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Having just heard about these two from a Beyerdynamic mail, I ordered the 700 despite my self-imposed buying limit... They look really nice, the pads, the gimbals and the cups more than the headband. Nice to see newly developed drivers in a headphone built in Germany. Should be with me tomorrow.
I think it should be rather easy to replace the connector with a 4-pin variant.
This was the narrative Beyerdynamic put out with the DT-1770: this model is for sound engineers that have one headphone for themselves, while the DT-770 stays in their portfolio as the choice for tracking purposes (i.e. studio purchases of multiple units).
The audiophile community is a target market for them, and they do cater to their needs with other models like the T1 and the T5 (both of which can incidentally be used balanced). But they still consider those markets as separate, and have different models that are targeting specific markets to better serve their respective wants and needs.
Balanced headphone connections is not a thing in professional settings... so going with already established 3-pin mini-XLR is an obvious step I guess.Not sure why you’re surprised as they did that with the more expensive DT 1770/1990 Pro as well. The only reason the DT 177X Go has 4 pin is due to Massdrops influence and it’s not really marketed as a professional headphone either. It seems balanced isn’t a priority for Beyers professionally marketed headphones, as to why I’m not exactly sure. Maybe someone in the industry will have more insight there.
I think it should be rather easy to replace the connector with a 4-pin variant.
Their main audience is the pro audio community, as someone already mentioned in this thread. Their bread-and-butter products are e.g. the DT-770 -- there was an uproar in their customer base when the DT-1770 was introduced. They even issued an official statement that the DT-770 will still be available and not replaced with the DT-1770... and while the more robust headband with the easy to change padding is not brought over to the new 700 X, I still think this new model might eventually replace the DT-770. On the other hand... studios move slowly, and price is an important factor: they don't buy one piece, but many at once.I don't care about the whys or whyfors - between their terrible tuning choices and failure to recognize the audiophile community runs balanced, Beyer keeps certain they will never get my money.
This was the narrative Beyerdynamic put out with the DT-1770: this model is for sound engineers that have one headphone for themselves, while the DT-770 stays in their portfolio as the choice for tracking purposes (i.e. studio purchases of multiple units).
The audiophile community is a target market for them, and they do cater to their needs with other models like the T1 and the T5 (both of which can incidentally be used balanced). But they still consider those markets as separate, and have different models that are targeting specific markets to better serve their respective wants and needs.
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