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Member Reviews: Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro-80 Closed Studio Headphones

The Monkey

Thump Thump Thump

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By The Monkey

Pros: Fun Bass

Cons: Mids? What mids?

A bass lover's phone for sure.  Can be fun with the right music.  But the bass is of the one-note "whump" variety and that gets boring.  Still, can be good with rock.  I've noticed some pretty sucked out mids, though, so vocals suffer.  And for a bass-head phone, the highs can get pretty brittle.  Not at all a balanced presentation, but that doesn't mean it can't be fun.  Everyone should give these a try.  And they're built like a tank.
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sbradley02

Excellent pair of headphones

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By sbradley02

Pros: Great tonal balance, imaging and isolation

Cons: Inefficient, slight bass emphasis, very long break-in required

Directly compared: Sony MDR-7509HD (my last headphones) Sure SRH840 Sennheiser HD380 Pro Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro-80 Beyerdynamic DT880 Pro - Show quoted text -   Tonal accuracy is very good. I am using as a reference my home theater with Sunfire XT ribbon hybrids and Bag End professional mastering subwoofers. The all important mid-high region is spot on. Bass is slightly emphasized, true, but the degree is exaggerated IMO.   Transients are very good, bordering on excellent.   Imaging is very good, bordering on excellent. Bettered by semi-open and open headphones, but they have their own drawbacks.   Comfort is very good - one can adjust the spring...
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_Spanky_

My First Pair of Quality Headphones

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By _Spanky_

Pros: Bass, durability, comfort

Cons: Rattling/distorting drivers

These headphones are my first pair of high-end (probably mid-fi to some) cans and after a year or two of use, I have mixed feelings about them. When I first got them, of course they were a HUGE step up and I loved the bass from them, they were the perfect headphones to me. I was hearing sounds I had never heard before in music, hearing imperfections and low-quality sounds as well. However, one thing I've learned on this site and in time with various equipment, terms like "quality" are largely based upon a users' prior experience with other products. I went from some really terrible $20 and $30 over the ear headphones that were just "ok". The jump to these cans was tremendous.   However,...
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mattlach

Great bang for the buck cans

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By mattlach

Pros: closed circumaural design, 80ohm design allows use on portables in a pinch, very comfortable

Cons: Eardrum-piercing sibilance prior to break in completion, break in is quite long

I'll preface my review with that I am not a seasoned audiophile, so I don't know all of the jargon, but I do appreciate good sound, and I like what I hear in these.   They are by far the best sounding headphones I have ever listened to.   Granted my collection of headphones is very limited.   I was looking for a closed circumaural design, primarily because I find circumaural cans to be the most comfortable, and I like the isolating effect of closed designs (less sound out to annoy others, less noise in to annoy me). These headphones work very well in that regard.  I have occasionally even flown with them. Who needs active noise canceling, when these work...
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Marleybob217

Satisfied

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By Marleybob217

Pros: Sound quality, Isolation, Soundstage, comfort

Cons: Siblance, floppy bass

I purchased this headphone after I returned the Sennheiser HD 25-1 II. I was not satisfied with the soundstage of the sennheiser, plus after an hour of wearing them my ears started to feel bruised.   The DT770 Pro does not have these downsides, the only downside is the siblance. In a song with a lot of S's or maybe hard t's the headphone starts to whistle. If the volume is cranked up it the whistle actually hurts my ears. Strangely enough this is not the case with all songs that have a lot of s's. Maybe it is not al the fault of the headphones, maybe the vocals are badly recorded, the singer could have used to much ssssss or the song wasn't mastered right. I have a pair...
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tru\head

What a headphone should be!

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By tru\head

Pros: Bass quantity and range, comfort for extended listening, easy to drive

Cons: Recessed mids mean it's not the best choice for some. Earpads lose their shape after time.

The DT770 is a lower priced model of the Beyer line, but it is a boiled down version of the Beyer sound and one of the best values in closed headphones. While known for excellent bass response generally, you will also find them one of the most comfortable in the price range. The ear cups aren't as nice as the DT990 velour pads but they are comfortable. They do get sort of hot after wearing them for a long time. One other great thing about these headphones is how easy they are to drive. They drive well on every mobile mp3 player I tried as well as straight out of a sound card. For hip-hop, electronic, or movies I think this is one of the best headphones you can get for the price.  ...
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LordOctron

One of the best closed cans at thie price-tier!

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By LordOctron

Pros: Very comfy / Overall good sound quality / Nice lows / Price

Cons: None

  Sound: This is what I wrote about the 250 Ohm version... "Overall good sounding. My DT880 might sound somewhat more refined in the mids and highs, but in the lows and especially in the low-lows the DT770 beat em. They are probably my 2nd favorite closed headphone, right after my beloved Denon AH-D2000 (which seem to outperform all other headphones I tried). I think it's a good idea to EQ this cans, by slightly raising the mids and minimally taming the highs you can really improve the sound of this cans."   Amazingly the 80 Ohm version sounds even better to me as the bass has even more impact and the mids + highs sound smoother. I love em! ...
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PonuryProboszcz

Switched from HD380PRO to DT770/80

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By PonuryProboszcz

Pros: much better hights, much better mids, much more comfortable then HD380 PRO

Cons: less power, less dynamics, hard to controld

Well, I  was looking for raplacement of my HD380 PRO at work.   The environment:   - music type: heavy metal (Slayer, Kat, Metallica, Paradise Lost, My Dying Bride, Candlemass, etc...) - music source: laptop flac/high res m3 - DAC: Fiio e17 - AMP: depends: Fiio e17 or Fiio e17 docked into Fiio e9.   So, in comparison to HD380PRO, I find  DT 770/80:   - weaker in bass  - better in mids - better in highs   So probably I will not win Nobel prize :-) quite obvious...   Overall hearing dynamics of HD380 is much better then DT770/80. however:   - HD380 just crashes my head with bases, while DT770/80 simply...
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Mattjh90

Bass Heads Delight and much more

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By Mattjh90

Pros: Comfort, Deeeeep Bass, clarity, non-fatiguing

Cons: Mids are recessed

These cans were my first set of higher fidelity audio and since been have been enjoying music much more because of what they bring to the table. I have owned these headphones for about 2 years now and they have a decent amount of use. Unfortunately when i first bought them, my only extra piece of audio equipment was a FiiO E7. But recently I bought the FiiO E9 and a Schiit Audio Modi DAC. That pairing has even more so brought up the potential in these headphones.      Treble/highs Nice, it is non-fatiguing which makes listening to music on these very easy and enjoyable for hours. The highs are clare but a little rolled off. They have a good sound to them and...
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