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The Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro 250 Ohm are truly an endgame headphone. It is enjoyed by so many studio professionals, gamers, and music enjoyers. It's bright, clear, sparkly, diffuse field level treble is perfect for critical listening applications. It's ultra smooth V-Shaped response gives insanely transparent audio quality that translates and images extremely similarly to high quality studio monitors.
Check out THIS DIY Tutorial on how to dampen brand new DT990.
Don't let the haters lie saying they only measure this good when they look like this (actual picture they use claiming it's what was measured with worn earpads):
One of the largest complaints about the Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro 250 Ohm is that the treble is harsh and fatiguing. This is only true for the first few months while the earpads are not compressed yet to dampen the highs. The pain is worth the wait as you will not find a smoother more sparkly treble anywhere else!
Besides lacking a little sub bass due to their openback design, they are practically flawless for music enjoyment. They have an extremely dynamic, fun, exciting, V-Shaped sound. Whatever you want to call it. Plenty of other headphones and IEMs try to get this sound so you are not alone!:
Do not be fooled by people using biased measuring rigs that either roll off or scoop out the treble. This makes the DT990 look heavily exaggerated and treble boosted when in reality the treble is neutral to diffuse field, if not a little sparklier. Diffuse field treble is best for critical listening applications. Veiled treble or dampened treble is not:
The above graphs are delusional people Glamorizing dark and veiled gear like the Sennheiser HD 650 or Harman Target.
We can see here on crin graph that it fits within preference bounds in treble
You can get replacement parts for this headphone: EDT 990 V And Headband Cushion
Both of these headphones measure significantly worse than the Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro 250 Ohm with worn earpads.
As you can see there are either holes in the bass or it's bloated. There's peaks and cuts in the highs. None of this really improves with earpad wear. When I first got into headphones, the DT880 Pro 250 Ohm were flaunted as the big brain smart boi choice of the three. Later I came to find out it's actually trash. Have some additional guides:
The headphone below is called the Beyerdynamic DT 990 Premium Edition and does not sound like the DT990 Pro version. DT 990 Premium Edition comes with larger ear cups giving an enhanced roomlike effect within the ear cups themselves. This extra space between your head and the driver introduces more reflections and more coloration. DT990 Pro ear cup housing is small and more isolated reducing reflections and improving tonality at the expense of a roomlike effect. DT990 Pro just sounds more transparent with a smoother less lumpy response. Currently don't have measurements ready but upper mids and treble sound lumpier on DT 990 Premium Edition. I feel this needs to be said because a lot of people buy DT 990 Premium Edition and claim they have a pair of DT990's which is the wrong version. Not the same.
Some more info on different Ohm versions. Yes 80 Ohm did sound darker in the treble and had stronger bass from my experience. Some people said all ohm versions sound the same. They don't.
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