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Solid German Design and Execution
The drivers in the DT 1770 Pro sound stunning and the soundstage/stereo image representation they offer is incredible for a pair of closed back headphones. To add, the build quality is exceptionally chunky while remaining light enough on your head. They fit incredibly well around your entire ear, are comfortable to wear for hours, and the headband can extend to fit any size head. The sound isolation is top notch with both the default velour ear pads and even moreso with the pleather ear pads. The wired connection is a chunky 3-pin mini-XLR which also lends a feeling of superior design & manufacturing. My three qualms are as follows. 1: The ear pad replacement system is utterly archaic for how beautifully designed the rest of these cans are. 2: The earcups don't swivel back & forth more than a few degrees, and 3: There isn't a connection point on the right earcup; changing these would greatly improve convenience. They're also a bit pricey considering Beyerdynamic doesn't do anything crazy in regards to the little extra details. That being said, they're the core bread and butter of studio closed backs done right and durably. In love with these currently!
198
Absolute Beauty
This is one of the best-sounding acoustic guitars I've ever heard. By far one of the easiest to play too, and mine has held up very well for years and years. My only complaint is the pickup/mic which is trash, however I've never used it really and you probably wouldn't either so it's no big problem.
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Y'all Like Crunchy Stuff?
Maul (discontinued) is the saturation and subtle distortion nemesis to Trash2. While it wont get you all sorts of mangled mid tones, and is lacking anything comparable to the "Convulsion" tab in Trash, it truly brings out the best in the sounds you want distorted. I miss it dearly and will be trying to find a working version.
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A Bit Wonky, But Fun
AlterBoy does a decent job with monophonic pitch stability, and the Formant knob really brings this one onto the forefront when you need something in a different key and/or tonality range. It usually only freaks out with pitch glitches if you're also teasing it with other pitch shifting.
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AT's Best Drivers, Worst Design
The sound profile from this pair is second to none, however the build quality is still lacking, and hasn't moved on from its predecessors. While the 50x's at least had a 2-pin system which held the earcups onto the frame, the 70x's merely have an internal plastic screw which connects these bits, and also allows for the 45 degree rotation of each earcup. This piece of plastic is what failed on mine, forcing me to glue it back as it had entirely shattered. There was no way to temporarily fix the problem, like the pin system on the 50s allows you to do. Disappointing to say the least, but the glue has held for a year until the other earcup snapped this past December. RIP