The audio world and its associated production industry are both sometimes slow to change. Give us a tool that we like and get used to, and we’ll just keep buying and using it — even if something objectively better comes along later.
Nowhere is that thinking more prevalent and visible than in all the ancient headphones used for making music, movie soundtracks, and game voices professionally. Start watching some behind-the-scenes material for your favorite movie or TV show, and you won’t see the latest and greatest audio gear, but rather cans with a long legacy, history, and quirks that are fully known. The continued visibility of these ancient tools keeps them alive in the market at large far longer than other similar tech-based products. Influencers, streamers, and gamers then start using these same tools for things wildly outside their original intended purposes, giving them new life and consumer impressions and perpetuating their sales cycles.
The Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro is one such headphone, and although I love it personally, I’m honestly shocked at how prominent it still is out here in the world. You can’t click through YouTube or Twitch without seeing their iconic black cups and gray pads in short order, even…
