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Same journey here. After 4 days of using them i know i dont want to get new headphones for some years lol

Yeah thats good to hear;p What also makes the somewhat distinct from other brands is that //every// part (every screw. The driver is easily taken out and replaced) is replacable. And beyerdynamic keeps spare parts for a //long// time.

Yes i know about diminishing returns at a certain point. The upgrade from 50€ headphones (which i never had, as the dt 770 were my first) to 150€ and then to 250€ gets smaller at a certain point. I read somewhere that in the very high price range you pay a lot more marginal improvements.

Thought about getting the dt 1770 instead. A dealbreaker was the 250 ohm impedance as they should both be an upgrade to dt 770 and alternative to vmoda m100 (which i really like, but its a tad to bassy for some stuff, and the soundstage is smaller. ). Could have had the dt 1770 for 470€ but 200€ less is 200€ less. And i really hate taking my amp everywhere lol. 3 things idid not enjoy about dt 770 1)3m fixed cable.. 2) it looks simply not nice 3)impedance so it fixed this plus the sound/tuning.

Yesterday i listened 3h (after midnight) to lots of my usual stuff (see comment) theyre fantastic soundwise.

Edit: i also thought about replacing my (8 years old) shure se215 iems by a more neutral souning iem in the same pricerange (so not more then 150€). Possibly sennheiser ie300 as its reduced by 100€ on amazon. Or i have to buy a new driver for the right side which i guess will cost a lot. But i dont care about iems that much anymore, as the only advantage is isolation (for me) compared to headphones (which sound wider, more lively. You know it). So i might not.

Edit2: the slightly recessed trebele or muffled souning is better than the high accentuated treble on say dt770. When sou say listen to some very badly mixed black metal it simply hurts in your ears.

Found it what i was looking for. Electric wizard - dopethrone. Completely distorted and bassheavy fuzzy stoner doom. I bet teh dt 700 is more able than the vmodas ( which i really like for say psytrance).

Yeah its more portable. Imho the dt 700 is better for metal - more soundstage, simply more detailed.

I bought the xl cushions for my m100, gonna compare them.

Not as wide. But imho this is remedied by everything else

I got them new for 229 on beyerdyanmic own website.

To make you feel better, my birthday is begin january and i wont receive anything, as this gift is christmas + bd together.. and its also sorta of a gift for finishibg my undergraduate studies last september so..

So i got the DT 700 PRO X. The sound seems a little bit darker than DT 770, with less treble, but a lot more detail. It sounds definitively better than my vmoda m100 for genres like metal (i listen 90% to black metal, prog metal, mathcore). Isolation is better than DT 770. Also its way easier to drive. Weirdly enough its louder on my smart phone than on my ipad pro. I already have an fiio amp (e12) which i really dont need as i bought it for my dt 770 (i note i wrecked my 3.5 mm of the dt 770 so isnt usable anymore) but it adds a little bit of power on my ipad. Gets very loud on my laptop. Comfort and build - i dont think i have much to add. Its even more comfortable than dt 770 ( even w glasses) and the design is a clear upgrade. I plan them to use mainly at home, but consider taking them when using public transport. Also i should add bass is simply marvellous. But i dont like too much bass, as some music i listen is already bass haevy (for example Frontierer. album example i tried them at the beginning: Frontierer - Oxidized, Slice the Cake - Odyssey to the West, Agalloch - The Mantle, Opeth - Blackwater Park, Dillinger Escape Plan - Option Paralysis, Katatonia - Brave Murder Day, and the bass test lol Electric Wizard - Dopethrone).

Criticism: The mini xlr connector digs into your shoulder depending on position. But thats it.