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DT990 Pro or DT770 Pro?

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A good thing to think about is the devices on which you are going to use them.
If you are planning to use them often on mobile battery powered devices (laptops, phones) I wouldn't go for a headphone with a high resistance as 80 Ohms.
This simply drains the battery and doesn't go super loud.

 

I have worked on both quite often and there isn't a very big sound difference between the two.
Of course the 990 also has an open back. That makes it less suited for loud surroundings.

 

If you're not really an audiophile and you don't have an obvious reason for the 990 I would advice you to go for the 770.
 

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Hello, I am currently looking to buy a new Headset/Headphones and I think of buying either DT 990 80ohms Pro, or DT 770 Pro 32ohms. I have seen great reviews for both and can not decide weather to get one or the other. I am not an audiophile and equally like open-backed and closed-back headphones and prefer either ones actually, and came here to see your guys' opinion. Thank you

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If you don't have a preference just get the cheaper one.

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2 minutes ago, dizmo said:

If you don't have a preference just get the cheaper one.

I was thinking of that but I want to hear the opinion of someone who knows more than me and could tell me something that I do not know.

 

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A good thing to think about is the devices on which you are going to use them.
If you are planning to use them often on mobile battery powered devices (laptops, phones) I wouldn't go for a headphone with a high resistance as 80 Ohms.
This simply drains the battery and doesn't go super loud.

 

I have worked on both quite often and there isn't a very big sound difference between the two.
Of course the 990 also has an open back. That makes it less suited for loud surroundings.

 

If you're not really an audiophile and you don't have an obvious reason for the 990 I would advice you to go for the 770.
 

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Hello! Yes, Thanks. I an using a Windows 10 Pro desktop PC with 16 GB of RAM and a GTX 1050 Ti and your reply deffineteley helped me out! Again thank you so much!

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