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Not for Everyone. Please read carefully.
I currently own this (DT-990-Pro-250 Ohm), Sennheiser HD598, and AKG K702. By comparison, this headphone has V-shaped frequency (pitch) response, which means that lows and highs are more enhanced than mids. The resolution of this headphone is very good; I would say on par with Sennheiser HD598, but little bit less analytical than AKG K702. For users who never used $100+ headphones will be really amazed. And it is really comfortable (I have a bigger head than most people). However, there are two things I want to mention that I do not like: cable and highs.
For cable, it is hard wired to the body itself, so you cannot simply swap 3.5mm cable when the original cable is broken. Second, the highs, it can really cause fatigue in your ear (around 10kHz, there is a Huge peak in relative frequency response) it is Piercing high. Some people may like it because boost at 10kHz gives clear and accurate sounding highs without distorting music too much. But people like me, who is more used to Sennheiser's famous signature sound, may feel too piercing to ears.
Conclusion: Everything is near-perfect except for hard wired cables and piercing highs (depend on your taste whether it is pro or con) potentially causing ear fatigue relatively fast.
If you want analytical sound, avoid this headphone.
If you want laid back sound, avoid this headphone.
If you want clear, beautifully piercing highs and decent lows, Get this headphone!
Overall, I would rate this 5. Some people may say: I can always EQ stuff out. But for me, I buy different headphones because I want to listen to their original, signature sound. I like it.
July 2016 · Musical Instruments · verified purchase