Panasonic RP-DH1200

Design

The RP-DH1200s are predominately plastic, which tends to weather wear and tear well. The DT 770s are probably a bit more durable, however, since they’re band is made out of a thick strip of metal. Both sets of headphones have robust cables and cord guards. If we had to pick a prettier pair, however, we’d side with the DT 770s: they feature better materials in lieu of plastic.

Panasonic RP-DH1200	Beyerdynamic DT 770

Frequency Response

The DT 770s have a more even keel to their frequency response. The RP-DH1200s just sort of fall off around the 5kHz mark.

Panasonic RP-DH1200	Beyerdynamic DT 770

Distortion

Neither set of headphones have any distortion worth mentioning.

Panasonic RP-DH1200	Beyerdynamic DT 770

Tracking

The DT 770s have a slightly more erratic high-end tracking, with a giant spike to the left channel close to the 7kHz range.

[It’s important to note that the below graphs have different scales. The tracking graph falls outside our margin of error after the 7kHz range, but we used to include up to 20kHz to show the general trend.

Panasonic RP-DH1200	Beyerdynamic DT 770

Isolation

The DT 770s isolate much better than the RP-DH1200s.

Panasonic RP-DH1200	Beyerdynamic DT 770

Comfort

We found the DT 770s to be much more comfortable. This isn’t even a contest.

Wear
Panasonic RP-DH1200	Beyerdynamic DT 770

Verdict

The DT 770s are just a much more solid set of headphones. They’re far more comfortable, have a better sound, and only cost about $40 more than the RP-DH1200s. We’d highly recommend just spending the extra cash.