2,0 sur 5 étoiles
They had great sound, for five months
Commenté aux États-Unis 🇺🇸 le1 avril 2012
I think I have owned about a dozen sets of headphones, cheap and not-so-cheap, unknown discount brands and known brands. These Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro 80 Ohm closed studio headphones are the best I have used, though I have not yet thoroughly tested their durability. I shall mention the other headphones I have used; then I will conclude my review with remarks about these Beyerdynamics.
When I first started using headphones, around 1989, I used cheap ones. Then I used ones that were a little more expensive, and a little better. At the end of the 1990s and into the the 2000s, my favorites were Sennheiser. They may have improved since then, but for the two models I used--one for $80.00 and the other for $200.00--the connection to the left earpiece would come loose after about two years of steady usage. Fortunately I made use of their two-year warranties (Sennheiser readily replaced the old sets with brand new ones). More recently I had better luck with Sony headphones. I used two models, both moderately expensive (over a hundred dollars). They sounded about as good as the Sennheisers, but they lasted longer. My Sony MDR-7506 headphones, however, did--after about four years of usage--develop a loose connection to the left earpiece, like the Sennheisers. Unlike the Sennheisers, which HAD to be replaced, a slight jiggling of the cord would correct the looseness on the Sony's. A few weeks ago with my new computer, I got a free Creative Labs gaming headset. They were inferior to my Sennheisers and Sonys.
If you compare only the looks of these Beyerdynamic DT 770s to the other headphones I have used, you might say the Beyerdynamics are better. The earpieces are large enough to completely cover my ears, and the padding is an attractive gray velvet. Otherwise the construction appears durable and in respectable taste. But I have used them for only a few weeks, not long enough to fairly judge their durability. I HAVE tested their comfort, and in that regard they are inferior to my $80.00 Sennheisers, they are on a par with my $200.00 Sennheisers, and they are inferior to my Sony MDR-7506s. My $80.00 Sennheisers were ear-overs, but their pads were very thick, the most comfortable of any headphones I've owned. Unfortunately their sound was not as good as that of their $200.00 brothers. The pads on the Sony MDR-7506s do not envelope the ears, but they supply comfort for hours of extended use. As with the $200.00 Sennheisers, two or three hours of continuous use of these Beyerdynamics typically causes some soreness on my ears. But a little repositioning of the earpieces solves the trouble.
Despite the handsome looks of these Beyerdynamics DT 770s, because of the comfort factor I would return to my old Sony MDR-7506s if it were not for one critical factor. The sound.
I read reviews before buying the DT 770s, and I did not really believe the sound was as good as was claimed. I mean my MDR-7506s had given me GOOD sound, and I just did not believe it could get any better. But they had developed that loose cord, and I thought I should get some new headphones before the looseness became uncorrectable. Thus the Beyerdynamics. Though they were not much more expensive than my MDR-7506s, they gave much better sound. Surprisingly good. Immediately I noticed that the DT 770s had much deeper bass than any of my Sennheisers or Sonys. In fact, unrealistically deep. But it's not bad, and I've become accustomed to it. Depending on the sound--e.g., explosions or bass tones in music--the unrealistically deep bass is pleasurable. Yet it is not the bass that makes the DT 770s' sound so much better. It is--to borrow a phrase of another reviewer--the sound landscape. With movies supporting digital sound processing, the 3D positioning is sharper, and I hear more sound effects than I have previously heard.
Sharper sounds and more sounds...those are what make these headphones the best I have used.
The only serious doubt I have about these Beyerdynamics is their durability. Will the connection with the left earpiece break down after a couple of years, as did my Sennheisers? I do not know.
WARNING! A selection of Beyerdynamic DT 770s are available. Mine are the Pro-80s, which mean they are 80 Ohm. More powerful models are available, for example a 250 Ohm model. I prefer loud volume with my headphones, and I thought the 80 Ohm would be most suitable for the X-Fi Titanium Fatality Pro soundcard in my desktop PC and for the headphones port on my Samsung T24A350 combination HDTV/Monitor. With my T24A350 I use an LG BD630 Blu-ray player to watch movies. I was also cost-conscious; so maybe if you can afford a more powerful set of DT 770s, you should get them. But depending on what you use them for, YOU MAY NEED A HEADPHONES AMPLIFIER IF YOU GO FOR THE MORE POWERFUL MODEL. I use a FiiO E9 desktop headphone amplifier with my DT 770 Pro-80s, but I do not NEED the amplifier. It just saves power consumption for my PC and my HDTV/Monitor, both of which give out plenty enough volume for the DT Pro-80s without using an amplifier.
August 13, 2012 Follow-up Remark:
I began using the headphones at the end of February 2012. After about four months of use, maybe three hours a day, they have developed a defective vibration in the left earpiece. This occurs only when I listen to particular sounds, maybe particular sound tracks or frequencies. I don't know what sets it off. Maybe if I took the left earpiece apart, I might find a loose screw. I don't know; I have not tried. Rather than trouble myself with the labors of warranty and return, I decided to try Sennheiser. I have lowered my rating of these Beyerdynamics from five stars to four stars.
March 17, 2013 Follow-up Remark:
In a comment, Misha Jones said, "So, to recap, you own a pair of headphones that you paid almost $200 for, after 5 months they go defective, and you still give them 4 stars? Am I missing something here, or do you have $ to burn?"
That's a good comment, and I confess that I do NOT have money to burn. I was annoyed that these headphones bugged out after only a few months, but I was too timid to blast them with a one-star rating. I was afraid that something on my end was causing the defect. But I've been using a set of Sennheiser HD558s for about seven months with the same equipment, and I have not gotten a similar defect (or any other defect). So I have now retitled my review and lowered my rating to two stars. Two stars instead of one star because I'm still uncertain why the defect developed. Also, the Beyerdynamic DT 770 PROs (80 ohms) did sound great for the few months that they functioned properly.
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