Submitted by AntOk463 t3_y7uwpn in headphones

Some people may be wondering why I am making this claim, basically everyone says the DT 770 Pro are good, that's why I baught them and was disappointed by them.

My first pair of headphones were AKG Q701 that someone was selling used local, and I love them and are still my favorite headphones. I enjoy bass, it makes music fun, so a few months later I considered getting some good closed back headphones. The DT 770 Pro were the most popular model, reviewers on YouTube, people on this subreddit. And I thought they wound be perfect for me, the AKG would be my primary critical listening headphones, and these could be my easy to drive headphones with bass.

I got them and when trying them out I was disappointed. I couldn't find a good used listing so I baught them new on ebay for $150, and I only spent $100 on the AKG, so when these sounded worse than the AKG I felt some regret. The bass was nothing too extraordinary and the raw quality couldn't compare to the AKG. All the songs I tested didn't sound as good, I actually thought these might be defective because I got them as a new listing from ebay from someone selling it $15 lower than anyone else. But then I played In Da Club by 50 cent and they sounded good for the first time. So at least I knew they weren't defective. I tried other bass heavy songs but the bass didn't sound how I expected it to. I used them from time to time, primarily when I don't want to bother others. At some points I had considered to sell them to some family members, but no one wanted to spend that much. At this point I was only keeping them for their name, they have such a huge impact and are globally respected, and lots of celebrities use them.

Very recently I got Hifiman Sundaras because they were selling at like new quality in Amazon with a good discount. I was looking at these for a long time and was waiting for a good pair at a reduced price to become available. One the weekend I was comparing all 3 of them, it was mainly to compare the AKG to the Sundara but I thought to include these as well. I was listening to a few songs and when I played Low Life by future, the bass sounded amazing on the DT 770 Pro, I couldn't believe these are the headphones I didn't like. The bass felt amazing and I rad to replay the point when the bass kicks in around 30 times because how good that sounded. Yes I was comparing them to open backs, but the bass was good in general, not just when compared to them. Then I played Take me back to London by Ed Sheeran (yes he's in my top 5 British rappers). In that song the bass also sounded good, I was Also replaying the part when the bass is introduced over and over again, I was starting to like these headphones. And I realized when people said different headphones are for different types of music, there is truth to that statement.

Could this be just because I was listening to open backs right before wearing them, because I know I tried some bass heavy hip hop tracks on them before, but didn't think they were anything special. I already know some people will say it's because of burn in.

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RubenRag t1_iswuxoe wrote

“Top 5 British rappers” lol

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AntOk463 OP t1_iswxydo wrote

Ed Sheeran's music is primarily listened by females, and I have heard so many guys say that they hate his music and it's embarrassing to have dinnertime think they listen to Ed Sheeran. That's why as a joke I say he's a dope rapper or ask other guys if he's in their top 5 British rappers.

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Skystalker512 t1_isxgazb wrote

Two red flags

  • referring to women as females

  • Ed Sheeran a rapper?

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matefeedkillrepeat_8 t1_isxw4fx wrote

>referring to women as females

What does that mean?

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JarlJarl t1_it1mt4w wrote

"female" is more of a technical term used in scientific writing, mostly when discussing animals. By calling women "females", it sounds both weirdly clinical and a bit dehumanising, as if you think of women as animals (or a different species).

Kind of like saying "humans" instead of "people":

"Humans like to listen to music"

"People like to listen to music"

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AntOk463 OP t1_isxzjtb wrote

Ed Sheeran does rap. He made Take me back to London and Remember the Name

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dimesian t1_isypl8y wrote

I've seen so many conflicting opinions about the bass on the dt770, some say they're bass cannons, others say they're bass light. I think you may be right about the type of music or individual recording, some people complain about lack of bass on a headphone or IEM thats well known for above average bass but, when asked what they're listening to its music with very little bass in it or its a more subdued tone.

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AntOk463 OP t1_isywhpr wrote

Something I noticed about bass is what people compare it to. If an individual listens to only speakers with 2 big subs pointed towards them, they would consider some bass heavy headphones and IEMs as lacking bass, but an individual who only listens to open backs would not be expecting that much.

I don't remember who this was, but a YouTube tech reviewer says he listened to a few songs so many times that he knows exactly how it should sound, so when trying out a new headphone he just plays that song and knows what it sounds like and can A B compare them without the headphone he's comparing it to. But if that "refrence sound" is not perfectly flat, then that will change his thoughts about every other headphone he listens to.

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PenisFly_AhhhhScary t1_it0at04 wrote

sundaras have no bass in comparison to dt770 them being open backs does not mean they have less bass its the tuning of the headphone

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AntOk463 OP t1_iswnq3m wrote

If anyone is wondering what I think of the 3 headphones. The Sundara do behave slightly different to the AKG but I couldn't describe what, this is probably just the difference in driver types. I felt the Sundara had something extra compared to the AKG, some instruments sounded a bit louder than others, but on the AKG they sounded uniform. In a few cases this made the Sundaras better, having something extra in places can help a song, but the other times it felt like something was wrong and it isn't supposed to be like that. If I consider the AKG as a perfectly neutral baseline, the Sundara feel like they included more detail in some parts, and the DT 770 were lacking detail in some parts. On average, the Sundara sound better for a few songs, but the AKG are better in general as refrence headphones.

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wijnandsj t1_iswtvdg wrote

The 770 does need 15-20 hours to settle in.

If you're a bass addict then these aren;t your best option. Teufel would have been a better choice

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AntOk463 OP t1_iswxs8m wrote

I'm not a bass adict and I'm fine without it, but it is fun to have headphones with good bass.

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