I recently got the AKG Q701 Black, and was surprised how much more transparent and spacious they sound compared to the DT 990, particularly for acoustic and classical music. I was not expecting this much of a difference. The DT 990s have been relegated to movie watching/rock only because they...

Hi everyone,   I recently got DT 990  2005 edition as an upgrade from my DT 440. I really like the phones except for the recessed mids compared to DT 440. It is very obvious in bass heavy tracks when the lower mids are completely overshadowed.  This is particularly bad on increasing volume...