Beyerdynamic make some pretty decent headphones, and these prices are far cheaper than any other local retailer. For example:
Beyerdynamic DT770 $399 (includes shipping)
Beyerdynamic DT250 $349 (includes shipping)
Source: Headphones.com.au
It's $12 shipping in Melbourne for me, which means $211 for DT250, saving = $138.
DT770 total price is $261, saving of again $138.
You might need an amp to run these bad boys, as they are both rated at 250 ohms.
I disagree. For Australian retailers their prices are usually excellent, as well as being reliable, knowledgeable and providing good service. the fact that the TS quoted them is telling I think. However, each to his own.
Still $88 cheaper than jaben for the DT250, although they are selling the 80ohm version. I mean it might work out cheaper to import these models from the US, but for an AU retailer, these are really good prices.
EDIT: What is TS?
Thread starter? Either way, think seb is referring to the OP. Headphonic are a bit overpriced on a lot of 'phones, but they hold by the 'official Australian imports only' line and that's something I can understand if not respect very much. For the rest of us, we don't care that the warranty isn't covered by the official Australian importer - all we care about is the retailer not folding on us, and PCCG has a pretty good rep about its service.
Please note that these are both 250ohm versions, require an amp.
The normal DT250 in Headphonic is an 80 ohm version, much easier to drive (still a great price though! Headphonic sell the 250ohm version for $379)
PS
Headphonic are running a special on DT770 32ohm (can be driven easily from any source) for $269
I got a pair for work and they ar terrific!
uh oh dont let jaben sees this…lol
could someone explain the ohm difference?
whats difference if driven from an amp or not for the dt770, is it meaning that dt770 32ohm is inferior to 80/250ohm ones because it's easier to drive?
Depends on the application of use, I'm not a guru but here is Beyerdynamic's take:
The higher the impedance, the more power is needed to get a proper output volume from the headphone:
32 or 80 ohms = mobile use with laptop, MP3 Player, portable recorder etc..
250 ohms and higher = for permanent installations, headphone amplifiers etc.
Background:
Impedance ist the AC resistance of the headphones' voice coil, which is connected to the headphone amplifier. A impedance of 0 ohms would be a short-circuit of the headphone amplifier output; the headphone amplifier supplies an extreme current and afters getting very hot, it either turns off automatically or dies. The other side of the story is infinite resistance (broken cable); no current flows, but also no audio signals arrives - so, we have to be in between these two: 0 and infinite.
In generel, headphones with low impedance are designed for use with mobile devices; mobile devices use low power from batteries and therefore also the output power is limited. A low impedance headphone can only play louder at a low power output. But why high impedance headphones??:
The impedance is determined by the voice coil (dynamic headphones), which is a winded copper wire (coated to avoid a short-circuit). This copper wire is available in nearly every length, but not in every gauge (thickness) and a thicker wire has less resistance than a thin wire ("less fits through"). The magnetic field of the voice coil depends on the number of windings of the coil, causing a low impedance system to use a thicker (also heavier) wire and since the membrane foil can't be infinitely light-weight, the moving mass (voice coil and membrane) is relatively high. It's pretty clear that a higher mass can't move as easily (following an audio signal) as a lower mass. This low mass can easily be accomplished with thinner (lower weight) wire, but the thinner wire has a higher impedance. This means that the DT 770 PRO with 250 ohms sound more natural, but plays (depending on the used headphone amplifier) not as loud as the 80 ohms version.
The transducers of the 80 ohms versions are stronger and more powerful, a bit more mid accentuated and therefore this version is ideal for powerful reproducing of low-frequency material f.e. coming from a bass guitar. The 250 ohms version sounds more smooth and voluminous and can be used for mixing situation within the studio to analyse the whole mix.
okay so summary higher ohms = more natrual sound but hard to drive
thanks :3
Here is a very informative post in Head Fi about the differences between different Beyer ohm models:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/513393/guide-sonic-differences-betw…
Edit: anyway as he mentions it is very hard to tell the 250 and 32 apart, considering the amp requirement I would take the 32 ohm version every day.
I bought the DT250 last week from pccasegear (maybe the week before). Came quickly (1 business day from cleared payment). Comes with plenty of bubble wrap too!
Headphones.com.au are overpriced.