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198 of 204 found the following review helpful:
 Neophyte audiophile mighty impressed Mar 02, 2004
By deb
"purplejeep"
After purchasing an iPod mini, I thought I could use much better headphones to test the quality of the aiff files provided by iTunes. I must emphasize that I am not an expert as the other reviewers. When choosing this pair, I read reviews and looked for high quality under 50 bucks. These headphones put my big stereo speakers to shame. I can hear the background singers and instruments I haven't heard before. They sound completely awesome! (no, really, they do). There is a little bit of leak, not much. and they are extremely comfortable and lightweight on the head. I'll be testing them out extensively this weekend while traveling on airplanes. Update on airplane use: they are not noise canceling headphones, but they did block the noise of a few verbally obnoxious passengers, and while volume was cranked up, no one knew how much the tunes were cranked up. My friends that have tried them out call them *amazing*, like a symphony hall.
Around the house, they block out flushing toilets, dishwashers, and those annoying sounds from the kids' room. The cord is super long, so I can keep my iPod in it's dock on the kitchen counter and walk around and cook dinner and clean. And the connector has a strain relief so I know that the cord won't break off from running around.
I also needed headphones to go with my laptop while watching DVDs and listening to music and other computer things. Unlike my other cd headphones, these are in stereo and pick up amazing sounds. Also, they block out the computer sounds of the dvd spinning.
I suppose they weren't made for household use, but they sound so good, that they will keep me happy for a long time, baby.
148 of 155 found the following review helpful:
Best headphones barely under $50 Feb 12, 2004
By Ryan W. Tenney
My late headphones set the standard by which I judge all others. With a pair of titanium drivers, they had the best frequency response of any set of headphones I have ever used. There were two problems: they were open, and the cord was extremely thin and prone to breaking.
Enter the ATH-M30. With a thick cord entering on only one side and nearly impervious to wear and tear, closed ears eliminating much external noise, thick and soft padding that makes long duration listening comfortable, a padded head band, (everywhere that directly touches the head is padded... some serious points there) and constructed of hard plastic and metal that bends and doesn't break. And of course sound quality and frequency response... the specs say 20Hz - 20 KHz, and while I haven't tested the high end, the low end is beautiful and strong. If you watch a movie with these and a plane flies overhead, you are not alone if you take the headphones off to make sure one didn't really fly overhead. Great signal-to-noise ratio and frequency response that makes the inadequacies of MP3s immediately apparent. If there were a similar pair of headphones that had titanium drivers, there would be a slight quality increase, but it's great as it is.
Sound quality 4.5 (5 being with titanium drivers)
Signal-to-noise 5
Construction 5
Comfort 4.5
Range/Frequency response 4.5
Durability 5
70 of 71 found the following review helpful:
 Good value in its range Feb 07, 2003
Finding a pair of decent-sounding closed headphones at less than 50USD is far to be easy. The typical sound of those is boomy, with strange reverberation effects and a poor sound. The ATH-M30 provide a warm sound, with a solid bass (sometimes a bit undefined), a smooth midrange and a correct trebble. The feeling is perhaps not the "outstanding clarity" advertised but rather a relaxing sound, with a good balance between details and fun. Compared to the sennheiser HD212, the trebble is a bit lacking but, at least, the bass doesn't kill the midrange. These headphones are well-built and will probably last. I only regret the absence of a collapsable capacity.
61 of 66 found the following review helpful:
 Great sound/comfortable - HORRIBLE WIRE/CONNECTOR Nov 17, 2011
By MusicLover
I purchased this item 6 months ago and about 4 months in, just like others were saying, the wires/connector that attaches to your computer, started coming apart. After about 5 months, the wire within the cable was completely exposed -- and now, it is completely broken.
I initially was very happy with my purchase because of the overall sound and comfort of the headphones - but because one small part of the headphones is broken, I am no longer able to use this product at all. Wasted money. If the cable were detachable like on some headphones, then this wouldn't have been such a big deal.
Therefore I do not recommend this product, despite the near 5-star ratings. I usually don't believe the small percentage of people that decide to complain about something, especially since it is only a few out of 50 or so people -- but believe me -- those people are telling the truth. This is the first review I've ever written since I don't care to spend my life complaining on the internet - but I felt compelled to share this necessary information with other potential buyers.
What I would like to know is -- Does this product come with a one-year warranty??
21 of 22 found the following review helpful:
Remarkably good headphones Jan 12, 2007
By MHunter
"MHunter"
Having only listened to one other "nice" (>$100) set of headphones, I don't have much to compare the ATH-M30s to w/ respect to sound quality. Judged on their own, however, I think they're fantastic - and clearly worth all 50 of the dollars they cost.
- The fidelity is great. Almost too good, actually. The first time I used them I could hear a slightly annoying, high pitched, whine when hooked up to my computer. Turns out it's the cd player and I can pull its internal plug, but this is something that I never heard on my reasonably high end computer monitors.
- They're very light and comfortable. I record and play games with them for hours at a time with very little fatigue. I wear glasses as well, and there can be pressure pain with circum-aural designs, but these are better than any previous set I've owned.
- The cord length is really helpul. I can get up from the PC and move about the room to grab things without taking the set on and off.
- They seem very durable and well made. Solid feeling parts that don't mind being tossed to the side.
Lots of praise for these phones on Amazon. So, I'm not adding anything new here, but am another very enthusiastic proponent. Stop searching.
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