Open-back Headphones Recommendations - Beyer T90?
Mar 23, 2017 at 2:02 PM Thread Starter Post #1 of 10
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Hi guys,
 
Looking for open-back headphones.  These are my priorities:
-Music: Into a a pretty wide range which includes Radiohead, Joy Division, Nirvana, Pink Floyd, At the Drive-In, M83, Philip Glass, Hans Zimmer, Clint Mansell, Godspeed, etc.
-Comfort: I'd like to be able to use these phones for very long periods of time
-Build Quality: High quality build that'll last and I won't have to toss/repair years down the road
-Tight, punchy, non-over-blown bass
-Natural sounding mids and highs
-Non-fatiguing sound
-Would like to have a really wide, immersive soundstage
-Planning to use with gaming as well (ties into soundstage)
 
I currently have the original DACport and only use JH16's with them.
 
Would the Beyer T90 be ideal for me? Anything else in that price range? 
 
Mar 23, 2017 at 2:14 PM Post #2 of 10
spinningplates said:
  Hi guys,
 
Looking for open-back headphones.  These are my priorities:
-Music: Into a a pretty wide range which includes Radiohead, Joy Division, Nirvana, Pink Floyd, At the Drive-In, M83, Philip Glass, Hans Zimmer, Clint Mansell, Godspeed, etc.
-Comfort: I'd like to be able to use these phones for very long periods of time
-Build Quality: High quality build that'll last and I won't have to toss/repair years down the road
-Tight, punchy, non-over-blown bass
-Natural sounding mids and highs
-Non-fatiguing sound
-Would like to have a really wide, immersive soundstage
-Planning to use with gaming as well (ties into soundstage)
 
I currently have the original DACport and only use JH16's with them.
 
Would the Beyer T90 be ideal for me? Anything else in that price range? 
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Budget?
 
Mar 23, 2017 at 2:55 PM Post #3 of 10
AKG K712 is a good contender, not as solid as T90 in terms of construction, but less fatiguing sound overall.
 
Mar 23, 2017 at 6:08 PM Post #6 of 10
spinningplates said:
   
Looking into the AKG's now.  Can you elaborate why the sound would be less fatiguing?
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Beyerdynamic T90 is pretty much spot on with your preferences BUT it has a big raise in the treble region. It's among the brightest headphones out there so it's not forgiving of less than perfect recordings and can become fatiguing pretty quickly when paired with the wrong recordings.
 
AKG K712's treble is still very detailed and it's also slightly lower in level relative to the mids and bass.
So the overall frequency response is flatter, softer and less fatiguing.
 
Mar 24, 2017 at 9:13 AM Post #8 of 10
me x3 said:
 
Beyerdynamic T90 is pretty much spot on with your preferences BUT it has a big raise in the treble region. It's among the brightest headphones out there so it's not forgiving of less than perfect recordings and can become fatiguing pretty quickly when paired with the wrong recordings.
 
AKG K712's treble is still very detailed and it's also slightly lower in level relative to the mids and bass.
So the overall frequency response is flatter, softer and less fatiguing.
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You've convinced me, good sir.  Seems like a pretty good deal on amazon right now...
 
Mar 24, 2017 at 1:38 PM Post #10 of 10
spinningplates said:
  I currently have the original DACport and only use JH16's with them.
Would the Beyer T90 be ideal for me? Anything else in that price range? 
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My Beyer T90 is my preferred headphone for all audio :)
 
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