I’ve listened to a vast swath of Beyerdynamic’s headphones over the last few years. The German manufacturer’s products have a distinct flavor to them, mixing high-end build quality with a sound signature inspired by the older diffuse field target. Most of my reviews of their products have some sort of variation on the following sentence:
“If you can stand to listen to treble that comes just short of stabbing you directly in the head until you hate it, then you’ll love these!”
Outside of maybe the DT 880 and Custom One Pro, every single Beyerdynamic headphone I’ve used has overtly aggressive, bright treble. This quality makes their product line a love-it-or-hate it proposition. Some like the “enhanced” air and detail this provides, but others feel like they’re taking a bath in a sibilant nightmare land.
In stark contrast to the rest of their lineup, the DT 250 shares some of the same excellent sonic qualities without the crazy treble. It proves that Beyerdynamic could re-tune the sound signature on some of their iconic models without losing their distinct flavor. A new revision of this 15-plus-year-old headphone that fixed a couple of its obvious flaws could stand proudly next to modern greats like…
