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Audio-Technica ATH-M50x vs Sony MDR-7520

Which Headphones Are Better?

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    Main Differences
    Sound
      Sound ProfileFrequency Response ConsistencyRaw Frequency ResponseBass Profile: Target ComplianceMid-Range Profile: Target ComplianceTreble Profile: Target CompliancePeaks/DipsStereo MismatchCumulative Spectral DecayPRTFHarmonic DistortionElectrical AspectsVirtual SoundstageTest SettingsImagingWeighted Harmonic Distortion
    Design
      StyleComfortControlsBreathabilityPortabilityCaseBuild QualityStabilityHeadshots 1Headshots 2TopIn The Box
    Isolation
      Noise Isolation - Full RangeNoise Isolation - Common ScenariosNoise Isolation - Voice HandlingANC Wind HandlingLeakage
    Microphone
      Microphone StyleRecording QualityNoise Handling
    Active Features
      BatteryApp Support
    Connectivity
      Wired ConnectionBluetooth ConnectionWireless Connection (Dongle)PC CompatibilityPlayStation CompatibilityXbox CompatibilityBase/DockPC / PS4 Compatibility
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Audio-Technica ATH-M50x
Sony MDR-7520

Tested using Methodology v2.1

Updated Mar 09, 2026 07:52 PM

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Audio-Technica ATH-M50x Picture

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Sony MDR-7520 Picture

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TypeOver-ear
Noise CancellingNo
EnclosureClosed-Back
Bass Amount
Balanced (0 dB)
WirelessNo
Treble Amount
Balanced (0 dB)
TransducerLocked
MicNo
Sound Signature
Balanced
TypeOver-ear
Noise CancellingNo
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessNo
TransducerDynamic
MicNo
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Our Verdict

Audio-Technica ATH-M50x

Sony MDR-7520

The Audio-Technica ATH-M50x are a better value than the Sony MDR-7520. The Sony have a more premium and durable build quality when compared to the Audio-Technica. They also have a lower profile on your head and an understated look and feel that some may prefer over the slightly plasticky design of the Audio-Technica. On the other hand, the Audio-Technica are more comfortable.

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  • ATH-M50x (Black)
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Sound Profile  

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Normalization Frequency 
 

Lock Hz

Bass Amount 
 

Locked

Bass Amount 
 

Lock dB

Treble Amount 
 

Lock dB

Treble Amount 
 

Locked

Sound Signature 
 

Locked
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

N/A
N/A

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Std. Deviation 
 

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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Profile: Target Compliance 
 

N/A
N/A

Bass  

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Bass Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

Lock Hz
Lock Hz

Low Bass 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Mid Bass 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

High Bass 
 

Lock dB
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Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance 
 

N/A
N/A

Mid  

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Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Low Mid 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Mid-Mid 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

High Mid 
 

Lock dB
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Treble Profile: Target Compliance 
 

N/A
N/A

Treble Profile: Target Compliance  

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Treble  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Low Treble 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Mid Treble 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

High Treble 
 

Lock dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

N/A
N/A

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks/Dips Graph 
 

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Peaks 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Dips 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB
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Stereo Mismatch 
 

N/A
N/A

Frequency Response Mismatch  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

Lock dB
Lock

Weighted Frequency Response Mismatch 
 

Lock dB
Lock

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

Lock°
Lock
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Cumulative Spectral Decay 
 

CSD  

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PRTF 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (RMS Deviation) 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

PRTF Distance 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Openness 
 

0.0

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

0.0
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Harmonic Distortion 
 

N/A
N/A

Harmonics Levels  

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THD Ratio  

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WHD @ 94 dB SPL 
 

Lock%
Lock

WHD @ 104 dB SPL 
 

Lock%
Lock

Electrical Aspects 
 

Impedance  

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Sensitivity @1kHz-1V 
 

Lock dB SPL

Bluetooth Max SPL 
 

N/A
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

N/A
N/A

Virtual Soundstage  

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Head Modeling 
 

Locked

Speaker Modeling 
 

Locked

Room Ambience 
 

Locked

Head Tracking 
 

Locked

Virtual Surround 
 

Locked

Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Locked

Power 
 

Locked

Connection 
 

Locked

Codec 
 

Locked

Test Instrument  

Locked

EQ 
 

Locked

ANC 
 

Locked

Tip/Pad 
 

Locked

Microphone 
 

Locked
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Imaging 
 

N/A
N/A

Group Delay  

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Phase Response  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

Lock

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

Lock dB
Lock

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

Lock dB
Lock

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

Lock°
Lock
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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

N/A
N/A

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

Lock%
Lock

WHD @ 100 
 

Lock%
Lock
Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

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Type  

Locked
Locked

Enclosure  

Locked
Locked

Wireless  

Locked
Locked

Transducer  

Locked
Locked
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Comfort 
 

N/A
N/A

Comfort Picture  

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Weight  

Lock lbs
Lock lbs

Clamping Force 
 

Lock lbs
Lock lbs
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Controls 
 

N/A
N/A

Controls Picture  

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OS Compatibility 
 

Locked
Locked

Ease Of Use  

Locked
N/A

Feedback  

Locked
N/A

Call/Music Control  

Locked
Locked

Volume Control  

Locked
Locked

Microphone Control  

Locked
N/A

Channel Mixing 
 

Locked
N/A

Noise Cancelling Control  

Locked
N/A

Talk-Through 
 

Locked
N/A

Additional Controls  

Locked
N/A
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Breathability 
 

N/A
N/A

Breathability After Picture  

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Avg.Temp.Difference  

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Portability 
 

N/A
N/A

Portability Picture  

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L  

Lock" (Lock cm)
Lock"

W  

Lock" (Lock cm)
Lock"

H  

Lock" (Lock cm)
Lock"

Volume  

Lock in³ (Lock cm³)
Lock in³

Transmitter Required  

Locked
N/A
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Case 
 

N/A
N/A

Case Picture  

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Type  

Locked
Locked

L  

N/A
N/A

W  

N/A
N/A

H  

N/A
N/A

Volume  

N/A
N/A
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Build Quality 
 

N/A
N/A

Build Quality Picture  

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Stability 
 

N/A
N/A

Stability Picture  

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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

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Side Picture  

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Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

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Rear Picture  

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Top  

Top Picture  

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In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

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Isolation

Noise Isolation - Full Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph  

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Noise Cancelling  

Locked
Locked

Overall Attenuation 
 

Lock dB
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Isolation Audio 
 

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Bass 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Mid 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Treble 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB
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Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios 
 

N/A
N/A

Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph  

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Airplane Noise Attenuation 
 

Lock dB

Airplane Noise Isolation Audio 
 

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Office Noise Attenuation 
 

Lock dB

Office Noise Isolation Audio 
 

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Street Noise Attenuation 
 

Lock dB

Street Noise Isolation Audio 
 

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Noise Isolation - Voice Handling 
 

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ANC Wind Handling 
 

ANC Wind Handling Graph  

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ANC Wind Noise 
 

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Leakage 
 

N/A
N/A

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

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Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

Lock dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

Locked
N/A

In-Line 
 

Locked
N/A

Boom 
 

Locked
N/A

Detachable Boom 
 

Locked
N/A

Mic  

Locked
Locked
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Recording Quality 
 

N/A
N/A

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

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LFE 
 

N/A
N/A

FR Std. Dev. 
 

N/A
N/A

HFE 
 

N/A
N/A

Weighted THD 
 

N/A
N/A

Gain 
 

N/A
N/A
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Noise Handling 
 

N/A
N/A

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

N/A
N/A

Noise Gate 
 

N/A

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

N/A

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Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

N/A

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Active Features

Battery 
 

N/A
N/A

Battery Type 
 

Locked
N/A

Continuous Battery Life 
 

N/A
N/A

Additional Charges 
 

N/A
N/A

Total Battery Life 
 

N/A
N/A

Charge Time 
 

N/A
N/A

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Locked
N/A

Audio While Charging 
 

Locked
N/A

Passive Playback 
 

Locked
N/A

Charging Port  

Locked
N/A
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App Support 
 

N/A
N/A

App Picture  

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App Name  

Locked
N/A

iOS  

Locked
N/A

Android  

Locked
N/A

macOS  

Locked
N/A

Windows  

Locked
N/A

Equalizer 
 

Locked
N/A

ANC Control 
 

Locked
N/A

Mic Control  

Locked
N/A

Room Effects 
 

Locked
N/A

Playback Control 
 

Locked
N/A

Button Mapping  

Locked
N/A

Surround Sound  

N/A

Surround Support 
 

Locked
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Connectivity

Wired Connection 
 

N/A
N/A

Cable Picture  

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Analog Audio 
 

Locked
Locked

USB Audio 
 

Locked
Locked

Detachable 
 

Locked
Locked

Length 
 

Lock ft (Lock m)
Lock ft

Connector 
 

Locked
Locked

Latency - Analog 
 

Lock ms

Latency - USB 
 

N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

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Recorded Latency Connection  

Locked

Wired Latency 
 

Lock ms
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Bluetooth Connection 
 

N/A
N/A

Bluetooth Version 
 

Locked
N/A

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

Locked
N/A

NFC Pairing 
 

N/A

Quick Pair (Android) 
 

Locked

Quick Pair (iOS) 
 

Locked

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - SBC 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - aptX 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (High Quality) 
 

N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency) 
 

N/A

Latency - LDAC 
 

N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

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Recorded Latency Codec  

Locked

AAC Support 
 

Locked

aptX(LL) Latency 
 

N/A
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Wireless Connection (Dongle) 
 

N/A
N/A

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - Dongle 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Locked

Wired USB 
 

Locked

Non-BT Wireless 
 

Locked
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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Locked
Locked

PS4 Wired USB 
 

Locked
Locked

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

Locked
Locked

PS5 Analog 
 

Locked

PS5 Wired USB 
 

Locked

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

Locked
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Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Locked
Locked

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

Locked
Locked

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

Locked
Locked

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

Locked

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

Locked

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

Locked
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Base/Dock 
 

N/A
N/A

Type 
 

Locked
N/A

USB Input 
 

Locked
N/A

Line In 
 

Locked
N/A

Line Out 
 

Locked
N/A

Optical Input 
 

Locked
N/A

RCA Input 
 

Locked
N/A

Dock Charging 
 

Locked
N/A

Power Supply 
 

Locked
N/A
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PC / PS4 Compatibility 
 

PC / PS4 Analog 
 

Locked
Locked

PC / PS4 Wired USB 
 

Locked
Locked

PC / PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

Locked
Locked

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Audio-Technica ATH-M50x

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