Audio-Technica debuts a straight-cable option for its flagship ATH-M50 professional studio monitor headphones, the new ATH-M50s. Offering the exact same comfort and superior audio quality as their original coiled-cable counterparts, the ATH-M50s headphones were created for end users who prefer straight-cable professional studio headphones for tracking and other applications.

The ATH-M50s professional studio monitor headphones, with a single-sided 11’ straight cable terminating to a 3.5 mm stereo connector with screw-on ¼” adapter, will be available October 2008 with a U.S. MSRP of $199.00. The original ATH-M50 coiled-cable headphones are currently available with a U.S…