Tiemen
Headphoneus Supremus
Here's my, very subjective, opinion on some closed headhones.
All to my ears, with my gear, music and taste.
-BeyerDynamic DT 150: balanced and natural sounding, well defined and strong bass, powerful mids, can be a touch grainy, unrefined highs, little sibilance, good PRaT but they are not good with heavy rock, decent soundstage, good isolation, uncomfortable
-BeyerDynamic DT 770 2005 consumer edition: bright, airy and dry presentation, well defined and tight bass, detailed mids, piercing treble, sibilant, good PRaT, decent soundstage, great comfort, medium isolation
-BeyerDynamic DT 770/80 Pro: too much hard hitting and overwhelming bass, harsh highs, sibilant, mediocre soundstage, unrefined, medium detail retrievel, congsted, good PRaT, great comfort and isolation
-GermanMAESTRO GMP 250: clean sound, decent mids, a lot of bass that's sometimes a bit boomy, slightly rolled off highs, no sibilance, good PRaT (great rock cans), good soundstage, poor isolation, comfort depending on ear size, Beyer earpads (velour/ leather) improves both sound and comfort
-Kenwood KH-K1000: very smooth, clean and refined sound, decent detail retrieval, bass is sometimes too much and boomy, slightly rolled off highs, good soundstage, dull and boring, no sibilance, medium isolation, comfort depending on ear size
-Denon AH-D2000: rich sound, a lot of bass which can be loose and undefined, detailed mids, good soundstage, overall sound a bit dull/ slow, treble sometimes harsh and sibilant, vocals sounds sometimes recessed, great comfort (though a bit heavy), poor isolation.
-Sony MDR-CD 1700: airy, detailed, bright, sibilant, tight bass, great soundstage, good PRaT, perfect comfort, poor isolation
-AKG K271: tight bass, forward mids with an upper mid boost, rolled of highs, dull and boring, medium soundstage, great isolation, poor comfort
-AKG K 270 Playback: more or less the same as K271, except it has better PRaT and more bass, overall sound is balanced, comfort is slightly better due to more room for the ears, pad rolling can improve sound and comfort.
All to my ears, with my gear, music and taste.
-BeyerDynamic DT 150: balanced and natural sounding, well defined and strong bass, powerful mids, can be a touch grainy, unrefined highs, little sibilance, good PRaT but they are not good with heavy rock, decent soundstage, good isolation, uncomfortable
-BeyerDynamic DT 770 2005 consumer edition: bright, airy and dry presentation, well defined and tight bass, detailed mids, piercing treble, sibilant, good PRaT, decent soundstage, great comfort, medium isolation
-BeyerDynamic DT 770/80 Pro: too much hard hitting and overwhelming bass, harsh highs, sibilant, mediocre soundstage, unrefined, medium detail retrievel, congsted, good PRaT, great comfort and isolation
-GermanMAESTRO GMP 250: clean sound, decent mids, a lot of bass that's sometimes a bit boomy, slightly rolled off highs, no sibilance, good PRaT (great rock cans), good soundstage, poor isolation, comfort depending on ear size, Beyer earpads (velour/ leather) improves both sound and comfort
-Kenwood KH-K1000: very smooth, clean and refined sound, decent detail retrieval, bass is sometimes too much and boomy, slightly rolled off highs, good soundstage, dull and boring, no sibilance, medium isolation, comfort depending on ear size
-Denon AH-D2000: rich sound, a lot of bass which can be loose and undefined, detailed mids, good soundstage, overall sound a bit dull/ slow, treble sometimes harsh and sibilant, vocals sounds sometimes recessed, great comfort (though a bit heavy), poor isolation.
-Sony MDR-CD 1700: airy, detailed, bright, sibilant, tight bass, great soundstage, good PRaT, perfect comfort, poor isolation
-AKG K271: tight bass, forward mids with an upper mid boost, rolled of highs, dull and boring, medium soundstage, great isolation, poor comfort
-AKG K 270 Playback: more or less the same as K271, except it has better PRaT and more bass, overall sound is balanced, comfort is slightly better due to more room for the ears, pad rolling can improve sound and comfort.