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I want closed back headphones and something that won't require a headphone amp. to sound good. All of the above meet those specifications as well as being comfy....
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At 32 Ohms, easily driven by a cell phone and, as a long discontinued model, dirt cheap. $147 and free shipping. What's not to like?And sound great. At one time, Byerdynamic's top-of-the-line sealed cans.
Comfy? YMMV and everyone's head is different. Metal frame is bendable though.
Used a pair for YEARS, driven with both decent headphone gear and an iPad/iPhone, they sound great. Newer 'Tesla' Byerdynamic cans are 'bright' to my ears while these compare favorably to my Senn HD600, which at 300 Ohms don't do well with cell phone power.
Edits: 06/22/20
" Newer 'Tesla' Byerdynamic cans are 'bright' to my ears while these compare favorably to my Senn HD600"That is because they tend to have a characteristic big peak in their response at around 7kHz. Similar to the original Senn HD800. The DT770 is also not free from this (I have a pair of the 600ohm variant).
For phone use I use the Beyerdynamic T51p (NLA except as NOS) which don't seem to exhibit this and are small so I don't look too much like a Cyberman from Dr.Who when out on the streets wearing them. However the fastening of the earpiece to the headband can break if the cans are not carefully placed in their carrying case.
"We need less, but better" - Dieter Rams
Edits: 06/24/20
Unfortunately right now with Covid most places have their listening stations shut down. Which makes it nearly impossible to audition anything let alone what you might be specifically interested in.... After listening to countless YouTube vids and driving half way around the world to either find working listening stations or just to touch and feel the various sets that piqued my interest. I ended up with yet another shortlist which was the Shure SRH 840, Sennheiser Momentum 2 wireless and Bang and Olufsen Beoplay H4. I was able to see in person the Beyerdynamic headphones and the Shure at Guitar Center, but I was very disappointed with the build quality on both...even though both had been rated fairly well in the videos that I had watched. The Sennheiser I liked and were comfortable but they were not the end all in resolution and dynamics and were for lack of a better word too polite. The B & O were kind of just what I have been looking for... Simple in appearance, SUPER comfy and with a nice nuanced presentation. I already own the B & O A8 mini in-ear phones and love those! I can probably pick up the B & O for around $100. which is great considering they retail for around 3 times that amount! Unless something else makes an appearance, that will be the way I go....
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