Michael Kirou

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5, 2.00 votes

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
Price Paid: $370.00

The Headphones are high quality and easy to dismantle if any parts needed replacing. The mid and high tones are produced with ease and with no digital clipping even when put to a decent volume test, to the point where i had to take it off my ears for it started to hurt.

When listening to songs i have known for years i started to hear reverb, echo's, special effects, and all the little things that were put there by engineers, and producers, for us to hear, though i had never picked up on before. I noticed it all because of the clarity from the lows, mid's and high's.

The Bass side of these headphones are possibly my favourite part, they have a very detailed low end, with a lot of feeling, maybe not as much as a dedicated sub-woofer in the back of a car, but about as much as you could possibly imagine from a set of headphones.

The only downside i would give to these headphones are that they let a fair amount of sound escape the headphones, so when recording vocals, this may add bleeding to the mic. If its for a drummer, or sorts, it would be a little less noticeable.

Overall i am very pleased with my purchase, and am thinking about getting another pair. Possibly A Beyer Dynamic DT 770 M just for the drummer too :)

8.5 / 10

Joey141

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Visitors rate this review
1.00 of 5, 1.00 votes

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
The first thing you notice about these headphones are that they are very bulky - this is not a problem as I will principally be using them for studio applications. When I put these on I found that they are extremely comfy, probably the most comfy headphones I have worn. They are nice and tight but sit very neutrally on my head. As soon as you put these on you realise just how well they isolate the sound and just how noisy your room is. They are quoted as 18dBA isolation and without doing tests I think this is fairly accurate. Then we come to the sound. From right down at the bottom to the air at the top these headphones ooze class. There is a very exposed midrange which I think I would trust to make serious mixing decisions in the futures. A great reference pair of headphones!!

Price Paid:  $160.00 from Turnkey, UK

Summary:
I was incredibly impressed with the sound of these headphones, they are probably the nicest headphones I have ever heard. Everything from low to high is incredibly clear and represented, and the transient response is very revealing for headphones.
Unfortunately, they keep blowing and distorting bass notes. My pair have blown twice in 6 months and even though Beyer have repaired, I am thoroughly unsatisfied with this. I've never had HP's blow on me in the past and these have only been plugged into the dedicated headphone out of my Focusrite Saffire audio interface.
They have been sat on the shelf as I have not had the time to post them to Beyer (again)
Despite my initial satisfaction with their (truly awesome) sound, these headphones were not worth the money and my low score reflects my disappointment.

Strengths:
Fantastic sounding and very comfortable

Weaknesses:
Until they break..... and break......

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Price Paid:  $129.00 from Guitar Center

Summary:
Wonderful pristine quality!

I had just sat down to listen to a piano concerto by Edward Grieg (for any pianists out there, the 1st of course) and began to realize exactly why these headphones cost as much as they did...

I could actually HEAR the flautist (flute) taking breaths before playing! I could also hear the bench squeak as the pianist shifted his weight. Then other subtle things such as the sound of the sustain pedal thumping when it comes back up too hard and a cough from the audience...

I was slightly iffy when I bought them on just how much better they'd be than anything I had used before. Much to my surprise, they were worth every penny.

Now, this might be using a screw driver as a hammer... but I noticed that they're great for watching movies with too. You get that full "window shattering" rumble to the quietist steps.

Strengths:
excellent bass resonance
near complete noise cancellation
great for the casual listener but made for the studio
comfortable on the ears for prolonged listening
96 dB SPL
* Near total silence - 0 dB
* A whisper - 15 dB
* Normal conversation - 60 dB
* A lawnmower - 90 dB
* beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO
* A car horn - 110 dB
* A rock concert or a jet engine - 120 dB
* A gunshot or firecracker - 140 dB

Weaknesses:
c l u n k y...
1/4" (6.35mm) adapter is screw on only...
kinda ugly :D

Price Paid:  $12900.00 from Guitar Center

Summary:
Wonderful pristine quality!

I had just sat down to listen to a piano concerto by Edward Grieg (for any pianists out there, the 1st of course) and began to realize exactly why these headphones cost as much as they did...

I could actually HEAR the flautist (flute) taking breaths before playing! I could also hear the bench squeak as the pianist shifted his weight. Then other subtle things such as the sound of the sustain pedal thumping when it comes back up too hard and a cough from the audience...

I was slightly iffy when I bought them on just how much better they'd be than anything I had used before. Much to my surprise, they were worth every penny.

Now, this might be using a screw driver as a hammer... but I noticed that they're great for watching movies with too. You get that full "window shattering" rumble to the quietist steps.

Strengths:
excellent bass resonance
near complete noise cancellation
great for the casual listener but made for the studio
comfortable on the ears for prolonged listening
96 dB SPL
* Near total silence - 0 dB
* A whisper - 15 dB
* Normal conversation - 60 dB
* A lawnmower - 90 dB
* beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO
* A car horn - 110 dB
* A rock concert or a jet engine - 120 dB
* A gunshot or firecracker - 140 dB

Weaknesses:
c l u n k y...
1/4" (6.35mm) adapter is screw on only...
kinda ugly :D