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ienien75 « I do not recommend it for the mix »
Published on 05/08/12 at 05:16I use it almost daily for almost 1 year, and I think I will ever choose this without hesitation.
Comparing with other high end headphones, the DT 990 Pro is truly the most comfortable and gives a high sound quality, very accurate at all frequencies. When listening to a good mix, the headphone becomes important because it helps distinguish each instrument in a clear and pleasant.
The downside now.
Before choosing this headset for mixing know one thing, you may be surprised or disappointed when you listen to your mix in other audio systems. This headphone is a very good control system, but you can quickly mix with misleading. I noticed on many mix that I could do for me, the mid and high frequencies were over-represented with an even greater effect on the treble.
Let me explain: when mixing, all goes well, the frequency ranges are all well represented and we soon reached a very gratifying result. This headset works well, but only for listening to this type of headphone. By changing the listening, you will realize that the mix seems muffled, with a strong defect in the treble and a representation of upper mid-range. Missed a mix really.
You only have to change your EQs on monitor speakers good quality and the correct mix and all that that implies.
When you are finished, listen to the new mix on the DT990pro, nothing will have changed, or almost. The mix is always good in the headphone, which is very disturbing. It seems to me that the DT990pro does not respond well in the upper mid-range and even less in the treble. Specifically: add 2dB treble on the headphones and the sound is already very good. If you did not monitor speakers available, you could make a major mistake to mix, because you would need to add 6 dB over the same range of freqs for a natural, not stifled. In other words, dt990pro is not precise in these freqs because it reacts too quickly and too much at first and little beyond a certain threshold amplitude. It flatters the high-mid and treble. It's really hassle then to straighten the mix.
In audiophile, however, it is a real Rolls Royce. But we must know why we buy and what we will do.
Aurélien
Comparing with other high end headphones, the DT 990 Pro is truly the most comfortable and gives a high sound quality, very accurate at all frequencies. When listening to a good mix, the headphone becomes important because it helps distinguish each instrument in a clear and pleasant.
The downside now.
Before choosing this headset for mixing know one thing, you may be surprised or disappointed when you listen to your mix in other audio systems. This headphone is a very good control system, but you can quickly mix with misleading. I noticed on many mix that I could do for me, the mid and high frequencies were over-represented with an even greater effect on the treble.
Let me explain: when mixing, all goes well, the frequency ranges are all well represented and we soon reached a very gratifying result. This headset works well, but only for listening to this type of headphone. By changing the listening, you will realize that the mix seems muffled, with a strong defect in the treble and a representation of upper mid-range. Missed a mix really.
You only have to change your EQs on monitor speakers good quality and the correct mix and all that that implies.
When you are finished, listen to the new mix on the DT990pro, nothing will have changed, or almost. The mix is always good in the headphone, which is very disturbing. It seems to me that the DT990pro does not respond well in the upper mid-range and even less in the treble. Specifically: add 2dB treble on the headphones and the sound is already very good. If you did not monitor speakers available, you could make a major mistake to mix, because you would need to add 6 dB over the same range of freqs for a natural, not stifled. In other words, dt990pro is not precise in these freqs because it reacts too quickly and too much at first and little beyond a certain threshold amplitude. It flatters the high-mid and treble. It's really hassle then to straighten the mix.
In audiophile, however, it is a real Rolls Royce. But we must know why we buy and what we will do.
Aurélien