beyerdynamic DT 860 Premium Headphones

I've owned almost all the DT770-990 series, and some of them in different impedances. The "old-skool" DT860's takes the cake. I was immediately hooked on the forward mids (yup, they are more forward than the DT880, regardless of impedance), deep, punchy bass (but not as loose as the DT990), and the deliciously shimmery highs. What got me interested to try these was that Headphoneinfo dot com tested these with machines that, apparently, I don't own. One test was the maximum loudness test.

This test interests me greatly because I like my music loud. Really loud. These can achieve almost 115db SPL at the ear. With no distortion of the bass notes - which is usually the first thing that appears with all headphones when it's cranked (for comparison, the DT770 hits a measly 103db and both the DT880 and 990, regardless of impedance, punches a bit more at 107db [Still not enough for me]. In addition, the T70P hits 112db. I hope if Beyer does release a Tesla version of the...Read more

Clear and crispy on the highs while deep and solid on the lows. The headphone is a bit too big and its a open air design, so u have to use this in a room at night.