beyerdynamicDT-150-250-GREY Closed Dynamic Monitoring Headphone for use in Loud Environments

Beautiful, organic, lush. I can't really express how well this can makes music a visceral experience in a way very few headphones do. It's certainly counter to the presentation of a lot of modern hifi-- it's balanced to my ear-- it's not neurotically extracting detail (though I never don't hear something new when I use them even on familiar recordings), it's not driving subbass to impress (though it does have the capacity to make ENORMOUS bass if it's there), it's not trying to attain bat-ear treble (though I've heard it characterized as a 'dark' headphone, which it isn't). What it is is aiming at a good balanced presentation of musical information with adequate weight with detail that comes out of the recording. To my ear, a lot of cans seem to be trying to impress.. at first, i put the DT150s on coming from Beyer 770pros, and found them pretty mid-centric, and maybe even a little dull- but adjusting for a couple of days, I MUCH prefer the 150s. I also have Grado SR80s and my cheapie work cans-- Audio Technica M20s- and it isn't that any of those are outright imbalanced or bad sounding headphones-- I just find the balance, heft, and drive addictive on the DT150's, and I find myself WANTING to listen more, whereas I'm always glad to listen to music on any of the others, but I don't want to just park it and dig through my favorite recordings to the same extent, and really, isn't that the point?I also use these for recording and mixing music, and their great isolation and non fatiguing sound is super helpful in that regard. There are days they live on my head for a LONG time. And somehow, I'll put them right back on and listen more. Having a reliable sonic reference is SO valuable in the context of engineering, and I've really come to rely on these as just that-- not only are they a great tool, but i also LIKE to listen on them.Are they goofy looking? Sure. Are the earpads sticky hot and uncomfortable? Not in my experience- but maybe a little bit. Are they hard to drive? I sure don't think so, but I have amplifiers, so don't expect a lot of volume out of a phone. It's not from an era of underpowered Iphones. But neither am I.I will say though, that I really do think that these cans work much better for people who listen louder than softer. They really do seem to benefit from some volts across the terminals-- so if you're a quiet classical listener and detail extraction at mouse volume is your bag-- they may not suit you nearly as well as some of the hyper detailed cans out there. But if, like me, you listen with some volume... these will take anything you throw at them with aplomb and give you a great listening experience if the Beyer house sound is something you love. I definitely do, and suspect these will be going nowhere until they eventually expire, after which they'll be immediately replaced with another pair.

The Beyerdynamic DT-150 is a great headphone. I'm using these primarily for voice over, but I would not hesitate to use them for music production recreational listening as well.I had been using AKG k240 headphones for music production and liked them for their relatively honest sound, but for voice over, their open back design wasn't practical as bleed could render takes unusable. So I got some pricey, closed back AKG k271 MkII's. The bleed issue was gone, but they sounded awful, stifled and boxy and were unusable for mixing. Very disappointing.After researching many headphones I decided to give the Beyerdynamic DT-150's a try. They sound easily as good as the K240's, maybe a bit livelier, particularly in the low end, but they're not so tuned that I can't get a mix I can trust. They also feel much more robust in their construction than the AKGs.With their closed back design and high quality sound, I no longer need to waste time and space switching between two sets of headphones.

DT150 has clarity, but it is also incredibly colored. The average joe would find the bass response pleasant and enjoyable, but it's far from neutral. People generally don't want flat, and in that regard, DT150's are far from flat.It's very dark and lovely sounding. I generally pick these when I can't stand the sharp treble of other headphones, and since I've been over the "more bass" phase. A big bass headphone is only desirable when you only want to listen to electronic music, or you want to hear drums. It's kind of obnoxious of anything else (unless you just like extra bass in everything).

Comfortable, Built Like a Tank, Sound is Neutral (some say it is bass-heavy, I don't find them bass-heavy at all). Love the 60s/70s looks. Can cut foam out of ear pads like removing speaker grills. Apparently the Velour EDT 100T Ear Pads fit and give a slightly different sound. Makes them less sealed. Using with JDS Labs Atom Amp+, Schiit Modi 3+ DAC, Flac via Foobar2K WASAPI.

The DT-150 is a nice warm and balanced sounding set of headphones that tilts slightly slightly toward the dark side of neutral regarding the low mids and bass.Compared to the B&W P7, the Beyer DT150 has a wider sound stage, has a deeper and more natural musical presentation, and a slightly sweeter sound overall. It does not reproduce quite the same clarity, or extend the trebles and bass, or roll back the mids the same as the B&W P7 but the Beyer DT-150 does sound "bigger:" and more frequency neutral, and has a better sounding bass response.Build quality is very good and solid, and its comfortable to wear even tho its sort of "low tech" in its bulky '70s aesthetic design.Its one of those phones that does nothing great but handles everything well, and does sound good.Its not going to give you AKG 702 clarity and no bass, and it does not punch out the mids or overly extend the treble as does the KEF M500s.Its unique and neutral analog and slightly dark@soft sound is very enjoyable.Not for Bass Heads and not for Treble Junkies.Will sound best with an amp.

If you're looking for good mixing headphones, look no further. These are unforgivingly flat. I can hear mixing mistakes in popular songs thanks to these that I can never unhear. Don't buy if you want phones that sound pretty. Seriously the flattest headphones I've ever heard. Great sound isolation too. They also feel bulletproof. seriously a great buy if you need to mix in potentially noisy environments (like near AC or something). Goddam flatter than f____ng Florida.