About beyerdynamic
beyerdynamic was founded in 1924 in Berlin. According to its company page, it became known as beyerdynamic in the 1950s and relocated to Heilbronn, Germany, and the company says its headphones and microphones continue to be made by hand at its Heilbronn site. The brand's own store organizes its range into headphones and headsets, microphones, gaming and studio.
The three models featured here come from its studio headphone range: the DT 1990 PRO MKII (open-back, 30 ohm), the DT 770 PRO (closed-back, 80 ohm version) and the DT 990 PRO (open-back, 250 ohm version). The product page for each of the three states that it is made in Germany. beyerdynamic offers the DT 990 PRO in both 80 and 250 ohm versions, so the figures here refer to the specific version named.
Brand website: beyerdynamic.com
What beyerdynamic makes
beyerdynamic's catalog runs wider than the gear we review. The lines we know best from our own testing are marked with a star:
Studio Headphones
Includes the DT 1990 PRO MKII, DT 770 PRO and DT 990 PRO featured here — featured on House of Octave
Headphones & Headsets
A category on the brand's store alongside the studio range
Microphones
A category on the brand's store
Gaming
A category on the brand's store
DT In-Ear Series
In-ear models listed on the brand's store
Why we recognized beyerdynamic
The House of Octave Top Brand recognition isn't paid for and can't be applied for. We award it to the brands whose gear consistently stands out in our player-tested category guides. beyerdynamic earned it on the strength of the products below, judged the same way every product on this site is: assessed on build, tone, and playability, weighed against what players actually report over years of use, and ranked on merit.
beyerdynamic gear we rated highly
beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro MKII (30 Ohm) Open-Back Studio Headphones
An open-back, over-ear design with a TESLA.45 driver (45 mm) and a 30 ohm impedance, which beyerdynamic specifies for use with a variety of playback devices. Our guide picks it for mixing and mastering, where the open-back design gives the natural, spatial sound that makes placement decisions easy to hear. It ships with two ear pad sets, the Producing Velours and the Mixing & Mastering Velours, two detachable mini-XLR cables (a 3 m straight and a 5 m coiled) and a hard case. The ear pads and headband can both be replaced, and it is made in Germany.
Read the 10 Best Studio Headphones of 2026 for Music Production (Mixing, Recording, Open-Back & Budget) guide →
beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro (80 Ohm) Closed-Back Studio Headphones
A closed-back, over-ear design in the 80 ohm version, with a 5 to 35,000 Hz frequency response. The closed cups and dense pads are what keep a cue mix and click track inside the headphone and out of the microphone, which is why our guide picks it for vocal tracking. beyerdynamic's product page lists soft velour ear pads that can be replaced, a spring steel headband, a straight cable with a 3.5 mm plug and a 6.35 mm adapter, and states it is made in Germany.
Read the 10 Best Studio Headphones of 2026 for Music Production (Mixing, Recording, Open-Back & Budget) guide →
beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro (250 Ohm) Open-Back Studio Headphones
An open-back, over-ear design that beyerdynamic offers in 80 and 250 ohm versions. This is the 250 ohm version, which comes with a 3 m coiled cable, and it has a 5 to 35,000 Hz frequency response. Our guide picks it as an open-back mixing headphone for its wide, natural stereo image, which makes reverb tails, panning and depth easy to read. beyerdynamic's product page lists soft velour ear pads that can be replaced and a spring steel headband, and states it is made in Germany.
Read the 10 Best Studio Headphones of 2026 for Music Production (Mixing, Recording, Open-Back & Budget) guide →What earned beyerdynamic the recognition
- The DT 1990 PRO MKII, DT 770 PRO (80 ohm) and DT 990 PRO (250 ohm) are each a top pick in our guide to studio headphones for music production
- The three cover different jobs: the DT 1990 PRO MKII for mixing and mastering, the DT 770 PRO for vocal tracking, and the DT 990 PRO as an open-back mixing headphone
- The DT 770 PRO is closed-back and the DT 1990 PRO MKII and DT 990 PRO are open-back, so the range covers both approaches
- Impedance is stated per version: 30 ohm for the DT 1990 PRO MKII, 80 ohm for the DT 770 PRO and 250 ohm for the DT 990 PRO
- beyerdynamic's product pages list replaceable ear pads on all three models, and replaceable ear pads and headband on the DT 1990 PRO MKII