Introduction
The Beyerdynamic DT 240 PRO is a reliable choice for audio enthusiasts seeking professional-grade headphones. In this comprehensive review, we’ll explore the key features, performance, and overall user experience of these studio headphones.
Design and Build Quality
- Sturdy Build: The headphones boast a robust build with durable materials, ensuring longevity and resistance to wear and tear.
- Portable Design: With a foldable design and compact size, the DT 240 PRO is easy to carry, making it suitable for on-the-go professionals.
Comfort
- Padded Earcups: The plush, padded earcups provide comfort during extended use, reducing fatigue and ensuring a pleasant listening experience.
- Adjustable Headband: The adjustable headband allows for a customized fit, catering to various head sizes and shapes.
Audio Performance
- Clear Sound Reproduction: The headphones deliver clear and accurate sound reproduction, making them ideal for audio professionals and music enthusiasts.
- Balanced Bass: The DT 240 PRO strikes a balance with its bass response, avoiding overpowering lows while maintaining a rich audio experience.
Isolation and Noise Leakage
- Excellent Isolation: The closed-back design provides effective noise isolation, allowing users to focus on their audio without external disturbances.
- Minimal Noise Leakage: The headphones minimize sound leakage, making them suitable for both studio use and public spaces.
Connectivity
- Detachable Cable: The detachable cable adds versatility, allowing users to replace or upgrade as needed.
- 1/4-inch Adapter: The inclusion of a 1/4-inch adapter ensures compatibility with a wide range of audio equipment.
Pros
- Reliable Build: The durable construction ensures longevity.
- Portable Design: Easy to carry for on-the-go professionals.
- Comfortable Fit: Padded earcups and adjustable headband for extended use.
- Clear Sound: Accurate sound reproduction for professionals.
- Effective Isolation: Closed-back design minimizes external noise.
- Detachable Cable: Enhances versatility and ease of maintenance.
Cons
- Limited Soundstage: The closed-back design limits the headphones’ soundstage.
- Non-folding Earcups: Unlike the headband, the earcups don’t fold, impacting portability slightly.
Conclusion
In conclusion, the Beyerdynamic DT 240 PRO headphones are a solid choice for those seeking a reliable and portable audio solution. With their durable build, comfortable design, and clear sound reproduction, they cater to both professional users and music enthusiasts. While they may have a limited soundstage and non-folding earcups, the overall performance and features make them a commendable option in the realm of studio headphones.
Cryna Palmiere –
These are great earphones. The sound quality is what I was looking for. They fit comfortably and well. They are the basic model, but meet all my expectations for sound, comfort, quality. They are awesome and totally worth the money. I would have preferred a straight cord, instead of the curly one, but this does not in any way deter from the earphones themselves.
Dotsy –
I wanted a decent set of over-ear consumer headphones for under $100, for background music when I am reading or studying, or listening to music videos, with tolerable noise cancelling. Portability is not a necessity, so the right ear wire with the tight coil in the center section is fine & these do not tangle. Thankfully they are not y-split wires. So these Beyerdynamic DT 240 PRO seemed to be on several online audio reviewers “old faithful”, tried-and-true list & they were about $70. The reviews warned these were “a little tight fitting, but comfortable with glasses, but were not for large ears”. The plastic build feels sturdy enough & the metal headband & ear cups with vinyl leatherette over foam OK for the price, but the clamping is SO tight that in taking them off, the right one slipped out of my hand and smacked my glasses hard enough to put several scratches in the lens. The metal headband does adjust easily with a reassuring click on each side. BUT I have average size ears, & the cups fit VERY snugly, so much that they barely fit over my ears. Plus side, this made for good passive noise reduction as long as I am listening to something though I did not expect much for noise cancelling only. I can’t hear someone talking directly to me 4 feet away when I am listening to music or a podcast, which is great! But after an hour, with the tight clamping & finding just the right perch for my glasses atop the ear cups, I am DONE, ready to give my ears, which hurt a bit, a break! I had hoped for two or three hours of tolerable comfort. That said, I was surprised to listen to some mid-60’s music videos (like Small Faces, “Tin Soldier”) that had thankfully not been re-mastered, & I heard “c’mon” & “let’s go” from the band behind the vocals that I had not heard just listening through my desktop or laptop speakers which are not great. It was fun to hear the grittiness of the original video. Listening to music or vocals distinctly coming from one ear or the other, & some sound from both sides is exciting, as the phones are dissecting the sounds, which I really enjoy. The bass is deep & rich, but not thundering or booming, so if you just want a lot of loud thump-thump-thump look elsewhere. My disclaimer is that I am not an audiophile, dj, sound mixer or engineer, just a consumer, so I can’t speak for the professionals, & I am sure some of my observations will be “well, duh” to you who are. But the sound quality is perfect for my listening needs, on par with my 23 + year old Denon system with Paradigm speakers. But with BIG “nyeh” on the comfort (too tight clamping, ear cups really small).
anthony ector –
Casque utilisé pour les transports en commun, la MAO, sur un ampli de guitare, etc…
Le casque serre un peu la tête mais le confort est présent ; il reste léger et ne tient pas chaud. Avec le temps, il semble devenir un peu plus souple et confortable.
Le principe de la prise mini-jack 2,5mm que l’on branche sur l’oreille gauche ou droite du casque est génial (selon la position de votre téléphone dans votre manteau, poche gauche, droite, intérieure ou extérieure). Cela permet aussi d’éviter d’abîmer le câble quand on utilise le casque en mode nomade (pour le ranger dans un sac par exemple sans risquer de tordre ou de déchirer le câble à la base). Le cas échéant, les pièces détachées sont dispo, ce qui en fait un casque durable.
J’ai délibérément choisi un casque “non bluetooth” pour la qualité sonore ; le bluetooth “compresse” le son et la portabilité du son se fait au détriment de sa finesse 😉
Et je dois dire que la qualité sonore est au rendez-vous. C’est un casque NEUTRE, qui ne colore pas le son, ce qui est parfait pour le style de musique que j’écoute (blues, classique, rock) ; Pour ceux qui aiment les grosses basses, passez votre chemin.
C’est aussi un casque parfait pour un usage sur un PC ou en MAO. Pour le rendre encore plus polyvalent, j’ai acheté une rallonge câble de 3m jack femelle/mâle en 6,35, cela me permet de le brancher sur un ampli de guitare ou sur mon interface audio tout en bénéficiant d’une longueur de 4,20 environ. En effet, si le câble d’1,20m torsadé est parfait pour les transports, c’est un peu juste pour un usage avec une guitare ou sur PC.
Je lorgne maintenant sur d’autres casques de la marque. Peut-être qu’un jour, Beyerdynamic va réussir à me réconcilier avec le bluetooth mais mon budget est comme le casque… un peu serré en ce moment 🙂
Dani –
Tragekomfort:
Beyerdynamic DT 240 sind auch für kleinere Köpfe geeignet, soweit ich davon ausgehen kann, weil ich selbst einen haben. Sie bieten einen guten Sitz und bequemen Tragekomfort auch mehrere Stunden hinweg.
Umgebung:
Die Cushions sind aus Kunstleder, die Lauscher haben einen angenehmen Anpressdruck, was einen tollen passiven Noise Cancelling-Effekt mit sich bringt. Gefühlt 50-60% der Umweltgeräusche kann ich im stillen ausgeschalteten Zustand Wahrnehmen, mit laufender Musik höre ich keinen Menschen mehr. Benutze die Kopfhörer am iPhone mit Apple’s Lightning-Adapterkabel auf 3,5er Jack klinke. Funktioniert tadellos.
Zubehör:
Das Kabel das mitgeliefert wird, ist schön lang und bietet mittig noch ein gerollten Abschnitt, dadurch hat man einen Puffer, sollte man sich etwa irgendwo einhängen – Türklinken, etc.
Das Kabel hat eine weiche glatte Oberfläche in guter Qualität und es verheddert sich nicht leicht, das gefällt mir sehr gut.
Zusätzlich zu erwähnen ist, dass der Audio-Stecker am Lauscher vom Kopfhörer eingesteckt kürzer, schmaler und im allgemeinen kleiner ausfällt, als der üblich gewohnte 3,5er Jack.
Einen Ersatz hätte ich dafür bei Verlust nicht auf die Schnelle. Da hoffe ich, dass Beyerdynamic lange Ersatz anbietet zur Nachbestellung. Von der Verfügbarkeit seitens der Firma Beyerdynamic bezüglich von Zubehör hörte ich allerdings besonders gutes. Für den ein oder anderen Tollpatsch vielleicht interessant, also vorher ein Backup-Kabel als Ersatz mitbestellen 👍
Trotzdem etwas positives zum kleineren „Jack Klinke“ der am Kopfhörer angeschlossen wird: Durch die fühlbar kleinere Form auch im Dunkeln ohne rumgemehre schnell ertastbar und ohne Probleme am Lauscher angeschloßen. Situationsbedingt ein großer Pluspunkt (Noch praktischer ist nur Bluetooth).
Wenn man draußen unterwegs ist, ist das Kabel am Smartphone angeschlossen gut ausbalanciert und nicht zu schwer. Mag es also wie es ist.
Funktionalität:
Man hat an beiden Lauschern die Möglichkeit das kleine Klinke-Kabel einzustecken.
Je nach Trageart und Vorliebe, ob links oder rechts, für jeden was dabei.
Klang:
Der Sound im Bass-Bereich gut, nicht over the top. Die Mitteltöne verzerren nicht und es wird nichts verschluckt. Die Hochtönende sind Detailgetreu und sanft (Plärren nicht, wie es beispielsweise, meiner subjektiven Meinung nach bei den Marshall Mayjor IV 32 Ohm Kopfhörer war – Vergleich die DT 240 Pro haben hier 34 Ohm – bei Marshall fiel es rauer aus, bisschen dreckiger, rockiger? Geschmacksache.
Was auch trotzdem gute Kopfhörer sind, allerdings nichts für mich. Das Klangbild der DT 240 Pro ist offen und klar, sehr angenehm und schön balanciert. zusammengefasst ein ausgewogenes und sattes Klangbild.
Habe auch die DT 770 Pro 80 Ohm und DT 990 Pro 250 Ohm im Einsatz am PC mit dem Wave XLR und Wave DX zusammen. Was tolle Kopfhörer sind für mich wenn ich sitze, für den mobilen Einsatz sind die DT 240 Pro ein Sweetspot.
Einwurf:
Freue mich auch mal die Bluetooth-Modelle von BD auszuprobieren und hoffe meinen Gewinner hier zu finden bei beispielsweise dem Aventho Wireless, mal sehen ob es für kleinere Köpfe auch geeigent sein wird. Denn ich hörte es soll sich in Haaren verheddern und bei Brillenträgern drucken, dem möchte ich auch mal mit Sonnenbrille auf dem Grund gehen. Sehen auch sehr spannend aus, für alle die auch noch ein Wireless Kopfhörer suchen: vielleicht ausprobieren, das spielt allerdings in einer anderen Preisklasse, wo man schon einmal kurz ins schwitzen kommt.
Zurück zu den getesteten Modellen.
Alle 3 sind geeignet für kleine Köpfe, bestellen, ausprobieren und dann habt ihr die Qual der Wahl oder ihr behaltet alle. Denn alle haben ihren Einsatzort, wo ein jedes Modell sich eine Medaille holen kann.
Die DT 990er beispielsweise haben eine „offene“ Bauweise und das ist, meiner Meinung nach, nach langer Benutzung der DT 770 ein tolles Mittel für „müden Ohren“ bei einer langen PC Session beim Schneiden, Gaming oder Musikproduktion.
Fazit:
Die Kopfhörer sitzen toll und werde sie behalten. Das Kabel ist leicht, gut ausbalanciert und verheddert nicht. Voller und ausgewogener, detailreicher Sound. Sehr laut an Mobilgeräten (Getestet mit Spotify iPhone 13 Pro).
Wenn diese erhabene Technik bei Beyerdynamic beibehalten wird, bleiben sie meiner Meinung nach nur schwer zu schlagen, eine Sperrspitze in Sachen Klangqualität, die nur schwer zu erreichen ist.
10/10: toller Preis, für tolle Leistung. Klare Kaufempfehlung.
Wichtig noch zum Abschluss:
Das ist meine erlebte subjektive Meinung und Erfahrung. Selbst testen ist immer das beste was man machen kann und wartet auf ein gutes Angebot.
Am ende, da gingen sie doch zurück. Warum?
Am PC da sind Kabel nicht störend, bei der Hausarbeit, bei der Pause in der Arbeit, beim Sport, da schon. So toll die Kopfhörer sind, kabellose Kopfhörer haben es mir schon angetan, den Komfort und die Einfachheit: Habe nun die Aventho Wireless hier.
Meinung hierzu folgt später auf der Produkt-Seite. Hoffe darin endlich meine Kopfhörer für unterwegs gefunden zu haben. Machen einen sehr wertigen und guten Eindruck. Der App für das sounding hat auch auf iOS eine tolle Verbindung ohne Abbrüche.
Avery Donovan –
The best way I can sum up the Beyerdynamic DT 240 Pro is that it’s a well-built, pseudo-circumaural headphone with an overall neutral sound signature with a slight bit of extra bass and it sounds way better than I’d expect for the price. Too fit may be an issue for many people.
The fit and comfort really is my biggest issue with these headphones. The earcups are a lot smaller than any other circumaural headphones I’ve ever owned and it took me some practice to get my ears centered in them in such a way that the earpads touch my pinnae as little as possible and the outer parts of the earpads contact my head. I should note that my ears are on the smaller side (for a guy) though they do stick out a bit. I’d rate the clamping force of the earcups as medium, being a bit lower than the Sennheiser HD600 and maybe a tad bit higher than the (Austrian-made) AKG K 271 Studio. Combining the clamping force with a proper fit helps keep the padded headband from putting too much pressure on the top of my head, something I’m very sensitive to. I can wear them for a couple of hours but I’m definitely relieved to take them off.
Build quality seems solid. The headband has a metal band running through it and the yokes and earcups appear to be metal. I’m not sure if the hardware connecting the headband to the yokes is also metal so this may be a potential weak point. The padding on the headband does not appear to be replaceable. The earpads do appear to be replaceable based on the fact that they can be easily rotated on the earcups, though I have not tried to take them off and I’m not sure Beyerdynamic sells them. The cable is partially coiled with a 1/8″ termination with included screw-on 1/4″ adapter and plugs into the headphones on either earcup with a 3/32″ stereo plug. They are closed-back headphones that both provide some noise isolation and reduces sound leakage, though neither aspect seem especially notable to me (e.g. the Audio-Technica ATH-M50x do much better at noise isolation).
I use these almost entirely for just listening to music at home. I tend to like a slightly dark to neutral sound signature and am extremely sensitive to sibilance. My hearing is a bit worse than average for a person in their mid-30s and I doubt I can really hear anything above roughly 14KHz, so please keep that in mind. My music consists of mostly electronic (synthpop, industrial, EBM, and related genres) with some rock and pop and a little bit of classical (mostly chamber music).
The DT 240 Pro seem to have an overall neutral sound signature to my ears. There is a slight boost in the lower bass region, especially below 100Hz, that adds a little bit of fun. The bass on these cans gets surprisingly deep and likely easily hits 40Hz and lower. Midrange is neither recessed nor prominent and seems relatively flat until near the lower treble. There is a noticeable dip from roughly 4KHz to close to 10KHz that may bother some people and be a boon to others. On one hand, the dip takes a bit of the “energy” and may give a slightly strange tonal balance to music. On the other hand, the dip is in the sibilant region of the treble and is very helpful to those of us that are sensitive to sibilant sounds. This can make poorly-mastered music, compression artifacts, and sibilant vocalists less bothersome to listen to. At around 10KHz and above the treble is fully present, maybe with a slight boost that works well with the slight boost in the bass region. As a whole, I think neutral is the best description for the sound signature and nothing sounds especially exaggerated.
The soundstage and detail on these headphones really surprised me for something in this price range. The soundstage is surprisingly wide and even has some depth. Side-to-side imaging is quite good and is decent front-to-back, though maybe not quite good enough for something like gaming. The level of detail on these cans seems at least similar to what I remember of the Austrian-made AKG K 271 Studio (that I had owned for over 10 years) and easily surpasses the Audio-Technica ATH-M50x I used to have. The way I judge detail is in how much texture I can hear in elements like synthesizers (e.g. variants of the Access Virus) and string instruments (e.g. cellos and pianos), and these cans exceeded my expectations.
These cans are easy to drive and sound fine directly out of sources such as a Google Pixel 3a, Microsoft Surface Pro 6 (be sure to turn off “sound enhancements” and use dedicated mode on your music player!), and the Apple lightning headphone adapter from an iPhone 7 Plus. They do respond to amplification from even modest amps like the FiiO A3 with a slightly larger soundstage, improved detail retrieval, and better control and depth in the bass region. An amp enhances some aspects of the DT 240 Pro but it does not change their overall character.
I really do think the Beyerdynamic DT 240 Pro are a bargain in terms of sound quality for the price, if they fit you comfortably and the earpads can get a seal. Their overall neutral sound signature should at least be inoffensive to most people, though it is also not particularly exciting. The dip in the lower treble is probably the most polarizing aspect of the sound signature, with some people really not liking it while those that are sensitive to sibilant sounds might very much like it. These cans should definitely be on your shopping list if you are looking for headphones that actually sound good that are under a hundred dollars.
antonio fernando anunciaçao gil –
Good sounding headphones!
Pam Steinke –
Qualidade mto boa do som, apenas poderia ser maior para cobrir toda orelha.
Donald K. –
The Beyerdynamic headphones are excellent. I bought them in 2022 and have had no problems with them. I have worn them for over 3 hours at a time, and they are very comfortable. The sound quality is superb, and they are well made. They block out any background noise. The cord that comes with the headphones, and attach the headphones to my microphone, is plenty long. The headphones were reasonably priced. I recommend them to anyone.
Dani –
I normally go for in ear, but these were a nice change. Very comfortable and the sound is great for the price. A little on the bass heavy side, very well made as I have heard from this brand, will definitely be looking at more from this brand. I’m a sennheiser user ie.100 and ie.300. As while these do not reproduce the same sounds as the in ear they are very easy listening.