Great headphonesArvosana 5/5
An audio professional recommended these to me. I've been using them daily 3-5h for 3 weeks now. I was a little skeptical due to the low price, but I was immediately impressed by the sound quality when getting my hands on them. I know two audiophiles who have used the older model (ATH-M50) for 10+ years, so hopefully this new model should last "forever" also. You can replace the pads when they wear out.
My previous headphones were a pair of heavy 350€ steelseries from 2017. The sound quality degraded over time in those, but my friends have had no such issues with their Audio-Technicas. I hadn't even heard about this brand before, but having used a lot of Logitech (complete garbage) and Steelseries (ok) headphones over the years, Audio-Technica is clearly a better brand.
My head is quite big, and many headphones press too hard on it giving me headaches. These have a good balance between staying on my head and being comfortable to wear for many hours.
They block out a moderate amount of sound - if you want/need to be able to hear things happening around you, they are appropriate. You don't get complete silence, but it's probably about as good as it can get without having active noise canceling.
You get multiple detachable cables, so you can use a 1m one for your laptop, and a longer one for desktop/other usage. It's really convenient.
Stop reading reviews and buy these already! They are great!
Lundis