend Wifi
Cooling Noctua NH-U9S
Memory 4x 16 Gb Gskill S5 DDR5 @6000
Video Card(s) Gigabyte Gaming OC 6750 XT 12GB
Storage WD_BLACK 4TB SN850x
Display(s) Gigabye M32U
Case Corsair Carbide 400C
Audio Device(s) On Board
Power Supply EVGA Supernova 650 P2
Mouse MX Master 3s
Keyboard Logitech G915 Wireless Clicky
Software The Matrix
Listening to beats is like listening to St Anger from Metallica everything sounds like it was banged out on a trash can.

That is a very specific example.

For the uninitiated it is SH!T

 

MxPhenom 216

ASIC Engineer
Joined
Aug 31, 2010
Messages
12,945 (2.60/day)
Location
Loveland, CO
System Name Ryzen Reflection
Processor AMD Ryzen 9 5900x
Motherboard Gigabyte X570S Aorus Master
Cooling 2x EK PE360 | TechN AM4 AMD Block Black | EK Quantum Vector Trinity GPU Nickel + Plexi
Memory Teamgroup T-Force Xtreem 2x16GB B-Die 3600 @ 14-14-14-28-42-288-2T 1.45v
Video Card(s) Zotac AMP HoloBlack RTX 3080Ti 12G | 950mV 1950Mhz
Storage WD SN850 500GB (OS) | Samsung 980 Pro 1TB (Games_1) | Samsung 970 Evo 1TB (Games_2)
Display(s) Asus XG27AQM 240Hz G-Sync Fast-IPS | Gigabyte M27Q-P 165Hz 1440P IPS | Asus 24" IPS (portrait mode)
Case Lian Li PC-011D XL | Custom cables by Cablemodz
Audio Device(s) FiiO K7 | Sennheiser HD650 + Beyerdynamic FOX Mic
Power Supply Seasonic Prime Ultra Platinum 850
Mouse Razer Viper v2 Pro
Keyboard Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition
Software Windows 11 Pro 64-Bit
Joined
Mar 6, 2009
Messages
5,976 (1.08/day)
Location
Cybertron aka Canada
Processor Intel Core i5-3570K
Motherboard Asus P8Z77-V Pro
Cooling Noctua NH-D14
Memory 8GB Mushkin Blackline DDR3-1600
Video Card(s) Gigabyte GTX 670
Storage Intel 520 60GB, Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB
Display(s) BenQ 24" XL2420T
Case Corsair 550D
Audio Device(s) Sennheiser HD600, Audeze LCD-3F, Mytek Stereo 192 DSD, La Figaro 339, Burson HA-160, Geek Pulse X
Power Supply Corsair AX650
Mouse steelseries Sensei MLG edition
Keyboard Cooler Master QuickFire Pro
Software Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium
a @BumbleBee should be buzzing in here telling you to get the audio technicas or beyerdynamic DT770 pro 80s.

I got : Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro 80 // Fiio E7 Amp/DAC and it's awesome for trance/EDM

I have never listened to a pair of Beats :p

M50X, DT770 Pro 80 and the V-Moda headphones have the bass you're looking for.
 
Top