[JayB18]

My brother is looking to get a pair of closed headphones for around $200 for games/movies and all types of music. He prefers a darker/warmer sound with good bass that is still fairly balanced. He narrowed it down to the A900 and DT250. He can get the DT250 for about $50 less than the A900 so he is leaning toward it. Any opinions on which would suit him more. Thanks.

 

[donunus]

marcus at the headphonic forums prefer the dt250s sound to the a900s but the a900s are easier to drive. The a900s are OK sounding overall.

 

[Rednamalas1]

gameing and movies? go with A900s - good positioning and strong bass helps in those two

I haven't heard DT250 personally though.

 

[Mike_TNT]

I played some Metal Gear 3 with a900s I got from Red. Positioning is great, I could hear soldiers walking and beehives buzzing from miles away.

 

[Rednamalas1]

glad you like them

 

[ericj]

I have a DT250-80 and I had an A900 for a few months, and had a chance to try the two back to back.

I actually think the DT250 bass goes deeper. The A900 - and mine had A1000 pads on them - has somewhat polite bass, and it doesn't go particularly low. The bass quantity on the DT250 is slightly more, or maybe the same -- the DT250 certainly isn't as bassy as other closed beyers.

The hole in the A900 midrange - right around middle C - also annoyed the heck out of me, which is why i sold them.

Add to the expense of the A900 the fact that the stock A900 pads are of sub-Koss quality and will require replacement within a year due to flaking vinyl. A1000 pads are much better and will cost you about $40 shipped.

 

[TaZ82]

I too had both the A900 and DT250 and I agree with ericj about the DT250's bass. It is able to go deeper and there is slightly more "oomph"? I felt that the music from the DT250 had more presence but you can't go wrong with either. Sold off the DT250 as I preferred the comfort offered by the A900 =) That's my only reason.

 

[JayB18]

Thanks. How about differences in soundstage since he wants to use them for gaming/movies.