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Audio-TechnicaATH-M40x

headphones

New retail price (MSRP)

$99

Used market: $75*

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Specifications

3 of 9 values have a recorded source
Connector
3.5 mm + 6.3 mm screw-on adapter·
Form factor
Over-Ear·
Closed back
yes·
Impedance
35✓
Transducer
Dynamic·
Detachable cable
yes·
Sensitivity
98✓
Release year
2014·
Indexable Locales
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Expert Audio Engineering Commentary

Tonal profile

A 40 mm driver against the M50x's 45 mm, 35 Ω against 38 — electrically the two are interchangeable, and any source that drives one drives the other. The difference is tuning and bandwidth, not load.

Setups using this gear

* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~76% retained value).