GotNoRice
100+ Head-Fier
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For over 4 years I used the DT770-Pro/80 as my main headphone and I loved them. I thought their bass was amazing and I personally recommended them to several friends. I couldn't have been happier.
Then along came the XB700. I only bought it because it was cheap and as something to play with. Now I find myself in a situation where it's difficult to go back.
The problem is that every time I go back to the DT770s, they just can't keep up with what I've come to expect out of my XB700s. It's almost comical all of the strange sounds the drivers in the DT770 make as they desperately try to recreate 1/4th of the bass the XB700 is capable of.
The XB700s are just amazing with their clarity. The drivers are capable of creating some amazing bass and do so with very little distortion, either in the bass itself or the rest of the frequency range as the bass hits. I'm guessing this is due to the 50mm drivers.
I looked at the power handling of each headphone today, just out of curiosity.
XB700: 3000mw
DT770-Pro/80: 100mw (?!?!?!?!?!?!)
I guess that explains it? The XB700s have 30 times the power handling capacity of the DT770-Pro/80? Can that be right or did I read something wrong? Bass takes more power than any other part of the frequency spectrum, and as headphones with a reputation for good bass - it's amazing that is even possible with only 100mw.
It just stuns me every time I'm listening to the DT770, I can't help thinking to myself, "Is this really what I used to think good headphone bass sounded like?" and then after the woofer flutters a few more times in a failed attempt to produce low-bass, I toss it aside and move back to my real headphones - that cost half the price.
Yet I definitely went those whole 4 years thinking the DT770 was the best thing since sliced bread when it came to bass. I guess it's just a matter of perspective?
Then along came the XB700. I only bought it because it was cheap and as something to play with. Now I find myself in a situation where it's difficult to go back.
The problem is that every time I go back to the DT770s, they just can't keep up with what I've come to expect out of my XB700s. It's almost comical all of the strange sounds the drivers in the DT770 make as they desperately try to recreate 1/4th of the bass the XB700 is capable of.
The XB700s are just amazing with their clarity. The drivers are capable of creating some amazing bass and do so with very little distortion, either in the bass itself or the rest of the frequency range as the bass hits. I'm guessing this is due to the 50mm drivers.
I looked at the power handling of each headphone today, just out of curiosity.
XB700: 3000mw
DT770-Pro/80: 100mw (?!?!?!?!?!?!)
I guess that explains it? The XB700s have 30 times the power handling capacity of the DT770-Pro/80? Can that be right or did I read something wrong? Bass takes more power than any other part of the frequency spectrum, and as headphones with a reputation for good bass - it's amazing that is even possible with only 100mw.
It just stuns me every time I'm listening to the DT770, I can't help thinking to myself, "Is this really what I used to think good headphone bass sounded like?" and then after the woofer flutters a few more times in a failed attempt to produce low-bass, I toss it aside and move back to my real headphones - that cost half the price.
Yet I definitely went those whole 4 years thinking the DT770 was the best thing since sliced bread when it came to bass. I guess it's just a matter of perspective?