nicjw Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Hello I'm a big fan of my HD500x combined with a L2M as a floormonitor for live use. I would like to buy a headphone for initial patchbuilding at home. I would like a very transparant headphone within my price range. At this moment i have got two options 1. Beyerdynamic DT990 (open back) 2. AKG K612 (open back) Which one would you advice? Someone who has experience with one of both? Or does somebody know a beter headphone within that price range? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 I use the Beyerdynamic DT770. I find them great. I think the 990s are one step up, so should be better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brazzy Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 You could save money and get the 770's which would just as good IMO and I have the 990's. I don't know 'bout the AKG's, they're probably good though. Heck, I still use Bose AE headphones 32ohm and they kick too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicjw Posted January 6, 2016 Author Share Posted January 6, 2016 The 770 and 990 sell for the same price in the Netherlands, so that wont be an issue. Soundwise I think i prefer an open back model, due to the bass respons everybody is talking about... Dont know if that is true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punkyboy Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I use The 770 DT and Nice sounding, light and very confortable 80ohms But the price difference of the 770 & 990 is not great !! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchguitarist Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I use The 770 DT and Nice sounding, light and very confortable 80ohms But the price difference of the 770 & 990 is not great !! Cheers I use the DT770 as well, but on mine it says 250ohms instead of 80... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicjw Posted January 7, 2016 Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 Did you all choose the closed back 770 over the open back 990 for a specific reason? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchguitarist Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I have chosen the closed back to eliminate background noise (I live in the city) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punkyboy Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I use the DT770 as well, but on mine it says 250ohms instead of 80... it seems to have 2 version an 80 & 250 ohms on the DT770 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punkyboy Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I have chosen the closed back to eliminate background noise (I live in the city) Me too a closed one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncann Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 With closed back, you also have the benefit of not hearing the acoustic string noise, which is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I prefer open back. Feels like there's less reverberation within the ear cavity - the reflections can escape - so the sound you hear in the phones is closer to the sound you'll hear from FRFR monitors/speakers. Better for tone shaping imho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinon2 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Hello I'm a big fan of my HD500x combined with a L2M as a floormonitor for live use. I would like to buy a headphone for initial patchbuilding at home. I would like a very transparant headphone within my price range. At this moment i have got two options 1. Beyerdynamic DT990 (open back) 2. AKG K612 (open back) Which one would you advice? Someone who has experience with one of both? Or does somebody know a beter headphone within that price range? I've been using AKG 240S for years. They call them "semi-open back"...it's a fine line I guess. In appearance anyway, they're not drastically different from their "full open back" cans. I've used both, and don't know if I'd notice a difference blindfolded. Closed back I don't like, as most of them seem to accentuate the bottom a end too much, which isn't very helpful for patch creation. Anyway, I love them. I only notice subtle differences in tone between these and what the patches sounds like through my L2T, so they're quite useful for tweaking stuff late at night. They're usually in the neighborhood of $100, and the cord is replaceable which is nice, as that's usually what gets destroyed first, long before the cones themselves would go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brazzy Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I use closed back Bose AE's 32 ohm and open backed DT990's 600 ohm. Heck I've even used these Ear Candy 32 ohm ear plugs, couldn't believe how well they sounded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicjw Posted January 7, 2016 Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 I just tried the 990 but i am not impressed! It just didnt sound flat, no midrange. Any other suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brazzy Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 no midrange. Any other suggestions? The 990's description depicts the lack of mids. You didn't try the 770's? some others? How are you trying the headphones, at a store? or are you buying them and returning them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicjw Posted January 7, 2016 Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 No stores in the area, so i have to buy and return them! No problem for the shop where i buy them. Just need openbacked and flat headphones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinon2 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 No stores in the area, so i have to buy and return them! No problem for the shop where i buy them. Just need openbacked and flat headphones Well my 2 cents is just a few posts north of this one, but anything that's billed as "studio" or "studio monitor" headphones should give you a reasonably flat response. Just stay away from anything that says "Dr. Dre" on it, and you should be fine...;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brazzy Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 No stores in the area, so i have to buy and return them! No problem for the shop where i buy them. Just need openbacked and flat headphones I understand and would think most stores would be short on variety these days. Well my 2 cents is just a few posts north of this one, but anything that's billed as "studio" or "studio monitor" headphones should give you a reasonably flat response. Just stay away from anything that says "Dr. Dre" on it, and you should be fine... ;) Good 2 cents worth. Look for flat, and I think linear is also another way of saying flat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicjw Posted January 8, 2016 Author Share Posted January 8, 2016 Ordered the AKG K240 MKII and the AKG K612, to compare and try them out. I will also compare them with my L2M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicjw Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 I've tried the Beyerdynamic DT990, the AKG K240 MKII and the AKG K612. I decided to go with the AKG 612. The 990 lacks some mids, the AKG K240 adds to much low end. The 612 is perfect! It translates the sound i'm hearing through my headphones perfectly to my L2M stagesource speaker i use for live monitoring. Even at higher stagevolumes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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