Audio-Technica ATH-M30 Professional Headphones

by Audio-Technica

Product Features

• Professional-quality closed-back cynamic stereo monitor headphones
• Great choice for project studio engineers, home recordists and recording musicians
• Adjustable cushioned headband and lightweight design for maximum comfort
• Ultra-flexible 11-foot cable with single-side exit
• Includes 3.5mm stereo connector with strain relief and professional and screw-on 1/4-inch adapter
• OFC litz wire cable, convenient one-side exit

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 4 x 10.4 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00007E7C8
• Item model number: ATHM30
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (215 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #54 in Electronics > Accessories & Supplies > Audio & Video Accessories > Headphones

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

A perfect choice for project studio engineers, home recordists and recording musicians, Audio-Technica's ATH-M30 dynamic stereo headphones offer the highest level of sonic accuracy in a design engineered to provide maximum comfort for hours of listening. The headphones' low-profile, closed-back design provides exceptional clarity and superior isolation in high-volume listening situations. Features include: neodymium magnet structure; lightweight, adjustable cushioned headband; gold-plated stereo 1/8-inch (3.5 mm) connector with strain relief and screw-on 1/4-inch (6.3 mm) adapter; ultra-flexible 11-foot cable with single-side exit.

Key Features Exceptional clarity and sonic accuracy for mixing High power handling for tracking sessions Circumaural design ensures superior isolation 40 mm diameter drivers, neodymium magnets and CCAW voice coils Adjustable cushioned headband and lightweight design for maximum comfort OFC litz wire cable, convenient one-side exit Gold-plated 1/8-inch (3.5 mm) stereo connector with strain relief and professional screw-on 1/4-inch (6.3 mm) adapter Specifications Type: Closed-back dynamic Driver Diameter: 40 mm Magnet: Neodymium Voice Coil: Copper-clad aluminum wire Frequency Response: 20-20,000 Hz Maximum Input Power: 1,600 mW at 1 kHz Sensitivity: 100 dB Impedance: 65 ohms Weight: 7.0 oz (200 g) without cable Cable: 11 feet (3.4 m), OFC litz wire, left-side exit Connector: 1/8-inch (3.5 mm) with screw-on 1/4-inch (6.3 mm) adapter

Product Description

Audio-Technica ATH-M30 dynamic stereo headphones are the perfect choice for project studio engineers, home recordists and recording musicians. ATH-M30 headphones offer the highest level of sonic accuracy in a design engineered to provide maximum comfort for hours of listening. Their low-profile, closed-back design provides exceptional clarity and superior isolation in high-volume listening situations. Features include: neodymium magnet structure; lightweight, adjustable cushioned headband; gold-plated stereo 1/8-inch (3.5 mm) connector with strain relief and snap-on 1/4-inch (6.3 mm) adapter; ultra-flexible 11-foot cable with single-side exit. Audio-Technica ATH-M30 Stereo Headphones Features Exceptional clarity and sonic accuracy for mixing High power handling for tracking sessions Circumaural design ensures superior isolation 40 mm diameter drivers, neodymium magnets and CCAW voice coils Adjustable cushioned headband and lightweight design for maximum comfort OFC litz wire cables, convenient one-side exit Gold-plated stereo 1/8-inch (3.5 mm) connector with strain relief and professional screw-on 1/4-inch (6.3 mm) adapter

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

147 of 152 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Neophyte audiophile mighty impressed, March 2, 2004

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deb "purplejeep" (Fair Haven, VT United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Audio-Technica ATH-M30 Professional Headphones (Electronics)

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.

114 of 121 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best headphones barely under $50, February 12, 2004

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Ryan W. Tenney (Brighton, New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Audio-Technica ATH-M30 Professional Headphones (Electronics)

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

54 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good value in its range, February 7, 2003

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"benoitae" (Boulder, Colorado United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Audio-Technica ATH-M30 Professional Headphones (Electronics)

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.