Hi, I'm trying to get the Dt 770 pro but I do not have an audio interface/amplifier. Hence I have to get the 32ohm version which I am wondering if it's gonna be any better than the ath m40x. It seems the 32ohms are not as good the 80 and 250 ohm versions or ?

 

get an mdr7506 instead. beasts!

 

My DT770 250ohm is loud enough on ANY source. Even small MP3 player.
And yes, 250ohm version is better.
DT770 are very durable too, with ALL parts online to repair them.
You can buy them second hand with confidence (serious seller, of course).

mdr7506 is good too. But totally different beast.
A little less sturdy AND a little less "accurate".

Some REAL numbers (and not biased views) :
https://www.rtings.com/headphones/t...ic-dt-770-pro/386/440?usage=19&threshold=0.10

Nothing to say about ath, no experience.

 

will check them out, but are they as comfortable as the dt 770s? I'm really keen on comfort

 

really ? can anyone else confirm this?

 

I pretend ppl saying 250ohm is "hard to drive" are already deaf

 

haha, so are you able to get a point where you think its too loud on ur mobile devices? if so then that'll be enough for me cos I don't intend to listen at that kind of volumes

 

Slightly off topic, am I the only one who found the dt770 extremely brilliant with a rather average frequency response in the low mids and a rumble in the sub which is not the most pleasant either? Fortunately there are tools like realphones...!

I also prefer the 250ohm to the 80ohm for closed headphones, the 250ohm is less tiring on short and long term composition or mixing sessions, the 80ohm is more dedicated to recording on my side!

 

Lots of people say this about the 770's and the 990s. About 250 ohm Beyerdynamics, a post above mentions the 770s working with "anything" driving them without a headphones amp. That is not my experience with the DT990 Pros anyway. My interface shows headphones outputs (x2) being 55ohms, and it does not drive the 990pro @ 250 ohms. A good way to make them sound abrasive and overall bad is to crank the interface outputs into brittle distortion, due to the impedance. Using them plugged directly into Macbook is the same thing. I would just expect to need a headphones amp with them.

 

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wrong impedance not only means 'not that loud', it also means not enough juice to make low frequencies work. So an 250 ohm headphone on some weak output might lack low frequencies.

 

meaning the 32ohm would actually sound way better than the 250 on a laptop?

 

I'll let you in to a secret. Get whichever sounds the best to you for the simple reason when you enter production/ mixing / mastering you are going to be wearing them for hours on end and even if they give you a better finished article, you will HATE them before long. I know this first hand. I also know that when you have cans that sound pleasing to your ears you will very soon adapt.

I had a pair of Dt770 a long time ago and wanted so badly to like them that I ended up hating them. I sold them for silly money just so I could get anything for them.
I have a pair of M50x now and I can wear them from night until night again. I have never been happier with the way my mixes are coming out now, playing on ANY system!

When people say they are bass heavy, they aren't completely wrong, but what they fail to understand is, you learn very quickly to adapt to how the bass frequencies fit nicely in the mix

 

Possibly off topic... I have the 80 ohms. I only use them for vocals, but at the weekend I was using them for like 6-8 hours on an online meet, doing vocals live etc. The closed back pressure gave me a massive headache... I've generally only used them for 30 minutes at a time before then. Never more than 90 minutes, which I think is about the limit for closed back... Other people might experience differently but that was my experience.

I'm using a Samson C Que 8 headphone unit off Apollo. They can get seriously loud with that setup. I couldn't push all levels to the max, my head would blow off.

I use open back for making music and have them on for 10 hours or whatever with no issues really.

 

are you talking about the m50x?
i have a pair too, always thought they're pretty flat, even in the lower frequencies.

personally i try to avoid mixing in headphones (it tires my ears really fast). use my speakers most of the time

 

The DT990 are meant to be considered flat, but compared to them, m50x are most definitely bassier, but I wouldn't hesitate to replace them should I need to!

I know also, people talk about soundstage and the 3d effect is better on the DT990, but they literally started to drive me insane.

I think I noticed the difference more because I went straight from one to the other!