Ok killspeed!... Impressions on DT770's??
*Grabs them and puts them on*
LETS DO THIS!
Ok, to start off, they were 145 euro's, and it's the 32 Ohm version.
They came in a pretty cheap looking box, something you'd expect with a 30 bucks headphone. In the box were the headphone with cable (The cable is stuck on the headphone), and a simple but nice carrying bag, which has a place on it to write your name, e-mail, adress and phone number on it in case you lose it. Not that anyone would return this beauty. They also came with a 3.5mm to 6.3mm jack.
The headphone itself, looks great. It's a great example of "Boys have swag, man have style". They don't have this 'swagfactor' that beats have, these have style. And I'm loving that. They're all black with I think pleather earpads. It's made from what feels like very durable plastic, and the part that connects the earcups to the headband feels like some kind of metal, also very durable. The headband is made of 2 pieces, the inner side is plastic and the outside is made from some foamy feeling cloth. You can easily take outerside off to replace it, but I don't find the need for it since it feels very comfortable. The cables within the headphones are visible for a part, which might bother some people.
The comfort is extremely good, the only time I felt this kind of comfort in a headphone was when I tried the HD800. It's just a straight 10/10 comfort, not much to say about it.
They isolate very good, way better than my beats pro detox do, although they have this 'sucky' feeling to them, but it doesn't take long to get used to it.
You could easily take these outside, they might not be the most portable cans, compare it to an K240, but closed. They might leak sound a bit if you'd turn them up a lot though, but I only tried that in a complete silent room, so I think if you would use them on a bus or anything you'd really have to turn up your phone at 100% to make it slightly audible to the outside world.
Now the most important thing, the sound.
I'm not great at explaining sound but I'll try my best.
These are great for rock, better than my beats pro detox, and my Hifiman HE-300.
Most people call them allrounders, but I wouldn't say that. I've tried them with a lot of genres, rock, metal, screamo, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, classical, dubstep, drum 'n bass, hiphop and pop.
They sound like they're really made for rock, metal and screamo also does good on them, 60's 70's 80's and 90's weren't bad on them, hiphop was OK, they could handle classical but nothing too special. Dubstep they were 'meh', and the same with drum 'n bass. On pop they were just.. Horrible.
They're just missing something, I think it's the body they miss. They sound really "free" and "loose", but not the kind of free you have with an open-back headphone.
When I tried them with my FiiO E11 they sounded way more structured, which I really liked, but my GF likes them better without the FiiO. It might be because they lack a bit too much bass for my tastes.
The bass quality is quite good actually, it just misses impact. The mids and highs are perfectly balanced along with the bass.
Are they worth their money?
Yes, even if they would cost 75 euro's more, they'd still be worth it. These are an excellent pair of closed cans, not too hard to drive, does well with a lot of genres, especially when amped with something like a FiiO E11.
If you are an all-round listener, I'd recommend these along with an E11, if you listen to rock the FiiO E11 might not be worth it. They isolate great and are quite portable for full-size cans.
I still prefer my Hifiman he-300's over these for home use, but my GF prefers these over the Hifiman's. We both agree that both are way better than my beats pro detox.
