I've spent most of my life with open type cans. A year ago, after moving into an apartment, we decided to make some changes which necessitated me to get closed headphones. This way I would not disturb my wife and vice versa, I wouldn't be disturbed by the noise of others.   For various reasons - price being one of them (no more than $200) - I chose the Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro 250 Ohm.   Audio setup: CD collection ripped to flac -> Gmusicbrowser / ALSA on Linux using a bitperfect configuration -> Asus Xonar Essence STX sound card with integrated...

Intro: This is my first review here. I bought these headphones for my son who uses them mainly for gaming and some occasional music listening. I wanted to get him open or at least semi-open types so that he won't be acoustically isolated from his surroundings. I personally use the Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro closed types and, after listening to the AKG 142, I was intrigued to see how well they perform and gave them an audition.   Setup: Audio CDs ripped to flac -> Gmusicbrowser with ALSA running on Linux in a bitperfect configuration -> Asus Xonar...