Audio-Technica M20X Headphones Review
A few years back now, Audio-Technica refreshed their famous M-series line of professional studio headphones. The only two models anyone really likes to talk about are the $149 M50X and $99 M40X.
Those two are celebrated with good reason.
The M50X offers a great, moderately aggressive studio-style sound and a good features package. The M40X dials back the aggression a little, and makes some small cuts to build quality, and cuts out the short straight cable.
But Audio-Technica also makes the M30X and the M20X. I’d never heard either of these. Until now.
OVERVIEW
The Audio-Technica M20X is a closed-back, wired pair of headphones that retails for $50. It comes with a 10-foot hard wired cable, and a snap-on 6.3mm adapter.
AT says that they’re “tuned for enhanced low frequency performance,” which made me expect a sound more aggressive in the bass than its bigger brothers.
They also say that it’s “An excellent choice for tracking and mixing.”
One of those claims turned out to be truer than the other.
