Beyerdynamic DT 880 PRO vs Hifiman Sundara

The other difference is on the top here where the band is, the Pros have all these buttons. I use the 600 ohm version because if you have any device t...

This is a planar magnetic over-ear open back headphone that comes in right at around $350. So let's take a look. This review unit was sourced through ...

Note: I am a tough reviewer and I am going to be looking at this from a music listening perspective. Pros: -Comfort I feel that they are very comfortable. The clamping force is not too much and not too little for me. The headband is made out of a leather type material (I don't know if its real leather or leatherette), but it is very comfortable

Also these are some of the most open headphones ever. If you can hear your music someone 10 feet away can as well. As far as comfort goes they aren't the worst for me. Their pads are scratchy and slightly small, while the headband is just fine

Even with their flaws, I feel they are probably the best buy around this price. Out of the 3, I would recommend the 880 for music listening, the 990 for gaming, and the 770 for closed gaming or as a portable headphone if you don't mind looking stupid or are so good looking that they become fashionable.

The Sundara has been out for a while, years actually, and there was even a slight revision to it two years ago where they basically upgraded the pad. ...

The 1/4 plug size matched the headphone amplifier outputs that are part of my system so felt that this was an O.K. trade.

Seriously? For me, however, the dealbreaker was comfort. The housings on these things are very large and the clamping force is substantial. No matter how much I adjusted them, the pads on the housings pressed hard on the back of my ears and the bottom rear of my jaw, and I found that I could wear them for much more than thirty minutes before I have to take them off. This may have to do with the fact that the ear cup housings do not rotate at all, they are fixed perpendicular to the headband, and thus there's no compensation for pressure differences from the front to the back of the ear cups against your head/ears

At a higher price point the main thing I look for in headphones is build quality. Sound doesn't mean anything if they're going to break, and parts wear out over time. Beyerdynamic has made a very solid product here. Replaceable ear pads and head band are a nice feature, I just wish the cable was detachable

I bought these headphones in 2020 about 1 and a half years ago and I use them daily at my desktop for about 8-10 hours a day. After the first year the headband completely shattered one day out of nowhere on the left side and I discovered the band made from cheap plastic and fake metal-plastic with the exception of 2 of the 8 pieces of the band. After gluing it together with super glue and trying to work with it, it has repeatedly broken over and over with no solution and now the ear pads it comes with are COMPLETELY destroyed from just daily wear. For 300$ this is 100% not worth it over the Sennheiser competitor options

They're not the best looking headphones (big, bulky and flimsy carrying bag) but the sound is the most important thing for me. I tried Bose QuietComfort 15 Acoustic Noise Cancelling Headphones and, while I liked the sound, and the noise cancellation feature) I returned them because the left headphone stopped working after only two weeks. Then I tried Harman Kardon the NC Premium Over-Ear Noise Cancelling Headphones. Wasn't too crazy about those either, and returned them

I’ve had no issues with “build quality” at all. Nothing has loosened and there are no “glued on” parts falling off. The non-swiveling cans are a non-issue to me. I’m using these to listen to music without waking someone down the hall or next door, not to be a DJ in a club somewhere