Beyerdynamic 770/880/990 of 250 or 600ohm, which one to buy ?

[Renato Fury]

I want an open headphone to use at home and with a sound stage similar to the Sennheiser HD598 and with a sound similar to the HD600 or HD650, in summary I want a headphone that has a balanced sound and the most natural possible, without frequencies that overlap Can anyone who has ever used these models tell me which is the ideal? I look forward to your response, thank you.

Ps: I know they need amplifiers.

 

[buke9]

Well the 770 is a closed back headphone so throw that one out. I think the 880 is more neutral than the 990 . The 990's are a bit bright with more bass. I think the 880's fall in between the 600's and 650's but with soundstage those others are lacking. As for 600 or 250 versions I don't know as I have not compared them. A OTL amp would usually run either just fine.

 

[serman005]

Based on everything you enumerate, I would go for the DT880 250 ohm. It is the most neutral and balanced of those you list. Good stage. Nice headphone.

 

[PurpleAngel]

I want an open headphone to use at home and with a sound stage similar to the Sennheiser HD598 and with a sound similar to the HD600 or HD650, in summary I want a headphone that has a balanced sound and the most natural possible, without frequencies that overlap Can anyone who has ever used these models tell me which is the ideal? I look forward to your response, thank you.

Ps: I know they need amplifiers.

Might help to know what headphone amplifer your using?
The DT880 is more balanced and a little on the bright side, where as the DT990 has a strong bass/treble.

 

[Niouke]

Are the beyerdynamics offerings as comfortable as the sennheisers? I can wear my HD518 for hours and forget about it, while the beyerdynamics look kindof heavy. I'm wearing glasses so too much pressure on the ear does hurt.

 

[sonyfan501]

Are the beyerdynamics offerings as comfortable as the sennheisers? I can wear my HD518 for hours and forget about it, while the beyerdynamics look kindof heavy. I'm wearing glasses so too much pressure on the ear does hurt.

I tried the Beyerdynamic DT 770s and from my experience, it was very comfortable. The sound was great as well, very clean and had good punch in the bass. I've never tried the HD518, but I would imagine the DT 770 to be more comfortable overall. They weren't heavy at the slightest.

 

[ProtegeManiac]

I want an open headphone to use at home and with a sound stage similar to the Sennheiser HD598 and with a sound similar to the HD600 or HD650, in summary I want a headphone that has a balanced sound and the most natural possible, without frequencies that overlap Can anyone who has ever used these models tell me which is the ideal? I look forward to your response, thank you.

OK...first off, I don't think any of the Beyers in the title are what you're looking for.

Second...I'm not sure what you mean by "without frequencies that overlap." I can't see how that can happen on a single driver transducer system - overlapping frequencies is a reality on multiple-driver systems like 2-way speakers since crossover points don't exactly have the range played by the tweeter and midwoofer just cleanly "chopped" at that frequency. Crossovers just attenuate the frequencies until at some point there isn't anything at all, but for the most part there will be some overlap. Regardless, this isn't a problem on a single fullrange driver set-up on each channel, which is practically what nearly all fullsize headphones are. There less than a handful designs that actually use multiple drivers.

Third, if you want the tone of the HD600 or HD650 but with better imaging, you can just get the HD600 and when the pads wear out, mount the Brainwavz HM5 angled earpads on it. That angle will move the cymbals towards the center (not that these two put them too far to the flanks like Grados) but that results in a more proportional soundstage, ie, you can't have the cymbals too far out to the flanks (like with the HD598) unless the drummer is Mr. Fantastic using his stretchy arms on cymbals standing at the flanks of the stage (how he retracts those arms to hit the other drums fast enough is another big question here). Note that on the HD600 this results in boosting the very low bass just a little bit (on the velour angled pads; likely more on the hybrid and synthetic leather versions), and along with less upper midrange glare, nudges it towards the HD650's sound a little bit.