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The biggest difference is that the ATH M series are closed back headphones, these are open-backed. What that means is that with the AKG, sound will leak out because it's kinda like having two small speakers on your head, not inside a sealed enclosure (like the M50X). While this might sound like a bad thing, this is actually good for the music. Sound reproduction is much more realistic because the sound waves don't bounce off of the solid case backing and move "naturally".
However what this also means is that compared to closed back headphones open backed headphones will be lacking in bass (typically). That said, amongst open backed headphones the K7XX is actually really good. Mids and highs, they'll blow the M50X out of the water, if natural sound is what you're after.
So my recommendation is that if you mostly listen to dubstep, hip-hop, mmmm. I'm sorry my knowledge of genres of music which require a thumping bass is very lacking, but if you mainly listen to that kind of music then I'd recommend a closed-back headphone. But if you listen to a lot of different genres, especially music with a lot of detail and resolution, eg with many instruments scattered in space (think classical music, complex metal compositions etc), then the AKG (or pretty much any open-backed headphone) will beat the M50X. AKG imho is much more versatile as well. The bass might be lacking in *quantity* for bass heads, but it's natural and good quality bass. I'm sorry I'm not good at explaining musical experiences.
I've had the K7XX since its first run (serial number in the 100s) and am very happy with them for the performance they provide for the price I paid. I used to own the M40 (non-X) before that but have listened to the M50X a lot too.
You might also consider the Sennheiser HD 650; Massdrop occasionally offers their own version called the HD 6XX which is pretty close to a dead ringer to the original 650. To my ears it's a fairly tight race between those and the K7XX, just depends on which sound signature appeals to you more.
And yeah, regarding Beats headphones, they tend to be very exaggerated in the bass realm and it's also flabby and uncontrolled. Stay away from Beats, they're garbage.
Rated for 80mW at 16 ohms, Nuforce's assertion that the uDAC-3 is suitable for driving headphones with impedances up to 300 ohms is a little, ahem..., ambitious to say the least. Sure, it will push sound out of a high-impedance set of cans but it won't really get the most out of them. I had a uDAC-2 several years ago and normally wouldn't try to drive anything tougher than my ATH-M50s; your M50Xs would certainly benefit from the uDAC. It's my feeling that you will be able to use the uDAC-3 with the AKG or Senns but it will be a little power-shy for either.
Sorry if I created any more confusion! Cheers!
Thank you very much for helping me pick new headphones, I appreciate it!