beyerdynamic DT 1990 PRO Open Studio Reference Headphones

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The amount of cushion takes off some of the moderate clamp force, but only time will tell before the foam loses cushioning. Well, I think that it is important to put into context that my history in the audio field has been much more related to live and studio terms than it has been sitting back and enjoying recorded music. Short recap: if you need a pair of reference headphones for your home studio and those are in your budget, definitely get them! Sound stage is huge, brightness and clarity are first citizens, along with high transient speed and good resolution.

I'm currently using dekoni elite velours and I hear you can sort of tame the treble peak with those specific pads and the tygr foam discs. It has been a long time since my unboxing experience of them, so I can’t really give you a first impression, but I can say that the headphones were well packaged, with a nice selection of useful accessories in the box (such as a carrying case, two cables, two sets of pads) but packed in a way that is functional and simple. The Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro are brilliant headphones that deserve room in any music lover’s headphone collection. However, getting it to the point where I find it enjoyable and close to my personal target curve requires a lot of EQ. It's a bit of an inelegant solution, but it helps noticeably in keeping the drivers away from my ears.When using the balanced pads, the overall bass level was raised by one or two decibels, but at the cost of some definition. The DT 1990 Pro’s are aimed more for studio use, which I am unfamiliar with–they might be amazing for that application.

The DT 1990 PRO Tesla headphones' optimized spatial sound reproduction makes them a reliable reference for mixing and mastering applications. The DT 1990 Pro would not be our first pick for jazz or vocal music, though they still sound very good. This is something that I have come to find that I like, as long as it is not overdone, as it (when the overall timbre is correct) helps give life to stringed acoustic instruments, such as acoustic basses and guitars. This is why its always recommended to mainly check audio from monitor speakers or use eq passive or active eq while using the dt1990. beyerdynamic's most popular products traditionally include headphones and microphones for both live and studio use, and the company also has a strong presence in the consumer and conference technology sectors as well as in the field of installation microphones, interpreter consoles, and tour guide systems.The Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro do so much right that we’ve already added them to our Christmas wishlists.

With the bass-heavy B pads mids sound more recessed than we usually like, and while switching to the A pads brings the mids forward a bit the DT 1990 Pro still won’t have the lush mids of the Sennheiser HD 600 or Grado RS2 .As previously noted, the bass and mids really do not need that much EQ–for those regions it is mostly fine-tuning. Personally, I find the Focal Clear's 6kHz and 9kHz peaks more annoying and triggering my treble sensitivities. 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. The earpads are made from memory foam and wrapped in gray velour, which are very comfortable for long listening sessions. The rawness of electric guitar decay, and the sharp attack from tom toms and snare drums are definitely engaging.

Producing exceptional sonic quality with elevated flexibility, expect high-end results from the Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro Open Back Headphones.When I am using the DT1990 Pro as a tool for work (I say work, but my audio editing and mixing is done solely for pleasure at home nowadays anyway, I just think that it is good to differentiate between the two cases in which I use the DT1990) my approach is different and I don’t actually add any specific EQ to the headphones. This is very handy to keep everything together and while I wouldn’t consider the DT1990 as portable, it makes it easy to grab everything together when moving between studios or similar. The DT 1990 Pro came pre-installed with the B pads out of the box, which makes the headphones sound really fun. With regards to timbre of instruments, I find that they are very realistic in 99% of cases, the 1% remaining is when the specific instrument has a lot going on in that area just where the high mids meet the low treble.