Beyerdynamic DT700 Pro X tear down. A look inside beyers new closed backed studio headphones

I have finally been given the go ahead to play with the Pro X range from beyerdynamic so I thought I would make a couple of videos.
In this first video I do a full tare down to see how they are made. Then I will try a couple of mods and convert them to balanced in a future video

[@mas0nit3]

Excellent work Jason..now if only beyerdynamic had these in bluetooth wireless it would most likely outperform most if not all wireless headphones out there currently on the market 👍

[@spinalcrush]

Love watching these tear downs 👍🏼

[@CustomCans]

Thanks ;)

[@silurust]

thanks. one should never buy something at this price range without first watching a good teardown.

[@CustomCans]

Lol... I normally get it the other way round... I buy expensive toys in order to tare them apart to see how they are made ;)

[@silurust]

someone needs to do it so that the rest of us can have the good video...

[@its_arju]

Oh! That's a huge effort you put into this video. Thanks for this gem ♥

[@CustomCans]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@JayKayCreepTTV]

Love to see teardowns of headphones Also great to see measurements of various things

[@CustomCans]

Thanks, i really enjoy doing them

[@bazurk_dot_com]

Just ordered these. Thanks for the great content. Subbed.

[@surreptitiousscreamer]

I haven't heard any Beyerdynamic headphones but they look like an engineer designed them rather than a bean counter, I like them. Thanks for the tear down.

[@CustomCans]

Yes they do seem to put a lot of thought into durability and making them user serviceable. They were doing it long before "right to repair" was cool ;)

[@surreptitiousscreamer]

oi, algorithm, pay attention, sunshine!

[@CustomCans]

⬆⬆⬆ What this guy said ⬆⬆⬆

[@alirezahamed8893]

@@CustomCans well im here from my main page so mission accomplished 👍🏽👍🏽

[@gadeer8707]

I didn’t know I would need such a thing in my industrial design studio Thanks a lot that was so helpful ❤

[@CustomCans]

Ah I learnt a lot of this stuff off KZbin videos from people like AvE so I am glad to be adding to the knowledge pile

[@franciscobravo3808]

Omg I want one pair customized!

[@xxQbeXxx]

Nice watch, I can't wait to see what mods you can conjure for these. I've already modded mine with extra bass ports, swapping that thick foam circles and some cups weight from your DT770 mod kit

[@CustomCans]

Sounds like you have done a lot more work on these than I have so far ;)

[@brunovalente2077]

Hi, did it work, did it bring more detail and sound stage?

[@xxQbeXxx]

@@brunovalente2077 yeah, replacing those thick foam rings made biggest difference and its fully reversible

[@brunovalente2077]

@@xxQbeXxx yes, I will try today actually. thank you. So do you prefer over the dt770?

[@brunovalente2077]

@@xxQbeXxx I did it it sounds superb now love it, Now I prefer over the dt 770 80 ohms I had. You can check my other coment for my opinnion. Thanks for the tip.

[@elkwyre]

i love you man

[@CustomCans]

Love you too ;)

[@monsterbee]

Noice 👍

[@CustomCans]

Thanks

[@mrn234]

Ive seen now BD will release in April a 770 Pro X version (with Detachable cable)

[@CustomCans]

Yes it should be out in april, we will get one in when they are available

[@Voidrunner01]

My biggest complaint with these would be that the cups could use some dampening, any slight touch or scrape on them is pretty loud, and the cable is somewhat microphonic. I'd certainly be interested in a mod kit for these!

[@CustomCans]

I will be having a play with them soon and see if there are any improvements to be made

[@Voidrunner01]

@@CustomCans I look forward to seeing what you come up with!

[@Powerix1990]

can you tell me the inside and outside diameter of these new pad? thank you and could I put them on the old 770 pro?

[@brunovalente2077]

I am looking forward for the next review, really wondering if swaping that thick filter on the front of the drivers for other one more thin, for example the one used on the 770 will bring back the highs and open the stage similiar to the 770. Will you try that please? For some experiments I made with my 770 and tried to add more layers in front of the driver to reduce that harsh treble, as more thick you go, more the sound starts to look like the muffled characteristic of he 900 prox, which I tried already (and didnt like). Wondering if doing the inverse would bring magically the sound detail and stage, but with the additional benefict of beeing a new modern driver. I will actually do it soon and I will let you know, because my brother has the 900, so I will test it.

[@brunovalente2077]

well, I just did it, inow the 700 pro X sounds superb, I love it. Magically all the highs come out and also mids. Surprisily they have more High Spectrum then the 770, and still keeping the tigh and definided bass as with the original foams. What I did was removing completely that thick gray circle foam in the front of the drivers and replace it with other one thiner. When I compare AB with the 770, this ones are clearly more v shape, the 770 have more low mids but surprisely less highs, and in this ones the mid highs are superior and in general all frequencies are well defined and separated. Encorage everyone to try it, its very simple to dismount and replace. For my genre, Electronic music I love the signature and the kick and bass punch its so more satisfying to listen to, and now, why Beyerdynamics take this bussiness decision of shipping it originally that way, its still a mystery for me, because the drivers are littery a much more advanced and better technology then the 770 990 series. By the way I am using the dt 770 pro 80 ohms.

[@brunovalente2077]

I am having so much fun with it as I long time dont have listen to dace electronic music so good as I am experiencing with theese. I srongly encorage you to try the tunning, and let us have a mod kit for the 700 pro x ones, I will buy, if you got it right, because can sound really top class with a right tunning, man. Thank you. I am using home made kitchen towel with foams of older headphones to do it, I wish I could have a professional one to use.

[@brunovalente2077]

some days latter I am back to the origina ones, this sound so good. I am not able to do a proper tunning filter with home made stuff, so I am using the originals. I wish you could make ones still more thin, but mantainning the same concept as the originals, keeping the inner smaller circle thicker then the rest. I was having a little bit of extreme mids so I decided to give a go to the beyrdynamics engenneers solution, well I understand now, GREAT JOB Guys.

[@gjokaledjon2]

Did removing the foam improve soundstage and airness?

[@brunovalente2077]

@@gjokaledjon2 IT DOESNT work, the way the drivers are made need that kind of foam to balance it out, i tried and they sound very agressive in mids and highs without it afterall...I tried other homemade mods and nothing worked, the original are the best sound fit. I wish Beyerdynamics would realease a second alternative pads, but with homemade foams and material no way... they sound perfect to my ears original as it is...

[@masocre]

The driver is called the stellar 45 so it would make sense to be 45mm.

[@CustomCans]

Makes sense ;)

[@frederf69]

if i were to try this they'd break 😬 good vid thanks 👍

[@CustomCans]

I have broken many headphones over the years ;)

[@George-jx3qn]

My right ear has just stopped working, tested with a multimeter and it seems to be the bow connector as there is no connection between the black cable in the left to the right ear. Do you know where I might be able to find a replacement bow connector and if so how hard would it be to replace? Thank you in advance!

[@CustomCans]

It seems unlikely but not impossible. You can contact beyerdynamic and see if they sell it separately, if not then you will just need to find some 2 core wire the same thickness and make your own

[@rhalfik]

I have an odd question: does the old headband fit with the yokes on DT700? I'm asking because I have a pair that has the top part broken and I can't get a replacement.

[@CustomCans]

That is a good question... It looks like it will fit the older headband but I have not tried it. I may give it a go next week

[@BionicSammich]

I got my first set of cans from Beyer this week (DT 770 Pro 80ohm) and I'm blown away by them! First set of closed backs (apart from my Bose QC45 Lawn mowing cans). So good for the money. They feel like they could be blown up and still be in one piece. Only complaint is the cable not being detachable. I wonder if anyone makes a mod kit to customize my cans with a detachable cable? ;) ;) ;)

[@CustomCans]

Lol.. Yes someone should definitely make a detachable cable mod for them. James wants to do a destruction test on the DT770 vs HD25 - dropping them off buildings and things to see what it takes to kill them.. It would probably make a good video

[@BionicSammich]

@@CustomCans Dankpods did a good durability test in his video about kids headphones. Definitely worth a watch for some inspiration lol.

[@clickbaitpro]

@@CustomCans Include Sennheiser HD 560s as well

[@mas0nit3]

if i could suggest is to if possible return the 770's you just bought what you pay to have the 770's customised would be better just buy the newer updated 700/900 seris,i bought a customised pair of the 770's a couple of years ago & their work is excellent highly recommend them :)

[@BionicSammich]

@@mas0nit3 My 770s were £55 used with new pads. Damping kit was only about £14. Way better bargain than the 700 pro X.

[@fiddlix]

The only complaint I have with the DT-700 Pro X is the pleather head band falls apart every 6mo. or so. They are not easy to find as the Beyerdynamic website says they are sold out all of the time. 😡

[@CustomCans]

I have herd a few people mention that, Maybe we will see if we can get some spares in just in case

[@fruitykrueger]

Get the Beyerdynamic MMX 150 third party headband instead. Those are super cheap and they fit perfectly, the quality’s the same.

[@jgvbadv]

Hi man! PLEASE help me.. I've entered a audio rabbithole. AKG K371 or Senheiser HD569? I like to listen Hans Zimmer and M83 type of music. Thank you from the bottom of my heart 😄

[@CustomCans]

I am not really that much of an expert about specific models. I would ask on some forums as they normally have lots of helpful comparisons and advice

[@HitEmUpru]

my system bow is damaged... check whole internet, there is no replacement system bow for dt 700/900 pro x! What the f...even on official store. Bow only for old models like 770 pro... Do you know where to buy system bow for 900 pro x?

[@CustomCans]

They normally don't list it on the website until they have sold a few. Contact beyerdynamic directly and they should be able to give you a part number and a price

[@RokkitAk]

Be dope if they made like a slider on the outside of the ear cup where you can choose if you want your pro x to be open back or closed.

[@CustomCans]

Yes, That should have been possible - perhaps we can have a go at making that in the future

[@mrdali67]

Certainly won't happen from DT. Theyd want you to buy 2 if you want to Master on them 😄 Great earphones both for making music and general home use. Best earphones I have ever had. fantastic bas and very smooth up thru the mids and absolutely no harshness in the top and they practically play VERY loud on just about everything being it a standard PC, Iphone, keyboard etc. havent had anything I plugged into apart from a very old mixer that just barely made a peep no matter what we plugged into it If you have the money to go for the 700 Pro X over the DT 700 and don't already have a DT 700 32 ohm go for these.

[@xerkstyle6272]

balanced mod incoming in the future 😄 ?

[@CustomCans]

Yes, i will be doing that on this pair when i put them back together next week

[@luke8617]

Hello! I have had these headphones for a while and my right side audio isn’t working anymore. There is no audio. How do you recommend I fix this? Thanks!

[@luke8617]

When I twist the wire sticking out on the top of the headphones on the right side, I hear some audio but it is not a fix.

[@CustomCans]

@@luke8617 I think they have a 2yr warranty to I would get them repaired / replaced under that

[@FuturePerfectContinuous]

how do they sound? hetter the hd25?

[@CustomCans]

I am rubbish at comparing headphones. The DT700 have better bass extension than the HD25 for certain but I have too much love for the HD25 to give an unbiased comparison

[@RiAv33]

What happens to the sound if you remove the gray cover? }

[@CustomCans]

You get more peaks in the treble

[@RiAv33]

@@CustomCans Thank you very much for your kind response, I just bought some DT700 Pro X, I changed them for another MMX 300, I think I liked these DT700 Pro X better, but as you can see the change was good?... THANK YOU VERY MUCH AGAIN !

[@George-nw6xg]

How are they well-thought if cannot replace ear cushions with that cloth disk over the driver? There are no spare disks but you can buy spare ear cushions. How smart…

[@hottosandsos9612]

Shittiest headband i ever seen. It is basically ruined on my 10 months old headphones - the plastic that is supposed to hold the inner "replaceable" headband is broken on the right side and doesn't hold anything at all, so it just sticks to my head with a sharp edge every time I try to put these headphones on my head. And that shitty "leather" totally fell off of that inner "replaceable" part because it was *glued* to a 2mm surface area with the shittiest glue they could find. 0/10 quality. 0/10 design. Don't buy this model. My rant is over.

[@CustomCans]

Thanks, it is always good to get long term feedback. Recently we have herd a couple of people having issues with the headband