Audio-Technica ATH-M50XBT2 Wireless Over-Ear Headphones

Audio-Technica ATH-M50XBT2 Wireless Over-Ear Headphones

The ATH-M50XBT2 is the wireless generation of the M50x — the studio headphone more creators learn on than any other — keeping the 45 mm drivers and the signature clarity, and adding Bluetooth 5.0 with multipoint connection, LDAC high-resolution support, up to 50 hours of battery and a low-latency mode for video and gaming. It is the M50x, untethered, for the whole day rather than just the session.

Key features

• 45 mm large-aperture drivers with rare-earth magnets
• Up to 50 hours of continuous battery life
• Bluetooth 5.0 with multipoint connection to two devices
• LDAC, AAC and SBC codec support
• Low-latency mode for video and gaming
• 15 Hz to 28,000 Hz frequency response
• Wired listening option with the included cable

The M50x sound, unchanged

Audio-Technica resisted retuning the headphone people already trust: the M50XBT2 presents the same clarity across the range, with the contoured bass the M50x line is known for and the detail that makes it a mixing reference as well as a listening headphone. The closed-back, circumaural design isolates well enough for tracking and commuting alike.

Wireless done properly

Multipoint keeps a laptop and phone connected at once, LDAC carries high-resolution audio from supported devices, and the low-latency mode keeps dialogue and gameplay in sync. Beamforming microphones and sidetone keep calls natural — you hear your own voice as you would without headphones. Ten minutes on USB-C returns up to three hours of playback.

Studio hardware habits

The earcups swivel 90 degrees for one-ear monitoring and fold flat for travel, the earpads and headband use the professional-grade materials of the wired line, and when the battery finally runs out the included cable turns it back into the wired M50x. The A-T Connect app adds EQ, codec selection and control customisation.

The workday headphone

Multipoint quietly makes the M50XBT2 a work tool: connected to the laptop for calls and the phone for everything else, it hands over between them without a settings dive, and the sidetone in calls keeps your own voice at a natural level so you stop shouting into empty rooms. The 50-hour battery stretches across a working week of mixed use, the folding design lives in a laptop bag, and the wired fallback means a flat battery never cancels a session. Studios keep a pair for tracking, then wear them home — the rare headphone that is genuinely bought for both halves of the day.

Replacement earpads and cables follow the wired line’s parts availability, so the headphone that survives on battery convenience also survives on serviceability — bought once, kept for years.

Choose the ATH-M50XBT2 if you want one headphone for the studio desk, the commute and the call queue — the reference M50x sound with 50-hour wireless freedom.