- How long you use it? 7-8 months very regularly. - What is so special that you love the most, least?

Beyerdynamic has been known to produce some of the best headphones and microphones ever created for all types of professional uses. Their products range from Broadcast TV, to Hearing Aids, to Pilots, and also to DJ's.

Way back before headphones became a multi-billion dollar industry, the options available for people to buy were rather meager. You mostly had earbuds, a selection of on-ears (predominantly Sennheiser) and professional monitor headphones, and never the thrice should meet.

The Beyerdynamic DT 770 Studio is a well-built monitor headphone which sounds more open and dynamic than its closed-back construction might suggest; The headphones offer a level of comfort not offered by other professional headphones

The DT 770 Studio suffers from limited distribution and is easily confused with other similarly-named, but very different sounding, DT 770 models; The non-removable three-meter cable means the headphone is poorly suited to mobile use

The new Beyerdynamic DT 770 M, selling for $179.00 is marketed toward drummers and Front of House mix engineers because of its extreme sound isolation. It also includes a volume control on the cable. But are these the only changes to the headphones?

There's very little not to like about the classic Beyerdynamic DT 770 Studio. They stack up against the top headphones for tracking out there-with more body and depth than the less expensive, but always reliable, Sennheiser HD 280 Pro.

Excellent audio performance, with superb high frequency clarity and accuracy; Comfortable, secure fit; Very little sound leakage

Not for use with mobile devices; No removable cable; Not for those seeking highly boosted bass

The Beyerdynamic DT 770 M is a professional, no-frills tool for convenient control and playback of music. The headphones show at every point that this is a proven product that has been continuously optimised over the decades and whose qualities are convincing in every respect.