Price Paid:  $140.00 from thomann musicstore

Summary:
I tried a lot of earphones.
my goal was to find sealed cans that would suit me as monitors in case that i wouldn't have the possibilty to monitor mixes and master-mixes on my habitual gear (wich includes Yamaha NS-10). I wanted the headphones to be of the non-HiFi-kind. So I wanted earphones that make crap music sound really crap and good mudic sound decent. I knew, before I would be able to do this, I would have to wear them quite a long time and listen to a lot of music.
Now I have found out that those Beyers can respond to those requirements.
The velvet cushions make them really comfortable to wear. Even after more than 6 hours, you still feel all right with those phones. They are very robust and the design is somehow timeless. Reminds me of the good part of the eighties (technically speaking). The sound will not in any case be especially overwhelming concerning highs and bass kick. But please notice that after wearing those phones and switching to yamaha NS-10 or other neutral speakers, you don't think anything is missing. the low mids come through very accurately. It's fun listening to electric guitars. Sennheiser HD 25 have more punch in the deep bass area, but their high tones sound artificial and quite unreal compared to the beyer dt 250. Those earphones have been around in the phones business for quite a long time, and still they are my favourite Beyers. The curly cable seemed a bit annoying to me at first sight. After some months of operation I changed my mind about this: it's perfect - even if you step on the cable you won't do damage to your earphones. I hope Beyerdynamic will go on building these series, for they have become a standard - not only for me.

Strengths:
low mids, high mids
very robust and reliable
incredibly comfortable (provided your ears are not too big)
timeless design

Weaknesses:
the lower impedance version (80 ohm) will break down at high volumes.
A bit expensive - I would prefer those earphones to become a worldwide standard and much cheaper by the way.

Similar Products Used:
Sennheiser HD 25
AKG K 141

Linden1st

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Price Paid:  $148.00 from Musikhaus Thomann Cy

Summary:
My first experience of DT250 was when our drummer visited and he had these with him. He got them for free, lucky SOB. Anyway, i tried them and fell i love immediately because of the way the feel and the good sound quality. They were little expencive for my budget but i bought them anyway and never regret. I am a half professional sound engineer and i use them alot listening to the over all sound of the mixings. These are really good to hear if there is too much low frequency, like my old recordins had. They can also tolerate a lot of volume, more than my ears can, hehe.
You have to try them also watching movie trailers, you know the BOOM BOOM effects that they use in them, cause i can tell you that it's almost like sitting in the movie theater, the bottoms are so rich.

Strengths:
Really good low frequency and rich overall sound. Feels good wearing them.

Weaknesses:
The cord goes on the left side, it took time to get use to it and it disturbs when playing guitar (maybe not left handed players tho). The plug on the headphone end is a bit too long.

Similar Products Used:
Beyerdynamic DT100

Price Paid:  $180.00 from Headphone.com

Summary:
great sound, specially for work and airplane... the places i personally use them most.

hate to spoil the reviews, but just 2 quibles:

- the muffle style is just a centimeter too small in diameter to fit my monster ears, but not that bad...

- the real thing that gets to me is the length of the nub on the cord where it attaches to the headphones on the left side. it unessesarily sticks out a good 2+ inches from the bottom of the headphone. so basiclly its really hard to move your head around, keeps bumping in to my sholder. i need to modify this cord or something. anybody know someone who sells replacement cord that differ from the default?

cheers

Strengths:
great sound all around

Weaknesses:
cord, small muff

Similar Products Used:
sony mdr-500, sennenheiser-580

Price Paid:  $170.00 from www.headphone.com (aka headroom)

Summary:
I got these phones from headroom, they have very good reviews of tons of headphones from several top brands. I never owned the 'muff' type of headphones before, and must say that these really out-do anything ive ever heard before. Not only do they block out a ton (16db) of external noise, they also are incredibly quiet for people around you when you have them on. The cord is a nice length, perfect for both portable cd players and audio equipment..its coiled like a telephone handset cord. Also, very important to me was that they be able to be loud off of a portable cd player. A lot of pro level 'muff' headphones can't run off a portable cd player cause they need a lot of power, but the dt-250-80 that I got from headroom runs louder than my sony earbuds at the same volume level on my RioVolt, go figure....anyway, these headphones are awesome...you can't go wrong!

Strengths:
incredible sound....good bass...clean & crisp highs....blocks outside sound well...well built...comfortable earpads (velvet-like)...modular springy cord...

Weaknesses:
maybe a little pressure on the head, but thats what makes them more comfortable, and block the outside noise...the pressure does not get worse as you wear them longer, the earpads work well at keeping ears from fatiguing...

Similar Products Used:
Sony MDR-E888LP Earbuds....very tinny compared to these...
Bose Noise Canceling Headphones.....cancels much more noise, but don't sound as good as these....

Summary:
Beyerdynamic DT250 :: is the worlds premier headphone, wheather you produce programs for CNN or spin underground dance music at steamy basement parties. Their modular design means that they can be the LAST pair of cans you will ever need to buy; everything from the input plug to the headband and velvet-like ear cups can be replaced. DT250s have a nearly perfect flat response from 20-20, are surprisingly light weight and low profile. Their closed cup, circum aural design is great for long projects that require isolation and comfort. Think of everything that you want headphones to be, then slip on a pair of DT250's and realize how little you really expected.

Strengths:
INDESTRUCTABLE, FLAT FREQUENCY RESPONSE, GOLD CONNECTIONS, MODULAR DESIGN, COOL AESTHETICS.

Weaknesses:
They can be difficlut to locate in a retail store, it only seems that about one in four music retailers have a relationship with Beyerdynamic.

Similar Products Used:
Sony(MDR series), Koss, Audio Technica