I’ve had my pair of DT-100 since 1993. Still going strong, although very much the headphones of Theseus by now.

Also, spare parts are still available for decades old models and they are built with easy repairability in mind.

I really hope this sale won’t change the company too much, but I fear it will.

I modded my 880s to have removable cables , replaced the pads and the headband as they were getting a bit worn after a decade of daily driving them. I use 1990s as my daily driver these days but I like having options.

Seriously solid headphones, I’m not immediately writing them off because a Chinese company though, I’ve used FiiO stuff for 15 years and it’s been solid, so fingers crossed.

I bought three pairs of expensive headphones in 2020 because I got a taste of nice headphones+lossless and couldn’t stop myself D:

Then another pair of earbuds with ANC a few years later because I had to start going into the office sometimes and sit near the most annoying mf ever.

I kinda wanna buy more. But I don’t neeeeed them.

They saw a big spike in sales and then it dropped down again and shareholders were like: where infinite growth?

As for the driver: that depends on what you are looking for, i. e. at home / studio use, mobile etc. If you have high-end headphones, you probably also want a high-end DAC / amp.

For desktop use, the Chord Mojo 2 is great, but that’s a $650 investment, and probably not matched with the (still excellent) Beyerdynamic headphones (in terms of what I’d expect people to invest if they’re looking at those headphones).

A portable option (nothing stops you from using it at home though) that also includes Bluetooth (naturally, with LDAC) is the Qudelix 5K, which comes at around $100 and sounds excellent (even better if you fiddle with the EQ in their really decent app).

The higher impedance in itself means nothing at first, apart from the fact that you need more power to drive it. However, if your equipment is well matched, you typically get less distortion at higher volume levels and better treatment of frequencies, i. e. more clarity and better reproduction.

If you find your equipment can’t really drive the higher impedance headphones and you’re not willing to shell out additional funds, the low(er) impedance versions are still great headphones.

If you have a headphone amp that supports high impedance headphones, you can go with the 250 ohm version, otherwise use the 80 ohm version.

Both will get equally loud before distortion. But your amplifier need to support it.

I have the 80-ohm DT-770 Pro, and they are fantastic. They’re my first foray into the “premium” headphone market, and I’m happy enough with them that I won’t waste any more time/energy/money trying to find the best pair of headphones possible.

Einzelne Firmen werden doch ständig von Konzern zu Konzern verkauft. Das heißt nicht, dass sich “am Boden” immer was ändert.

Mein aktueller Arbeitgeber ist auch eine deutsche GmbH im Besitz eines ausländischen Konzerns. Auf die Arbeiter und die Kunden hat das aber keine Auswirkungen.

For a while it’ll be true. Then the strong German labor unions/laws will be seen as an impediment to profitability. Of course this won’t be spoken aloud. However, the assembly jobs will be moved back to China piecemeal. (Not fast enough to alert lawmakers and cause a commotion.) Until finally the entire operation is in China. The name (which is the valuable thing) will live on - affixed to a fully Chinese designed and manufactured item. Sold on Amazon to people who don’t know better.

Sometimes it happens before they are bought out like with Cherry moving their factory to China.

Achtung!