Glad it helped!

Thanks, and I hope the mod goes OK - take your time and you should be good ;)

If you have a hunt through our other videos we have some showing the details on the mods but I may do a new one soon similar to this where we get a few stock ones and modded ones and compare them. Here is the vid on the 8k filter kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pchlopOous_LlHk.html

@@CustomCans Thank you for the link. Believe it or not I did actually look through the videos but it seems I failed on my quest.

It is probably down to personal taste but if you get a chance to have a go on them, the 1990s are good... It is just a shame that they are so expensive at the moment

Yes - I can confirm, the hair thing is odd - we have had quite a few over the years witht that problem. I am not sure whether that opaper they use to cover the driver is to blame or whethet the people that like beyers have sturdier hair ;)

I would also be interested in the DT 1990 (I also have the DT880 Edition and am very satisfied with it) but I have to honestly admit that the significantly higher clamping force of the 1990 (N 6.6) compared to the 880 (N 2.8) puts me off. If only there was at least a 1990 Edition with a clamping force equal to the Amiron Home of N 4.0. But N 6.6...no way for me.

Yeh... the drivers in the 1990 are pretty amazing

Yes - these are pretty amazing if you can tame the treble peak a bit.

Yes and they are a lovely company to deal with as well

Yes, we will probably get round to the DT250 eventually but we have a lot of other things in the queue to be done before that

Yes, I think so - they have the same magic as the 990 but with better bass extension.

The 1990 do have a certain magic that has to be herd.... not to everyone's taste but I like them

You can just buy that part and replace it.. I think they are around £20 a set

Thanks for the tip and I see that they can unscrew so will do that and also get replacement ear pads at the same time but could also be interested in purchasing a pair of your modified 990s which seem to be around the same price as a new pair of 900X

Ah - yeh, sorry as I did that test separately, I for got to save it and could not cut it into the video - it did have quite a sharp spike in the treble though from what I remember

@@CustomCans Yes there is more highs presence. I tested them without the foam and was really confused if i like it or not. There is some opinions that people actually like them more like that. Nonetheless if you are able to mod them i truly believe they have extraordinary capabilities (technicalities, spaciousness, imagining, low end delivery). Modding and retuning from the scratch - That would be a great content to follow. I would do that by myself or i will if i get some good deal on 2nd hand unit. Cannot justify 1000€ purchase that need modding.

Sorry - I did not check which pads they had on them. I do plan on doing a pad rolling video for beyerdynamic at some point

@@CustomCans Looking forward to it!

Yes ... You will have to let us know how you get on with them

​@@CustomCansAbsolutely, my Friend. 🙂 However, I wish to see the difference between 1990 and Hifiman Ananda's, which I sold last weekend. Ananda's sound was the best I heard so far for music listening. For competitive FPS games, it was not that good as 900 PRO X, might be because I was too skeptical with their sound in games and how they sat on my head. They are gigantic compared to 900😊 However its hard to compare dynamic and planars headphones, I think. I might be wrong, I'm just amateur enjoyer who loves your channel.❤

@@CrafteG Hows the 1990's ? I currently owned 770, 990, and Edition XS so we are on a similar path here. I have plenty of amp in my Magni/Modi and consider selling XS for 900 pro x or 1990's. I really find myself switching back to 990 for comfort alone. The sound quality of XS is supreme but honestly overkill for most of the time. I prefer 990 for most media except pure music enjoyment or serious gaming -- the XS are amazing.

​Hey! I got mine 1990 last Saturday and I enjoy them. I found them more comfortable than 900 PRO X and better soundwise. I can sit in 1990 for about 5-7 hours with take them off only once I need to get to the restroom or make cup of coffee. 1990 high peak was noticeable for the first day and day after, I just got used to it and found it very good in competitive FPS games as you hear shots very well from the far. I had only ifi Zen Dac V2, and it could not provide enough juice for 1990 as it 250 - Ohm, so I got ifi Zen Can and now use them in stack and very happy with the sound. In terms of comparison vs Hifiman Ananda, Stealth magnets - music soundwise Ananda is better to me. I think Planars will be all the time better vs Dynamic drivers. It's just my personal subjective opinion. Im not an expert. 1990 is not bad in terms of music - it's just neutral sound like monitors, with wide space for EQ if required. Which I found very good to me. In terms of gaming and comfort - 1990 way better for me. Ananda's was massive and bulky on my head, not comfortable for sure. Also, I used to try XS, they sits even worse than Ananda's. Long story short - 1990 is the best for me so far. I love their sound, build, and comfort, and I don't want to look for anything else anymore. Hope this helps, just remember the choice is always yours.

@@CrafteG Such a helpful review dude. Seriously, thank you!

No problem 👍

Yeh... The the 990 does have a certain magic ... and yes, if you get a chance, you should have a go on some 1990s

I currently own the dt990, 1990, tygr, t5 2nd and 3rd gen and t1 2nd gen. My favourite is the dt1990 with dekoni elite velours. I use them most days as my daily driver

Yes I will probably do something like that in a month or so... I can't afford got get the T5s in though

@@CustomCans t5 gen2 have the brighter signature of older beyers while the gen3 is far warmer

No - I will have to go a pad video, trying different pads

@@CustomCans ✌🎧👍

Don't let beyerdynamic hear that or they will put the price up again ;)

Yes - I have had a bit of a play with them and they are very nice - we designed and produced a balanced conversion kit for them as well kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rpydpq6i3cmvk5c.html

@@CustomCans omg, i need this one incl. a nice cable for my xlr amp.🤩 you ship to germany? If yes, i will contact in 3 weeks or so, as soon when i´m back home.

@@Hakku1403 Yes we ship world wide. Most of our customers are outside the UK

@@CustomCans nice, i will contact you.

Yes, it may also be that fact that our graphs have no smoothing added so very sharp dips and peaks look more noticeable

That is how they are.. As it is such a thin dip it is not something you notice when listening

I hope to be just like future Jason when I grow up ;)

good to hear... I don't game a lot so feedback like that is super helpful

Found a store close by to listen to the 1990. To me they are way to close to the hd650 that I'm replacing. They do have greater detail and tighter bass. But they have that shrill top end that I can't handle for anny longer period of times.. Great if you like that top end but not for me.

No - it will not be that easy - try cupping your hands over the back while listening and see how it affects the sound - they would need to be completely re-tuned / re-designed to make them sound decent kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qdtkYK6pntOtkYU.html

Yes... they are a bit special

It could be a hair poking through the foam and touching the driver - we have seen it a few times. Pulling them apart, and blowing out any hairs that have got inside often fixes it

@@CustomCans On at least 2 of my pairs these distortions were directly from the box, literally unboxing and going to the tone generator to make sure I got a good pair. And they were all 100% brand new. On the other ones the problems appeared within a week or so. There's quite a lot of foam and paper for a hair to penetrate before reaching the driver. What do you mean by pulling them apart? Pulling apart the driver itself? Also these distortions can often change/disappear temporarily if you tap the cup/take out the driver and re-insert it. So doing that and blowing clean the cup doesn't have to mean that there was actually something loose/hair inside. I have been analyzing these distortions for years because the headphones are so good otherwise, I just want them to work. I'm certain it's a driver problem. Similar problems have been talked about since the release of these headphones, and also Beyerdynamic even did a recall on these because of driver problems early in production. Never had any similar problems with my other Beyers, (770,880,990. 700/900) only the DT 1770/1990. I last heard about it just a couple of days ago on the Headphones sub-reddit about a guy with the exact same problem on his brand new DT 1770, for example. He said he heard some distortions in a couple of tracks but couldn't reproduce it. I told him to use the tone generator around 10-300hz, because that's where I usually find them, and he immediately localized it on 40 and 300hz. Also I did a new thread on this a while ago and asked redditors to try the tone generator with their 1770/1990, there were a couple of people that found their drivers distorting which they didn't noticed before. But also so many people that gets defensive, because Beyerdynamic has been making headphones for so long and they would never do anything wrong, and my headphones are so expensive and feel so premium, of course there would not be anything wrong with the driver. It's really sad because that just keeps Beyerdynamic from actually fixing this flaw. Sometimes I wonder if it's part of planned obsolesence. I wouldn't be pushing this thing if I wasn't 100% sure it's a driver defect. I just hope Beyerdynamic will do something about it so that I can buy and enjoy my endgame headphones without the headache of trying to convince people something's wrong. But in order to do that, people will have to stop defending Beyerdynamic just because they have a good reputation.

​@@Terra101thank you for this, this is why I opted not to get Maxwells either

@@AquaLady153 Got the same distortions on my DT 990 Pro's now too.

I suppose it is down to personal taste but I do prefer the DT1990. Perhaps that is why they have upped the price recently

I power my dt880 600 ohm with a fiio q11

I have not had a really good listen to the premium 990s... I will have to order some in and compare them

Yes, Perhaps beyer should sell them with a few different disks you can pit in to tune them to your taste

@@CustomCans yes, Dan Clark provide 4 different foam & felt inlays in addition to the driver protection foam.

@@CustomCans Totally agree 👍

I will have to give that a try at some point

Have you tried the bogroll mod'?

@Fred no, you mean using it instead of the foam disc? What I have tried in one of my DT770s is coffee filter paper, it is a similar consistency to the material that beyerdynamic already use to protect the driver and it doesn't do anything too screwy to the sound, not that different to the stock foam. There is a KZfaq video of a guy trying various materials with a Tygr, he liked the coffee filter because it tamed the treble, but I don't find the DT770 bright anyway. I'm going to try it on the DT1990. I think it's safer to use than toilet paper, it's lint free and harder to tear.

@@frederf69 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g-CDbLSpstDTiIE.html

toilet paper under the foam. Please let me know how you get on with the coffee filter paper; haven't tried that one yet. I don't find the 770 too bright, but the 1990 can be sometimes. its tricky because there is a lot of overlap between upper harmonics & lower end of cymbals. i'll look out for the vid you recommended ✌😎👍

@fifa14623 Yes but you should also know that the build quality is not as good. They also have a non coiled cable and non detachable cable... You could put the drivers in the pro housing or at least do a cable mod on the 990 non pro.

@@KZfaqDoxedMyRealName In my opinion the 990 Premium edition 600ohm have more bass than the 990 Pro and they are much more comfortable. The 990 Premium Edition is one of the most comfortable headphones I've ever had, and the clamp force is nothing like the pro version. I love my 990 Premium 600ohm and 880 600ohm with Dekoni Choice Suede pads.

It would probably be down to personal taste. We have had a few pairs of those in to have the cables replaced and they do sound nice but I have not compared them directly to the 1990. The 1990 is more of a studio headphone and the T1P is tuned for audiophiles

Yeh the SR80 also punch way above their weight - we will have to do a mod video on those at some point

nice ;)