Audio-Technica ATH-M40x

After long and exhausting auditions with brands like Sennheiser, Beyerdynamic, Sony, and Denon, I found myself drawn to the Audio-Technica M-series of closed-back monitoring headphones. The lineup ranged from the entry-level ATH-M20x (3,790 rubles) to the flagship ATH-M70x (20,500 rubles), which boasted an incredible 5–40,000 Hz frequency range. Of course, there was also the legendary…