Last November, Audio-Technica released a wireless version of their classic M50x studio headphones, dubbed the M50xBT. The company boldly claimed that their new model would deliver all the same pro audio performance in spite of being wireless…and they absolutely nailed it.
OVERVIEW
Priced at $199, and sometimes on discount for a bit less than that, the Audio-Technica M50xBT is a closed back wireless Bluetooth 5.0 headphone that supports the AptX, AAC, and SBC codecs. It also features a wired 3.5mm backup connection.
The battery lasts around 40 hours at low to medium volume, and it recharges over a micro USB connection. Charge times are a little long at 5.5 to 7 hours from a dead battery, depending on the power delivery capabilities of your USB port.
In the box you get a reduced version of the standard M50x extras. The same leatherette bag is included, along with one 4-foot mobile listening cable that has a deeply recessed plug which firmly clicks into the headset side.
If this exact pair of headphones had somehow magically existed in 2015, I would have bought it, been quite satisfied, and then I never would have taken the long headphone…
