AKG/Beyerdynamic/Sennheiser - fight of the classics

AKG K702 on amazon: amzn.to/2CILQxU
Beyerdynamic DT880: amzn.to/2LIeBNY
Sennheiser HD58X on Massdrop: goo.gl/tNdERm

[@francismcalister7811]

I have to be honest, I've never heard of them before watching this video, but the "original recording" invisible headphones are by far the best.

[@Terra101]

Yes, too bad they are so hard to find.

[@samuelhallsweden]

Really light weight too!

[@adamgreenhill110]

@@Terra101 I managed to get some last year, loved the sound, but I lost them. Can't find them anywhere 😔

[@zeljkoplavsic784]

To dark for my taste

[@ezra4554]

Truly "as the artist intended"

[@rochester212]

Astonishing review. Best on youtube, never expected to actually listen to the headphones via microphones. Great work.

[@ahzoothegreat]

Starting off the new year with the best reviewer of headphones on KZbin!!! I was so excited to see a new video up! I'm smiling from ear to ear 👂2👂. Thank you 🤙

[@MatteoCeccarini]

Wow, you do put so much work into making these videos, with all the recordings. You are the best headphones reviewer. Very helpful, thank you!

[@edmundgil6008]

Thank you bro! Love your new path that includes headphones and desktop speakers! I enjoy the blind listening tests too!

[@williamevans9426]

Excellent video - many thanks for the easy-to-understand, down-to-earth advice!

[@jorgbornefeld1689]

Tolles Video. Ich finde deine Kopfhörervergleichsvideos echt das Beste, was es so an Tests gibt. Vor allem die Vergleiche zum Original sind aussagekräftig. Danke für deine tolle Arbeit. Der Sennheiser hört sich gut an.

[@Woot-Zee]

WOW, subscribed... we needed you! :) I have all the three headphones and I agree with you all the way! :) Keep up the good work!

[@graham542]

Excellent video. I've seen hi-fi forum opinions that KZbin is not a valid sound comparison tool, but when done well, like this, I think it is. You did the all-important level matching between original sound and the three pairs perfectly. I was listening on Sennheiser HD590. My new headphones, ordered before I saw this video, are being delivered tomorrow. (You wouldn't like them - they're the 880's!)

[@navedraza5239]

Very informative, qualitifying job Oluv. Keep it up. You helped me to make my purchase decision. Many thanks.

[@hakunamatata289]

Wie immer vielen Dank für die tolle Arbeit.!!

[@gerardopiscopo]

Ti seguo dall'Italia e ti faccio i complimenti: sei veramente il migliore, mi hai aiutato ad acquistare prodotti di cui non mi sono mai pentito.

[@SPL-6]

God, this channel is just gold! Thanks

[@hanswurst2617]

For me: 1. Sennheiser 2. Beyerdynamic 3. AKG

[@tomeslick3672]

@MR STRUGGLES 30 years old? You should worry - I'm 75 years old and therefore most definitely must have some high frequency hearing loss!! Notwithstanding, I too rated them: 1. Sennheiser (nearest to the original and most relaxing sound) 2. Beyerdynamic (too much top end sizzle) 3. AKG (just plain awful and a pain to listen to)

[@Speed_7545]

@@tomeslick3672 You have to note the akg EXTREMELY picky about amping/dac, since they reveal absolutely everything. They require a high quality dac and ALOT of power.

[@DennisSchmitz]

@@tomeslick3672 yep. The only usable (actually great) Beyerdynamic headphones are the DT250 80Ohm. The Sennheiser HD58X is fantastic though especially for its given price tag.

[@tomeslick3672]

@MR STRUGGLES Wow! That's quite a collection of headphones you have!! Mine is limited to a pair of Audio Technica ATH50 (circa 1985 but still going strong) and a pair of budget Superlux HD 681, both used with their respective Equalizer APO files that Oluv posted some time ago. Regards and a Happy New Year

[@ludwigflatscher2057]

Hans Wurst: I agree! I own the 58X, the DT 880 Studio 250 Ohm and the K 701. Maybee this older Charge from the K 701 is even better then the new 702,s and also an older Charge of the 880,s sounds better to me, the Hd 58X is by far my Favourite! I own also an Avinity Which is based on the 880,s but Sound,s totally Different. It is my clear Nr. 2 Headphone. Soundwise it does not has the Beyer Peak and the Bass is Just Overwhelming but for music to Powerfull. The mids are a little bit Recesed and unfortunately the Highs are sometimes Sibilant. But the Soundstage is very Good and with the very Good Imaging and that Extra in Bass , it is my Nr.1 for Movies and Gaming. This Headphone is maybee the closest one to a 5.1 Dolby System because it, s Sounds like it has an Subwoofer integrated. Unfortunatelly the Avinity is sold out, because it was a Limited Edition ( only 500 Pieces WW ).

[@crasyeyes009]

I like this format present the headphones, talk about them, blind test what we think sounds best and then reveal. Nice way to start out the year on a video, visiting some classics.

[@antoinep9733]

You question the quality of your recordings in your last video then come out with a gem of a comparison like this. Great stuff Oluv, really useful and interesting content.

[@suncani]

The best reviewer. Thank you Mr. Oluv. Another great review. I am an audio engineer , working in the national theatre here in my country. Your approach is correct and please make more beaitiful videos in the future. Peace bro. Best. Sani

[@lmusicb]

I own a pair of original (and excellent) AKG K240 sextette and being disappointed in the newer K240 in comparison, I nearly got the K701. I'm so glad I stumbled on your video as I just got a pair of the HD58X and my word, they are fantastic! Thank you for taking the time doing your review and helping me with the purchase!

[@zeromy88]

i like the soundcomparrison and "blindtest" very much. keep up the good work and dont give up just because yt doesnt pay off at the moment. your work is good and others will recognize it

[@outlaw6313]

Ordered 58x using your link, thanks for the videos!

[@shopafelic]

Thank you for the video. Blind listening was good and reinforced/confirmed what I thought was my own bias in the past about the brand of sound I preferred.

[@papadank6573]

When it comes to your opinions, based on what I have seen so far, as a sound engineer, I respect your ear and assessments more than anyone on KZbin. I thoroughly enjoy your videos and sincerely am excited at the thought of a new video from clavinetjunkie. The way, imo, you should see “haters” is as viewer engagement. It’s views, more comments! The joke is on them! You are seriously getting better with each and every video and the fact that you have so many iterations of your carefully tuned settings, designed echo what you hear, is fantastic. It is blatantly obvious that you have the highest of standards. Anyone that cannot see that is ignorant or chooses to ignore the top of the line content you provide. Merry Christmas and Happy 2019 to you and yours:)

[@pitdog75]

hear hear

[@fernandosierra7798]

Totally agree......to develop good unbiased hearing for music is not an easy task.....and to review sound equipment in an unbiased way is also a tuff task.....the ear will definitively give a particular personal preference.....at the end its a matter of taste....

[@dragonoffski4501]

Absolutely! - keep doing what you're doing Oluf, you're doing fine :) My tuppence worth? The Sennheisers, by a country mile :)

[@Aseutester]

@@dragonoffski4501 I concur with all of that!

[@fuffy442]

I just found your channel (thank you Metal571). Good work! I guess I know what I'm going to spend all day tomorrow doing. :-)

[@wildeheide6230]

Haven't seen any better channel for comparison of sound equipment, from a sound performance point of view (which is what matters most). So for now, I think you are the best at what you do here, in my estimation.

[@Der_Boratcho]

Thanks for this great review. I really enjoyed the blind audition. IMO the best way, to present sound comparision in the best neutral way. Frankly speaking, I was more then surprised, to see which manufacturer was behind the sound sections. I really enjoy each of your reviews and hopefully looking forward to see much more of them in 2019. Forget all the hater comments, unfortunately there are a lot of crazzy guys turning around inside our youtube universe.

[@jabalajabolindest4852]

Really good job, man. Its only your reviews that I can trust.

[@christophertapkins7515]

Love how natural the hd58x sounds

[@CapaNoisyCapa]

On the blind test I thought A was the 880. It sounded almost identical to the original track. Hearing this on a 770 pro 250 through an e10k. (yeah, I know). I'm back to headphones due to circumtances (very small apartment, no room for my towers). You dissuaded me from buying the HD 58x for now. For the music I listen most the 770 does the job rather well (extreme metal/hardcore) but I want something to complement my 770 for now as I listen to jazz/classical/guitarra flamenca. Thank you Oluv! I just subbed when I saw your rant video about other reviewers and I'm glad you carried on and put so much effort on the sound demos. It was touching. May you carry on for years and bring us more! Happy new year!

[@JNuts-cv1ib]

I’ve been trying to decide between the DT990 (apparently fairly similar sound to the DT880) and the HD58x, made my decision super easy when I heard the comparison :) Thanks a bunch Oluv, your hard work and quality testing is such a gift to the world.

[@herrsalz278]

I regularly use Dt770pro, DT880, Dt990pro. The biggest surprise I had was the difference created by earpads. There are unlimited options for those headphones. orginal, velours, leather, thick, thin, soft, hard... I usually use the DT990pro because I wear them all day. The open back design is really comfortable because at my quiet place I might even forget that I wear them. Because treble and upper bass is boosted imo I get a "passiv loudness" effect. Listening too loud with them isn't that great because they become too boomy and unprecise. They somehow lack deep bass though while upper bass is inflated. I used to listen to loud music on the Dt880 because the bass isn't that inflated and they manage this volume level better than the DT990pro. On the other hand the peak in highs is very uncomfortable at this volume. Therefore I usually use an EQ. While they are not horrible... out of the box I would not really recommend them. For every day use (if open back is not an option) I like the DT770pro. I feel like the upper bass isn't that inflated in comparison to the Dt990pro but it's stronger than the DT880s. Super low bass isn't very strong but I kind of don't care about that for headphones anyways. Highs aren't as annoying as the Dt880s imo, still there is a "Beyer Peak". The sound stage definitely isn't as impressive as the Dt990pro's. I used all kinds of ear pads for all of them. Depending on the own liking swapping them might be valuable. While my DT990pro's need soft velours with perforated back to not lose sound stage or to not sound muffled my DT770pro's have 30mm thick earpads with leather outer layer and velours on all skin touching sides. They isolate even better this way. I also experimented with different inlays. The differences are overall impressive. Anyhow. I think the sound of the HD58x seems good. I look forward to getting my hands on a pair of those as well. They might overall outperform and replace DT880 and Dt990. In a couple of days I can borrow a pair of Dt900pro X and maybe some 1990pro as well.

[@nointernetdinosoursgame2351]

@@herrsalz278 my guy are you ok

[@herrsalz278]

@@nointernetdinosoursgame2351 no, pls send help

[@Terra101]

@@nointernetdinosoursgame2351 The guys is taking his time to help people out and you just plain out disrespects him?

[@esbenrasmussen4289]

@@nointernetdinosoursgame2351 I think he sounds top tuned and quitre OK. You on the other hand.... I wish you all the best in the future, hope you develop some better sense of selfworth, that comment was quite indicative of hidden levels of self loathing : )

[@vinicius.almeida123]

I have to say this was incridible. Thank you!

[@ZadiusTech]

Great video, thanks for making it!

[@myles26]

This is by far the best headphone shootout I've ever seen on KZbin. Or anywhere, really. Great job! I had some older dt880s about 9 years ago (not the 880 Pros), and I definitely don't remember them being that bright. I was planning on buying a new pair this week, but I'm glad I saw this video first. Would love to see the comparison between an old pair and the new 880s.

[@rado3714]

REALLY like how you did this!

[@WARofROSES]

Wow! I was about to buy the beyerdynamic dt990s, but now I'm seriously considering the HD58x instead. Amazing video, well done. Thank you!

[@EynouxLaStar]

The weirdness you hear from the AKG is due to its SUPERBLY WIDE soundstage and I’m sure reproducing that sounds through the medium is narrowing the sound stage which is causing the weird phase cancelation

[@user-pm9lv3xx3b]

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[@Anti-FreedomD.P.R.ofSouthKorea]

If that's the case.. the HD800 series should sound distorted too. The HD800 series sound almost identical like the Beyerdynamic, basically having tonally undistorted mids with just the treble boosted up, so you at least can be assured the mids aren't tonally messed like the AKG-K

[@EynouxLaStar]

@@Anti-FreedomD.P.R.ofSouthKorea I didn’t mention anything about distortion. I never heard the others so I can’t comment. If there was any distortion I heard from AKG it was from the production/mixing/mastering stage. The headphones are very revealing, hence the « reference » label and it doesn’t try to hide things or make it sound better than it actually is.

[@RobertMartino98]

I'm glad you've made another video Oluv

[@CrashPCcz]

Beautiful review! You do awesome job man, thank you very much! You need more recognition!

[@Yohan5]

need this playlist, the music hits

[@Ly0n64]

What a perfect video. Thank you for your content Sir. I completely agree with your ear.

[@jhg699]

This is exactly the content one looks for before buying! Thanks for the help and congrats for the channel :)

[@LuboAck]

Regarding your last video: I’m not surprised about people trolling you. This is the internet. No matter how good you are, there’s always going to be 5% of people who will troll you. They have their own issues that has nothing to do with you being not good at what you do. You have a very solid channel, your opinions are usually back by quality demoes and MOST of us appreciate it. There’s room for everyone on You Tube. Sure Z has his own style, I like him too but for different reasons. This is a hobby and should never be taken too seriously. We all do it for the love of music and music is such an subjective topic. It’s a difficult task but you and a handful of other channels are doing it right. Keep it up in the new year! Pay no attention to trolls and have a happy new year!

[@wildeheide6230]

They are for the most part not trolling him, they are upset when he doesn't approve of their dear headphones/headphone company/other headphone reviewers evaluation.

[@LuboAck]

Upset? Why would they be upset? What does it matter if you like something that someone else doesn’t? I don’t need to be told what to like. No need for validation from someone else. If something sounds good to me it’s good. I don’t give a fuck about graphs or frequency response. It’s about enjoyment, I’m not a pro, and I’m pretty sure that those idiots who are rude to Clavinetjunkie are not either. He disagreed with me on BGVP DMG because the graph showed a midbass hump, but I went ahead and bought it anyways and I absolutely love it. Is the bass more noticeable: “yes”, is it the most accurate sound: “absolutely not” but the fun factor is there! It’s all opinions here, and ultimately don’t trust anyone by my own ears. He does better job than anybody with sound demoes and I hope that other reviewers step up there game instead of rambling forever

[@wildeheide6230]

@@LuboAck "What does it matter if you like something that someone else doesn’t?" It matters because the social world judges your worth on you liking and having the "right" things. So people try to build consensus and justify themselves and their decisions to others. e.g. Those headphones are valuable and good and if you disagree with that then that's your fault. Either because you don't know shit about sound quality or because you have this moral failing that you think your opinion is more important than (my) other people's opinions. Option A is offensive, B is defensive. B is always lame, A is sometimes right.

[@LuboAck]

Wilde Heide I think we agree on this. Having the “right” things is a result of heavily consuming society where people often judge on what people poses. And why would you be afraid to be wrong about an item. As I said previously most of us are amateurs in this hobby. Very few pros that really know sound. We learn, make mistakes and keep learning. Try this, try that....that’s where the fun is...at least for me.

[@joefilter2923]

@@LuboAck It's the "idiots" who have "strange" and wrong hearing. CJ is always right, even when he's wrong or acting insecure..

[@ddavidebor]

Damn I just discovered you dude are amazing. This is the ONLY headphone video that was not bullshit.

[@amdsquad]

there is just no way anyone can dislike this honest and not biased review.

[@justangvano]

Excellent video as always!

[@suncani]

The Senns sound the closest to the original recording to my ears. I would go for them. Thanks

[@angeltensey]

Well, i instantly recognized beyerdynamic because i have 770 pro and they have same bright sound with slightly elevated bass. And yes, Senns sounds closest to source material.

[@teeaymusik9811]

@@angeltensey Thats why this sennheiser and the HD600 are the best for mixing :-) Getting the 600 soon

[@allgunsblazed9106]

@@teeaymusik9811 same g 🙌

[@NeedSpeed39]

makes senns

[@spasev]

Great review man. Keep up the good work and thanks.

[@subramoniams9850]

Thanks for this video. The city I live has practically no good audio shops or electronic shops to audition even mid-fi HPs leave alone high end ones. Have to depend on online stores with rotten returns policy. I have an old AKG K514 (the chocolate coloured not MK2) that I used to listen to your videos. Was going to pull the trigger on DT 880. Your video made me realise my AKG K514 is quite good and much more listenable than DT880.

[@Cyneprepou]

Thank you for the video. I listened to you through akg hd242 and was surprised that in a blind test there is no difference between the original and version A.

[@markteague8889]

0:56 The AKG 701/702 line of headphones changed quite drastically when they introduced the flatwound voice coils around 2008. The K701's (and other models using that voice coil technology) sound quite different from their earlier headphones like the K240 or K280.

[@BPaul803]

As am still quite new to the world of headphones, I've been scouring the internet for such a succinct comparison between these larger headphone brands. Great presentation style and I think i can finally replace the Grados I've started out with

[@RdandTrk1]

Just wanted to stop by and say that you do fine headphone reviews. Love your work.

[@lenhau7444]

Vielen Dank für das Video!

[@ElNuminos]

No one seemed to recognize that the AKG K702 was put-on reversed on the miniDSP EARS (you can clearly see that the cable is hanging on the opposite side in comparison to the Beyerdynamic DT880). I wonder if the channel balance or even measurements are proper because of the wrong sealing you achieved, since the K702 pads are angled. In your comparison video (K612 Vs K702) both are put-on correctly. Interesting comparison between the trio would also be the imaging and soundstage, but I guess it's somewhat hard to measure this with miniDSP.

[@dsanj4745]

Yes, positioning angled drivers in reverse will definitely have a negative impact on sound quality.

[@va_al]

Thank you very much for this video! =)

[@peterzabriskie]

Oluv Thank you very much. I am a bassist beginning to produce in Produce Like a Pro Academy and in need of a pair of easy price reference headphones. I completely agree. My notes in the blind test also picked out the Sennheiser as the most "Accurate" reproduction with no coloration. It made my choice final and easy.

[@skimboards4life]

This is an excellent quality video. Pretty much as close as one can get to trying out these headphones without actually trying them.

[@tredfxman]

Awesome Video! Thanks for your opinions! 👍 Have owned Senheiser HD 595 (most lightweight on ears) Beyerdynamic DT 770 (most power in bass, but TIGHT, and heavy though comfy) The 770's were the best iv heard for entertainment, but as im mixing in my homestudio i needed something neutral so igot the AKG 240 MK2's thats been around since the 70's & not changed all to much. At the end of this year im planning to get the Sennheiser HD 650's for an evolution. Im not using any speakers, so a good set of heaphones is very important for my studio use. Also something i value is that the impendance is lower on the 650's as it needs to fit the very popular Focusrite 2i2 external soundcard that ill feed it with, so they wont be to heavy to drive. Also a big thing when your sitting mixing several hours is that they are not to heavyweight. The Beyers (at least the DT 770 were very heavy in my op, good for robust quality build, but bad when sitting mixing 7-10 hours a day or more) also bass was way to over-emphasized on the 770's for Studio use, thats why swapped to the more laid back & neutral 240's). So on that note the HD 650's takes the cake as well. The only competitor would be the DT 880 Pro's. Not entirely sure what to pick yet, but its most likely leaning towards the 650's because of the two reasons mentioned above.

[@Scarbir]

Excellent comparison! 👏🏻

[@lenkagrimova6561]

Hi Oluv, awesome video as always. It would be interesting to make a video about some planar magnetic headphones (except the audeze in- ears ;) Do you have some, or are you planning to buy?

[@outlaw6313]

Happy new year! You're my new favourite reviewer for audio gear! I am looking at both the Sennheiser 58x and 660s, you definitely make my choice easier, thanks :)

[@gullibleskeptic3237]

i have both the 58x and 660s. imo the 58x stock sounds similar to the 660s with sonarworks profile. subbass is better and it just sounds really natural overall. the 660s is a little bit better in certain aspects but worse in others. with pricedifference in mind the 58x is a nobrainer. i even bought 2 pair from massdrop.

[@outlaw6313]

@@gullibleskeptic3237 Ohh thank you so much for your insight. I am not planning on using EQ profiles so I guess I'll go with the 58x! Seems amazing for the price :) thanks!!

[@janreinschmidt155]

Hab mir jetzt den sennheiser HD 58X JUBILEE bestellt. Danke für deine ganzen test.

[@mattydemont]

Great video! I can see in the background you have a digital piano. What are the best headphones for digital piano? Same ranking?

[@joefilter2923]

This is your best headphone video yet (and not just because I agree), kudos.

[@joshgrahamnz]

Awesome work! Listening to this on my Hifiman 400is the Sennheisers sound amazingly neutral!

[@vasiliydmitriev3723]

Then your 400is are also amazingly neutral!

[@MaxSluiman]

Great video!

[@kaboozle]

Thanks for this review. I just got the AKG K702 because it was one of the more affordable headphones that is supported by the Waves NX plugin. That means that the software, besides offering 3D virtualization, will correct with a headphone-matched EQ. I didn’t use them enough yet to realize that head placement is an issue. I will make sure to experiment with mine to use them to their fullest potential in my studio. I am glad that I didn’t go for the Beyerdynamics; I don’t like the sound at all! Listened to the review on Sennheisers by the way...

[@jeanvuvu6900]

For me, the best headphones review Bravo ! And Thank you

[@marcinsawicz5962]

A real eye-opener, or rather an ear-opener :) I knew the charts well, but I didn't know, that the sound differences were so huge. Sennheiser is the way to go for me. Thanks for this great comparison.

[@HeliBenj]

You make great comparative reviews!

[@Freedom89984]

Oluv, I think it could be nice for all the people who already have the Beyer or AKG to check how to correct the sound with equalization. Just a one time workshop. I found it rather interesting to experiment with eq settings to make an earphone more enjoyable to listen to.

[@clausvilliam]

This is how a great review should be 👍 Focusing on doing a thorough and educational review and not bashing other KZbin reviewers. We already know you're in the top when it comes reviewing speakers and headphones, you don't have to proof yourself in other ways than just doing your reviews 😉

[@Vertolot]

I was listening to this with my old Sennheiser PC360 headset from a Asus Essence STX, and the Original recording sounded really close to Headphone A, I had to rewind to look where exactly it switched. Do you ever plan on testing Audeze LCD2 Classic? Would be interesting to see a comparison with the Sennheiser 6XX

[@enriquevp77]

I really appreciate your review, it is very informative. I was deciding among this same group of headphones and I agree the Sennheiser pair has a more balanced sound, which is more pleasant to the hearing, while Beyerdynamics sound muddy and with a ton of unpleasing treble boost. Finally, AKS's looks awesome in terms of design but with a flat response that is ok but nothing impressive. I will pick the Sennheisers for my next buy.

[@bencherian]

Using DT 880 edition... Loving it. Xduoo Xd-05 external dac amp makes a great pair with DT 880. 250 ohms version doesn't have that spike version.... Senheisser is best among this test i agree

[@redlineracing4947]

Almost 100,000 Subscribers!🔊🥳

[@jaredburgos8474]

hysterical how researching this shit for 10 days straight and reading people's descriptions of the Beyer actually helped me easily guess which one was which Lmaoo

[@TheMightyN43]

Thank you very much for the comparision! Very nice over-/review! Want to decide between decide 990 PRO and k702 - now I'm a bit clueless, cause I thought the AKGs would sound better, but the changes after Samsung bought them... Meh, need to hear more or test it on my own :/ Kind regards

[@finnwalr8859]

very good video, thanks

[@basslover352]

I owned the DT880's and sold them to a friend and agree with all you said. The 58X are my current headphones and they are indeed the most neutral I've heard personally so far. I still love my HD600 and akg k612 though. I also own the q701 which has some of the problems of the k701/702 but more tamed. Listening to a friends k701 I noticed the mids sounded "plasticky" for lack of a better word as well. They are also too distant with their soundstage. The k612 is the smoothest and most neutral of those akg's and oddly, the cheapest out of them. It's a shame the other models take the spotlight. Overall though the AKG's are bass shy.

[@dumbpublichater9365]

Excellent review. Are the Sennheiser too hungry to be run by headphone out on general usb audio interface? Or is 120 still ok, and it is good to avoid it with the 250ohm + ?

[@JN-qj9gf]

I guess if you're listening on a treble boosted/V-shaped system (most speakers) that beyer treble is going to be accentuated even more (still a great way to compare with the neutral). DT-880 actually has a felt patch between driver and ear (AFAIK only beyer to do so), so that peak is a bit tamer than the other DT series (and the newer silly-priced models too from what I've read). I have both 770/880, the 770 balances it with more prominent lows (especially with the pleather pads), but still pushes it for a lot of recordings. I've been using my DT880 for 14 years with an OTL tube amp (slightly darker, fatter tubes) and still wows me how good it sounds (absolutely resolving, flat with a little extra sparkle on top). Always preferred the look/feel/construction of the Beyers, I can't deny the Sennheisers great sound.

[@anoop7005]

Ruthlessly honest. loads of love..

[@ssaini343]

Hey Oluv, you are doing amazing work.. congratulations for the effort. I have been listening to sound demos from Z Review and I knew it from day one that they are really crap. Finally I found your channel and I'm lovin' it :). please review Koss KSC75 as nobody has recorded any sound demo of it and they are really great!

[@rochili777]

I'm new around here but your review is really informative and very accurate, I've owned the HD600, K702 and DT880 (250Ω) so I agree with your sound impression. What are your thoughts on sibilance? I personally have mixed experience with the Beyers. I found the DT1770 and DT1990 sibilant (most sibilant) but not the Amiron Home and DT880 while others said that the DT1990 is the least sibilant Beyer.

[@rolanddutton]

I've got an original pair of HD580 Jubilees (1995) and original (made in Austria) K701. The classics really hold up well to modern high-end 'phones, even using modern DACs and amps. The HD580J is just sublime - I keep it to "reset" my hearing because it is so neutral (I prefer them to the HD800).

[@abiromu]

Feels good when you can just guess which brand the headphone belongs to without looking at them and just by listening to the sound signature. I guess I'll get myself the 58x as a gift because of that...

[@TerryHarrisontbh]

Very well presented information.

[@kesamek8537]

Gold standard product review/comparison. Superb.

[@danrdey]

Thank you very much, Oluv .

[@MadjinnSayan]

Is it possible to EQ the K702 to make them sound like the ref/58X ? Also have you burnt-in the headphones ?

[@JustSomeDude31]

which of these do you deem most comfortable to wear? I have the beyerdynamic DT990 pro but lately im not happy anymore with the comfort, got new earpads installed and still not happy. Kinda looking for an upgrade and I used to have sennheiser HD595 and those where really comfy. Now im wondering if i'd go for AKG K712 or some comparable sennheisers.

[@MusicDiscoveryNet]

How do you like the Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro?

[@superlameusername362]

I would love to see you review Audeze.

[@manulukusa378]

Very good review!! Thanks a lot!

[@PurpleMusicProductions]

What are the names of the artists of tracks 1 and 2? I love the music and vocals and would like to support them.

[@tserv2657]

how does this headphone rig work. doesnt my current setup color the outputs? are the AKG phones that bad or is it just this headphones to mic to usb recording to youtube compression to my rig to my ears not really that accurate? that said, i have the 58x and the output in the video is pretty similar to my experience. sometimes in some recordings it can seem a bit muddy at times, as experiences in the jazz track where i thought the dt880 mids really shined with that sax, while sounding just awful on everything else. kinda weird.

[@CaptainValian]

Thank you for this review it helped with my decision.

[@vikkynoy]

Could you please do an unbiased review on Philips X2hr. Or please tell me to which from above 3 is closely match with? I saw a lot of positive review about x2hr but few of them said its for bass heads and mids are not that good.

[@ruskreeder2434]

A good review. I would make one suggestion. When you are playing the test tracks, go back to the original before you play the next headphone. That helps us compare the next headphone to the original better. I did not like the way the 701s sounded, just like you said. A great job!

[@elukok]

Would love to see some more portable classic headphones. Something like Sennheiser HD25 and similar stuff. That would be great.