Beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO Expert Reviews

Beyerdynamic recently rereleased a bunch of headphones under their MANUFAKTUR program, which allows you to tweak the headphones' coloration, impedance, cord style, and other features. The DT 990s were one set of headphones that got this rerelease. ...

The DT 990s are a great set of headphones. They had great audio quality and the option to redecorate these via MANUFAKTUR is just plain cool. We implore Beyerdynamic to keep expanding the range of options users can fiddle with to customize their ...

The DT 990 PRO headphones are a set of over-ears from Beyerdynamic. The DT 990 PPROs are open-backed headphones, which literally means the back of the ear cups aren't totally covered with plastic. Open-back headphones make your playback to sound like ...

Look nice, seem durable, have open-backs ; Flat frequency response, very low distortion ; Comfortable, won't slide around a lot, long cord ; They're top of the line but not overpriced

Big headphones look silly on some people ; Open-backed headphones can't venture outside ; Not much in the way of frills, won't disassemble easily ; They could cost a bit less, but otherwise, no complaints

We're totally sold on the Beyerdynamic DT 990 PROs. These things have a great sound, excellent sound quality, are very comfortable, and have a long cord. The giant, open-backed cups give a very immersive soundstage. We also think they look good as ...

The DT 990 PRO headphones are a set of open-backed over-ears from Beyerdynamic. Open-backed headphones don't have a solid layer of plastic covering the outside of the ear cups. This featurewill give your music an open, airy quality, more like you have ...

The DT 990 PROs had great performance results, barring the poor isolation and leakage caused by its open-backed design. They had an incredibly even frequency response, which will be great for purists who don't want their headphones adding their own ...

A very good model of open-back headphones. The frequency response curve is

A decent model of open-back headphones (however, it is the most expensive model

Use a suitable headphone amplifier and you're guaranteed a pleasant listen.

Comfortable, stylish, good levels of detail, weighty sound

Harsh treble, cheap feel

I was looking for a good headset for under 200 euro. Have listened to several copies, but I found this really the best. The headset sounds great detail and has a little too good sometimes woolly view. These headphones are listening hours, and at a low vol...

- view and detail - comfort

- asked many of the source - sometimes too woolly - fast ear wear