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Beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO Comparison |
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 • These headphones are very, very similar in pretty much every regard.
• The DT 990 PROs have slightly better audio quality.
• Neither headphones isolate well.
• The DT 990 PROs cost slightly more than the DT 990s. |
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Design
Oh man, sibling rivalry. The DT 990s look cooler, but also appear slightly less professional. Of course, with MANUFAKTUR, you can tweak colors and whatnot and attain the all-gray look.
Overall, the headphones are equal, both in terms of aesthetics and durability. If it surprises you that the DT 990s and DT 990 PROs are remarkably similar, then we, in turn, would be surprised.
Sound Quality
The DT 990 PROs have slightly better audio qualty. They don't have as much of a dip before their emphasis hike.
Low distortion all around. Technically the DT 990 PROs win here, with virtually no distortion whatsoever, but no one will notice the difference between the two.
The PROs look like they win this match-up, but they actually lose according to our testing robot. We're guessing they had a spike somewhere that these normalized graphs aren't really depicting.
Isolation
These headphones both have poor isolation.
Comfort
Both headphones are about the same. They're comfortable at first, then get uncomfortable pretty fast.
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DT 990 |
Beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO |
Verdict
These headphones are basically the same. We'd highly recommend listening to them both, because the differences are so minor that your opinions and proclivities will be the deciding factor. We will say following two things, however:
• We thought the DT 990s had slightly better articulation than the DT 990 PROs
• It's been a very, very long time since we listened to the DT 990 PROs.
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