Customer Reviews

Beyerdynamic DT 250-80 Professional Closed Headphones - 80 Ohms

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These earphones are interesting.

Pro: They are sealed, circumaural cans, and the 80-ohm version (the DT 250-80) is easily driven by portable electronics.

Con: The cans themselves are not all that portable, as they're full-sized and don't fold.

Pro: The cord is detachable.

Con: The plug connecting it to the phones is HUGE (about 2 inches long), and the company (or anyone else, for that matter) does not make any cables for this headset except for the stock cable, making a detachable cable pretty pointless.

You get the idea. Sonically, these things are very good for sealed cans, and I carry them regularly with my MP3 player for travel. Although the external noise blocking is not as good as that provided by earplug-type headphones (such as Etymotic 4 series, another of my favorites) it is quite good, and the phones are useable on airplanes. If you want a full-sized set of headphones that can run off a portable, I would recommend these.

Nice cans for the money.

I use them eight hours a day at work at the computer. They are well sealed. So I don't bother the neighbors in other cubes.

I don't really notice them. I can't tell you how high the highs or how low the bass -- it's just the music -- almost all classical. I took them home and tried them with the head amp and, of course, they sound better, but they are fine on their own. I might look at Headroom's bit-head amplifier since that can run off the USB.

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Since the time of writing this review I have purchased the Bit-Head. Well worth the money. Really opens up the sound of these headphones.

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Excellent quality of manufacturing, outstanding sounding. I use these headphones with my Creative X-Fi ElitePro sound card, and this is the best sound I've ever heard.

I recently purchased these headphones as a replacement to my beloved Sony MDR-V500DJs, which had eventually given up the ghost. I use them mainly with my PC for listening to music, using the internet, and playing games. Therefore, I didn't envisage buying these as professional-grade monitoring equipment.

First of all, I've read in a couple of reviews about the "odd" seven-pin detahable cable, which is secured to the headphone unit by a small screw. It's true that the separate nature of the cable does seem odd at first, but considering that cables can get damaged and that this one can therefore be easily replaced for about £25 without buying an entire new set of cans, it's actually reassuring. Another reassuring thing is the large, proud writing on the box and the headphones themselves declaring "MADE IN GERMANY"; where something is made is always very important to me, because it's that extra guarantee that it will last and has been made with high-quality materials.

Closed-back headphones are often bought by non-professionals because they don't want sound leaking from the unit. These seem to contain sound very well within their velour-cushioned earpads (which, like the cable, also have official spares available online). The adjustable headband is not smothered with protective material, but it's comfortable enough.

Most important, of course, is the sound quality that any audio equipment produces. I always find it acutely difficult to buy any audio equipment without listening to it first, because the tastes of individuals reviewing things like this vary so widely. Some people love accentuated bass, some hate it. Some people say that the sound is coloured by certain cans and hate it, some love them for just that. (Just look up reviews of a range such as Grado's headphones to see what I mean.)
In any case, I really love the deep and balanced sound that these DT-250s provide. Being studio headphones, it has been commented that they will mercilessly expose the flaws in any recording; I've certainly found this true with these, at least when comparing them to the Grado 225is I use with my hifi. I don't see this as such a bad thing: to give as flat and neutral sound as possible is certainly no worse than accentuating certain aspects of a sound range to sweeten it, and it always seems a fairer way to represent something audially. The 80 OHM impedence may not give quite the same kick as some other headphones, but they are more than loud enough when used to listen to music from a PC, the muffled sound that I got from my deceased Sonys when cranking up the preamp on a player such as iTunes has been reduced greatly.

I really like these headphones. As you may have guessed, I'm no audiophile; but a balanced -if admittedly sometimes coldly analytical- sound, excellent sound isolation, good build quality and decent comfort levels means that, to me at least, these headphones tick the boxes required for a good pair of PC headphones.

I have had the Beyerdynamic DT 250 for nine years and counting! The cord is detachable and I did
replace once during that time period. I use these phones a lot both with portable players iphone
as well as at home with receiver both with excellent results. I was told by an audio professional to try
these out and have been glad I took that advice ever since.

Cloth cups held up great over the years (no replacements needed) and are comfortable for long periods
(hours at work with computer) and in both hot and cold weather conditions. The design
is simple black geometric and does not look dated. Wish I had this experience with all my electronic
audio equipment!