The DT100's bass is more presented in the audio spectrum on accentuated manner, well-precised, has a decent punchiness and has an agile transients. Mids: Very natural mids due to the timbre and tonality (especially with the male vocals). But female vocals are a bit too warm while it makes the male vocals are great. Balancing is pretty good but leans a bit towards male vocals. Cymbals sounds more on natural side, not too shimmer nor muffled as it gives an decent airiness that gives off some satisfying extension, hi-hats sounds more warm and tight. In general, the treble of this one doesn't give you that glistening and scintillating sensation that it will affect the overall resolution and clarity but it manage to deliver a competent detailing of micro-contrast.

When it came to the crunch though, I won’t pretend that I wasn’t a smidgin nervous about spending this amount of money on a pair of headphones. Can you imagine trying to explain spending this amount of money of a pair of cans that aren’t even a fashion statement? Featuring a detachable, proprietary cable, every element of the Beyerdynamic DT 100 is replaceable, right down to the earpads. This design makes it ideal for the kind of work they are put to, and moreover, this makes it cheaper in the long run, as you won’t have to ditch it once it gets faulty. The DT 100s are indeed rugged and durable, ensuring many years of use. Overall, the blending of instruments and vocals are harmoniously stellar to sound more in natural and musical side rather than to be more analytical. Like the DT100, the DT770 is a closed headphone, but there the similarity ends. This headphone is designed for optimum listening quality in situations where open headphones would be inappropriate, and a new lightweight diaphragm, which is around one‑fifth the mass of that used in other current designs, is claimed to give a high‑end transparency that challenges that of electrostatic headphones. That's equivalent to building a dynamic mic with the high‑end performance of a capacitor model. Treble: Linkin Park – Shadow of the Day (03:24-03:42), very similar tonality but a bit cleaner on the DT200.

Features

Lows: Bass is both fun (due to the elevated quantity and very good texture) and clean (good speed and tightness) while it is natural (very good timbre, close to DD timbre, although it does not move as much air as DDs do and does not extend as low either). Very impressive for a BA iem. Best bass in a BA iem that I have currently heard. Evanescence – Bring me to life (01:18-01:35), a bit less peaky on the DT100 and tonality is warmer. Hiroyuki Sawano – Lose (string version) (01:22-01:59), Cello tonality, timbre and texture are much better on the DT100 while details is similar. Violin tonality, details and treble extension are a bit better on the DT200 but better timbre on the DT100. Metallica – fight fire with fire (01:11-01:52), cleaner on the DT200 due to it being faster and tighter. A bit more quantity and texture on the DT100. Technicalities: Shiro Sagisu – Hundred years war (02:24-02:57), similar soundstage, but a bit better instrument separation, imaging and details on the DT100. Timbre is much better on the DT100.

The band connecting the phones part was made of metal – no flimsy plastic for that here! It suggested that the chance of these breaking along that band were approximately nil. Which was very reassuring. Male-vocals: Hiroyuki Sawano – Pretenders (00:57-01:17), very good instrument/vocal tonality and with a very natural timbre. Although clarity and micro-details could be better. I did quite a bit of research. If I was going to spend this money, I was going to spend it right. I started researching what actual recording studios use. The DT-100s look exactly what you see in documentary films about recording.Alas, they only lasted a few years. As ever, you get what you pay for, and they didn’t survive the multiple accommodation moves that one goes through in their early twenties. I’ve had my DT-100s for a while now. I’m not saying I’ll never use another pair of headphones, but since I got these, i just haven’t needed to even consider it. I’ve used them to record multiple albums, for guitar, bass, drums, vocals, keys, percussion… all of it! I’e also used them for DJ sets a couple of times. The Beyerdynamic DT 100-series studio monitor headphones is a German masterpiece crafted to precision and perfection with the latest technological and industrial grade components. Other features include:

Bass: Djuro – Drop that bass (01:15-01:30), extends and rumbles more on the DT100. Punch quantity is also more on the DT100 and is more textured but a bit faster and tighter on the DT200. Hiroyuki Sawano – Pretenders (01:18-01:47), Similar speed but a bit tighter on the T180 Pro but texture and quantity are much better on the DT100.Metallica – fight fire with fire (01:11-01:52), speed, tightness and texture are much better on the FH3. Quantity is similar.

The treble of DT100 is more on a relaxed and smoother in delivery, It still has sufficient detail retrieval on its definition and harmonics value. Despite that it has an elevated bass response, it relatively stays clean and assuredly well-controlled in the audio frequency spectrum as I don't perceive any some sort of bass bleed towards mids. Hiroyuki Sawano – Lose (string version) (01:22-01:59), Cello tonality is better on the DT100 but better texture, timbre and details on the FH3. Violin tonality, texture, details and treble extension are better on the FH3 but better timbre on the DT100.

beyerdynamic DT 100 Headphones, 16 Ohm, Black Overview

Hiroyuki Sawano – Pretenders (01:18-01:47), a bit more quantity on the DT100 and more textured. Tightness and speed are a bit better on the DT200 so it is cleaner on the DT200 but more fun and natural on the DT100. Hiroyuki Sawano – Lose (string version) (01:22-01:59), Cello tonality, timbre, texture and details are better on the DT100. Violin tonality is better on the T180 Pro but texture, details, timbre are better on the DT100. Similar treble extension. Treble: Linkin Park – Shadow of the Day (03:24-03:42), a bit more relaxing and non-fatiguing on the DT100. And so on with the listening to my glorious recording through them. Honestly, they didn’t sound at all what I expected them to sound like. Not “bad.” Just different. I guess things weren’t as pronounced as I thought they would be or something? Once again, I would like to thank Elaine Wong for this providing this review unit, I truly appreciate on her generosity towards me and other reviewers.