beyerdynamic DT 1990 PRO Open Studio Reference Headphones

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beyerdynamic DT 1990 PRO Open Studio Reference Headphones

beyerdynamic DT 1990 PRO Open Studio Reference Headphones

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As far as the imaging, again, I find that I can easily place instruments but without getting the feeling that I am amongst them, I always get the feeling that I am listening to them through speakers, I mean, I do not find myself immersed in the music surrounding me, I never lose the sensation that I am in fact sitting in front of the music and it is being played back to me. After a couple of weeks of gathering all sorts of information about reference headphones in the market, I decided to go for the Beyerdynamic's DT-1990 Pro. When using the balanced pads, the overall bass level was raised by one or two decibels, but at the cost of some definition. The bass and midrange is about as neutral as headphones get, and you can hear this in the song Moon River by Frank Ocean.

This spike will affect some people more than others, however, there is no denying that the spike is there and it is rather large. Those who demand high sound quality from their headphones and are also looking for a device that is comfortable to wear during long studio sessions will find what they are looking for with the beyerdynamic DT-1990 Pro. Scan Computers International Limited are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (Register no. Listening to things like piano keystrokes, guitar string plucks or xylophone strikes, they all have a good sense of pressure and tension behind. I am not going to comment on the sound differences between the pads as it is so long since I listened to the “Balanced” set.The ear cups are plastic on the side, with laser-cut aluminum driver covers on the face and a fine mesh metal grill beneath. Beyerdynamic did a great job making the DT 1990 PRO practical for work and a great everyday headset.

The DT 1990 Pro, especially with Analytical pads, is designed for professional users, who want to hear everything in the mix. The headphones come with two sets of ear pads for what Beyerdynamic says is for “balanced” or analytical listening. For midrange, the DT1990 is more linear, while the M70X has this extra weight on upper-midrange that gives female vocals more body (once I EQ'd the treble down).I have not abused them personally, but they are certainly not headphones that I would be worried about handing over to anyone to use, I think you would have to really try hard to break them. Given their open-back design, they fall into the airy side and give you the impression that you're actually not listening to a pair of headphones at all, which is very impressive to me. Whilst its ability to image is great, the layering of elements in tracks was not always the cleanest; particularly when there were several tracks originating from the same direction within the soundstage. That said, while we found the DT 1990 Pro to be a tad bit too bright at times they did not suffer from sibilance.

Despite the boost in efficiency, I still find myself needing a discrete headphone amplifier to get the DT 1990 Pro to my preferred listening level. For build, I give the nod to the DT1990, but the HD650/HD6XX has proven to be durable - this is just my pick if I were to choose based on that factor. My other complaint is that the spring steel headband helps to keep the headphones indestructible, but it also means that these headphones clamp like a Sennheiser HD600, which contributes to the drivers touching my ears. maybe had a little more energy than it should, making some singers sound nasally, and some instruments (electric guitars and brass instruments mostly) sound somewhat “honky. The DT 1990 Pro’s are aimed more for studio use, which I am unfamiliar with–they might be amazing for that application.That said, it’d have been great if Beyerdynamic would have included mini-XLR connectors on each earcup to easily switch to a balanced cable set up, but it’s understandable why the company went with a singled-ended set up: Having a single replaceable cable is less of a hassle for professional audio engineers. Over the years, most of my experience has been with Genelec Studio monitors and Meyer Sound live rigs, which I have grown to love and have become my favourite systems but can both be overly hot in the treble, especially Meyer, if not used accordingly. It doesn't make sense how this treble tuning is conceived as "exposing flaws" when the tuning they set here is a flaw in itself. If you prefer a pair that helps music being more sensible and more emotional, go look somewhere else. I'll keep it simple, I'm not one to go about using and recommending tube amps despite their popularity in this forum.

You can just as easily use your iPhone to power this as you would a desktop computer, thanks to the 48Ω impedance. Both DT990 and DT1990 sounds very good, however when listening to song with rice shaker with DT990 I have troubles to indentify hi-hat or shaker or whats goin on in there.Inspired by a recent review of the DT1990 Pro by Chrono (which you can read here: DT1990 Pro Review) and a lot of the opinions regarding this headphone, I stopped for a while to put this headphone into perspective and think about how I actually use the DT1990 and what I actually think of it. Believe me when I say this: the DT 1990 Pro is the best sounding neutral headphone I have ever bought, beating out my Audioquest Nighthawk (my comparison will come in a different article) to be my open back home listening headphone of choice. Boasting a visually stunning design, the DT 1990 Pro Headphones deliver an open, circumaural design that enables the headphones to provide a vast and spacious output without losing the natural attributes of the sound source.



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