Audio-Technica
Closed-Back

Audio-Technica ATH-M50x

The best-selling studio monitor headphone ever made. V-shaped stock tuning corrects well — with StepFreq's profile applied it competes with gaming headsets costing twice as much. Excellent passive isolation for noisy environments. Drives from any source at 38Ω.

Type
Closed-Back
Driver
Dynamic
Impedance
38Ω
Soundstage
Moderate
Price Range
~$150
EQ Bands
10 filters
// Correction Profile

Headphone Correction Filters

These filters are applied first — they flatten Audio-Technica ATH-M50x's frequency response to neutral. A game-specific footstep boost layer is then added on top. Both are baked into the downloaded config.

# Type Frequency Gain Q
1 LSC 105 Hz -2.9 dB 0.70
2 PK 61 Hz +4.0 dB 4.66
3 PK 88 Hz -1.3 dB 2.06
4 PK 133 Hz -5.1 dB 0.77
5 PK 249 Hz +0.9 dB 3.37
6 PK 288 Hz +5.4 dB 2.17
7 PK 3100 Hz +2.6 dB 3.09
8 PK 4317 Hz -3.9 dB 5.61
9 PK 6024 Hz +5.4 dB 3.24
10 HSC 10000 Hz +1.0 dB 0.70
// Get Your Config

Download Free EQ Preset

Headphone correction + game-optimised footstep boost, combined into a single Equalizer APO config file. Enter your email, pick your game, download — done.

Requires Equalizer APO on Windows. Free to install.

// M50x Combo Presets

Audio-Technica ATH-M50x EQ Settings by Game

Each link below is a dedicated page with the combined M50x correction + game footstep profile — filter table, setup instructions, and direct download.

General game pages: Counter-Strike 2 →Valorant →Apex Legends →

// Further Reading