I completely agree, the 600 ohm 770 āEditionā circa 2005 is an exceptionally different sound, much more refined and also extremely rare to find now. Note that there is also an older 600 ohm version from the 80s. From what Iāve heard, itās missing the bass port that the newer 2005 one has, and lacks bass because of that.
Iāve owned my 600 ohm 770 since 2013, these were my first set of HiFi cans. I bought them used and I didnāt realize what I had then. After buying my first tube amp, Little Dot MKIII, I still felt like these were just OK cans. I moved on to the DT 990 / 250 and then other models and brands of headphones. I had even foolishly tried to sell these a few years back thinking they werenāt a big deal.
It wasnāt until I started on my vintage amp journey last year (thanks @JDM_WAAAT) that I realized these are the best cans Iāve owned, past and present. They just need more power than youād ever expect. Once properly driven, the presence finally compliments the unbelievable soundstage for a closed can. The instrument separation and detail is remarkable, the mids are present like the 880, bass is tight, extended, and detailed, and (despite what JDM says) the treble isnāt nearly as sharp and piercing as any of the other 770 models. In fact I donāt find it to be sharp at all, but some may. After realizing all of this, if I ever ran across another set of these, I would not hesitate to buy them.
Iāve been daily driving these for about a year now, and I still love them!
TL;DR - 770 / 600 (2005) is the best of the 770s (and the best of the entire 770/880/990 trio imo), but only when given a lot of power. If you like the Beyerdynamic house sound, these are it.
Slapped some amiron/tygr filters into the dt770 600 ohm and threw it on and compared them to my dt770 250 ohm on the ares II and Lake people RS-08.
Initial impressions,
The filters cut back the possible sibilant highs. Much easier to listen to for long periods compared to the stock tuning but ymmv. There is an added warmth to the sound and the vocals lose that bright and thin presentation replaced with thicker mids that donāt sound as recessed compared to stock but still recessed. Bass gets a boost and sounds thicker and slams a little harder with a little more rumble.
I would say this is how I wanted the dt770ās to sound like when I bought them back in the day. Big improvement imo if the stock tuning is a bit too bright and lean sounding for the listener.
Adds warmth, cuts sibilance, mids are less recessed, vocals have weight and thickness compared to stock and maybe a little more width to the soundstage but loss of depth. Sounds forward, warm, and less v shaped.
These on the bottlehead crack really smooths out the vocals a little more, adds body, and thickness. I enjoy these with the amiron/tygr filters more than stock on the tube amp. Stock dt770ās on the crack were a bit too aggressive but the filters solved that and now I enjoy the dt770ās a lot more on crack now.
Thatās exactly what I experienced when trying it out, too. The filter fixed the sibilance, which somehow bothered me the most of all beyers Iāve owned, but the mids were just not there.
I just canāt handle the DT770s various dips and spikes without EQ. I ended up with my dt770s with dekoni hybrids using oratoryās eq for that combo, its the blend of comfort and sound I found I can live with and enjoy.
Any watermelon headed baldies out there with these cans? These are the only closed backs I have at the moment and the pleather/whatever creates a hot spot on the top of my head that is nearly as irritating as the treble spike, except I canāt fix headband fatigue in EQ.
Iāve thought about scooping a V out some of the foam from the middle of the band to relieve some pressure or folding/cutting an old stocking cap into a yarmulke type thing, but both of those seem like kinda silly ideas. Iām not a fan of springing for Dekoni nuggets on 'phones that are about to be relegated to backup duty.
Oofā¦ I donāt think itād fit my big ass head like that. Iāve bent em to where itās 90% clamp holding them on my ears, which is super comfy with Dekoni pads. I wouldnāt recommend it with stock.
Iām tempted to get the 6xx/650 band for my 600s though. Unfortunately thatād look reasonable instead of hilarious
I listened to these infamous babies today after a long long time. Had to share my thoughtsā¦ Iāve been using my Sundaras for a while.
So at first I was pretty disapointed. Weird timbre, harsh, grainy, bad bass, aggressive.
But after a little while I remembered all the really good qualities these headphones have. They are IMO not a headphone to have as your main one as they have no chill. They are not great for every genre either.
But if you play a song they like they will reward you handsomely. Ive found this mainly with acoustic stuff.
The treble can get very enjoyably sparkly with lots of satisfying details everywhere. Imaging is just super good. Most impressive of all is the sound-stage, very good and expansive with great separation.
Itās just a killer combo with the imaging.
But ofcourse its very aggressive with the details and the vocals just forget about them unless we are talking high pitch.
The bass I just canāt enjoy it after listening to Sundaras for a while.
Is it just me, or is there very little coverage/interest about the DT 770 Pro X Limited Edition? I know it just came out, but I was expecting supply to disappear quickly due to the popularity of the DT 770 Pro. We know that headphones were sent to reviewers ahead of the releaseā¦ I guess I thought thereād be more interest.
others also had success with Velcroing a replacement hd 650 headband foam onto a headband
