Studio monitor headphones compared: MDR-CD900ST and MDR-M1ST vs HPH-MT8 vs ATH-M40x

 Should buy your favorite headphones. Some people like audio-technica and others like Yamaha.

Speaking of monitor headphones, Sony's MDR-CD900ST is famous, but 30 years ago when it began to change from cassette tapes to CDs, it has become an obsolete model. I would like to explain it in an easy-to-understand manner for those who are worried about purchasing monitor headphones, mainly the equipment they purchased.

SONY MDR-M1ST 

It may be a Sony believer, but it is a gem that I would like to recommend even without it. The main sound is "low to mid range", but unlike the label MDR-900ST, it is not a squishy sound but a rounded and smooth sound, and the person playing it is unilaterally inconspicuous (emphasized)  Good sound. I think it is anyway.

YAMAHA HPH-MT8 

I went to the headphone exhibition store to ask, the HPH-MT8, which was also a recommended model. As for the sound, it is a sound that mainly consists of "mid to high range", and since it was originally a manufacturer that started with a piano (organ), it has a "single note principle" sound. So when I try to hear low-pitched dubstep or breakcore messy sounds, my ears hurt. Mainly melodic ones Recommended for guitar users.

audio-technica ATH-M40x  

It is this ATH-M40x that delivers a crisp sound to all bands to almighty, neither near the low range like the MDR-M1ST nor near the high range like the HPH-MT8. Speaking of the clarity of the sound, it is easy to understand because the MDR-900ST seems to be the most peeled off, but the drawback is that the highs are terrible. This model makes up for it. The sound is flat, good or bad, so it is the best candidate for monitor headphones, but it is not so suitable for listening applications perhaps. ATH-M30x is better for casual users even for its tuning alone. However, subjective preferences tend to go towards ATH-M40x, although a clear reason is not easy to give. Listening enjoyment is probably lower on these headphones.

By the way, why don't you recommend the MDR-900ST? 

The MDR-900ST is a big name, and it's perfect for clarity and sound separation, but it's a stubborn one, a tool that you should buy to know the sound, but it feels outdated at the moment with various genres. Also, I omitted an introduction because it is a "sound that everyone knows".

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