beyerdynamic DT 770 Stereo Headphones

Comment: I purchased these not long ago from Amazon hoping to find a superb closed headphone for the situations in which my open-air Sennheiser HD580's wouldn't be suitable. Comparing the two, both have absolutely amazing sound but the difference you get in sound between a closed and open pair of headphones is obvious. The BD 770's definitely have a punchier base but I feel they sacrifice some of the high-end clarity that an open headphone like the HD 580s offer which is simply due to the fact that one is open and one is closed. I feel like they are a suitable duo, both providing an extremely solid, superb, and crystal clear sound. My tastes are definitely in the electronic and classical/instrumental areas and I would definitely say that the 580s perform better in the classical setting and the 770s perform better in the electronic area.

The construction is extremely good and haven't had and don't foresee any problems in the future. In addition, they are extremely light and comfortable, providing just the right amount of tension to grip your ears but enough cushion to let you fall asleep listening to them.

Highly recommended.

Comment: The ones that I received had no bass. Nothing seemed to be produced below 5khz. Other than that, they were (as all Beyer's I've tried) extremely comfortable and produced a very clear and clean, natural sound. They seemed a bit bright to the point of being brittle, but I never got the chance to see if break-in tamed that. They were obviously broken as every review praised the extreme bass. These had none.

Comment: I don't know how accurate my review is going to be for these because mine are an older version. I bought mine around the mid-late 90's used for forty bucks. I don't know when they started making them, but I don't know how old mine were when I got them. They look pretty much like the ones now except mine are all black and have a curly cord. I have used and abused mine a bunch over the years for pretty much everything from sound mixing to playing my PSP. The sound quality is still awesome after all this time. Mine are made like a tank and have very soft padding everywhere. I got a set of bose a couple of years ago for a gift and there is no comparison in my opinion... these are king. Anyway, I just wanted to share my experience with the quality and longevity. I am not sure if the new ones are made like the old ones, but if they are you can expect years of faithful service!

Comment: I am reviewing the DT770 250 ohm 2006 version.

A few months ago Amazon offered a great deal on these cans (somewhere in the ballpark of half the price they are currently offered at). At first I was disappointed; they are not good without a lot of power and paired with just my ipod, even at maximum volume they were too quiet, not to mention audibly underpowered, fitting of their ohm rating. However, upon pairing these cans with a cheap Chinese fiio f3 headphone amplifier I am much changed in opinion. Despite the fiio being a very cheap amp ($10 or so), the combination has been marvelous to listen to. While they still need a fair amount of power from the source, they sound much more full, and the bass is properly powered.

Let me start by establishing this point. The bass for these is definitely the selling point. It is strong, full, and 'healthy'. At the same time, the highs and lows sound good as well though admittedly not as clear or clean-sounding as equivalently-priced open headphones (such as Sennheiser or AKG). Some portable audiophiles might live by open designs, but for me something about closed headphones with good bass just works for my ears, and I much prefer these for hip-hop or rock to my open Grado sr60's (although I will admit I am simply not a fan of the Grado sound). Furthermore, for a closed headphone these have a very good soundstage. However, because it is closed they still feel naturally a bit more contained, but at the same time more organized as well. I developed a liking for the closed soundstage for jazz because it reminds me of the small jazz club environment (rather than my Sennheisers, which can occasionally feel too big for quartets). Simply, this is both a positive and negative; these sound great with an understandable instrumentation of a smaller to medium number. In summation, I'd definitely prefer a Sennheiser for classical with it's large instrumentations, but these sound acceptable for virtually all kinds of music as long so long as there aren't too many different parts that need a spatial sound.

Finally, these headphones are both relatively low-fatigue and very comfortable. In build quality, they are well made, a bit better than my Senns and Grados, but worse than my AKGs. One thing to note is that at first they may seem like they are clamp down a bit hard around the head, however with some wear or a few manual stretches of the metal headband this can be easily rectified.

Overall, I'd give these two stars if you have no amp, 4-5 stars depending on what amp you have. I rounded up because, despite the cheap amp I have paired with these, I am extremely satisfied with the sound.

Comment: All reviews of different beyerdynamic headphones are mixed together. Dt990 dt770 etc... What the Hell!

Can amazon have each review under the right headphone?