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wristandfeet
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Mar 25, 2019
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Curious how these compare to Audio-Technica M50xBT in terms of:
  • Clarity of Base, Midrange, and Treble
  • Sound signature (frequency response)
  • Sound stage
Thank you!
Mar 25, 2019
wristandfeet
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Mar 26, 2019
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wristandfeetI was fortunate to try on both the B&O H4 and the AT M50X at a local BestBuy. The short summary is: H4 has a wider sound stage, and has better clarity across lows, mids, and highs. Caveat: The default H4 setting has very heavy base. But given that there is an app to control EQ, I think (hope) this can be taken care. I voted for H4 with my money. Happy to answer any question you may have about the two.
Mar 26, 2019
Vijay_Mathews
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Mar 28, 2019
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wristandfeetJust ordered H4's on MD.. waiting to try these..
Mar 28, 2019
PrintingPresser
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Mar 28, 2019
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wristandfeetI owned these for a few months, and I loved the sound. Probably the best sounding BT headphones I had owned. I couldn't get a comfortable fit, though, no matter how I tried. The circle earpads are what got me. The diameter front-to-back over my ear was just fine, but it wasn't enough top-to-bottom. This meant they were always resting on part of my ear—or at least squeezing it together. I ended up selling mine, and still miss the sound.
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Mar 28, 2019
Oldoiler
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Apr 13, 2019
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wristandfeetThis is not a direct answer to your question, but more of an overall opinion about B&O these days. I have had a fair amount of B&O equipment over the years, starting with my first stereo from them in 1995. The ones that you wave your hand in front of a glass door and it automatically opens; if anyone recalls those. It was actually made in Denmark at the time. That was one of the best made and best sounding pieces of audio equipment (for its size) that I have ever had. It has a ton of miles on it and still works to this day, although, I never use it anymore. I have since moved on to tube equipment, etc. Since those days, B&O has moved the majority of their manufacturing to China. That's not to imply that the Chinese made product is no good. It is good, but it is a sign as to where B&O has been going in my opinion. More to a "lifestyle". Isn't that Bose' term which I just stole from them? My personal thoughts, are that B&O is a much "higher end" version of Bose these days and I don't consider Bose high end at all. In the early days, B&O didn't have all of this more mass market product that they have today. The original B&O equipment was hardly affordable. Granted, they still have some stratospheric equipment that I believe is still made in Denmark, but not the "Lifestyle" stuff that has flooded the market these days. I realize that $299, much less $160 is still not cheap for headphones, but they charge these prices, because they can. And truthfully, it is well made stuff for the most part. People still tend to think of B&O as "high end", like Bose, which it's anything but high end. Except for maybe the B&O stuff that only the ultra wealthy can afford. I can't speak of Audio-Technica as I've never owned anything from them, but they make some quite expensive headphones also. Overall, I have only heard good things about AT. Like a lot of audio equipment, a large portion of it boils down to individual taste/preference/price. In my opinion, I believe that Byerdynamic headphones are hard to beat for their price as one of the many alternatives. However, if folks are set on these B&O headphones, then there is no reason they should pass them up. Please keep in mind that my opinions are only mine and are in no way meant to disparage B&O or the folks that truly enjoy Bose and or B&O. I still use some of the B&O portable speakers myself to this day. I just wanted to give some real world thoughts about B&O after having a fair amount of it over the years. I even had some Bose equipment back in the 80's. My thoughts on audio equipment have always been, that if the individual is happy with their purchase and like the sound, that's all that matters! It's not what I or anyone else thinks about it. Cheers!
Apr 13, 2019
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