Audio-Technica ATH-R70x vs beyerdynamic DT 1990 PRO

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ATH-R70x compared with DT 1990 PRO

	Audio-TechnicaATH-R70x	beyerdynamicDT 1990 PRO
Overview
Released
Released	March 2015	September 2016
Sound
Type
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	No	No
Driver size
Driver size	45 mm	45 mm
Back
Back	Open	Open
Impedance
Impedance	470 ohms	250 ohms
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	None (wired)	None (wired)
Drivers
Drivers	Dynamic, 45 mm with high-efficiency magnets, a pure alloy magnetic circuit and carbon composite resin; 5 – 40,000 Hz; 98 dB/mW; maximum input power 1,000 mW at 1 kHz	45 mm Tesla dynamic drivers, open; 5 – 40,000 Hz; 102 dB SPL (1 mW, 500 Hz); max. 125 dB SPL (200 mW, 500 Hz); THD < 0.05% (1 mW, 500 Hz); rated power handling 200 mW
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	No battery (wired)	No battery (wired)
Design
Weight
Weight	210 g (better)	370 g
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	Yes	Yes
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Circumaural, open-back with aluminium honeycomb-mesh housings; self-adjusting 3D Wing Support headband; breathable fabric ear pads, replaceable	Circumaural, open-back; nominal contact pressure approx. 6.6 N; replaceable headband padding and ear pads, two sets supplied ("analytical" for a neutral sound, "balanced" with slightly more bass)
Works with
Works with	Dual-sided detachable locking cable, independent of left and right orientation	3 m straight cable and 5 m coiled cable (extended), detachable, with a 3-pin mini-XLR connector on one side; gold-plated 3.5 mm stereo jack with 6.35 mm adapter (the manual; beyerdynamic's product page lists a 6.35 mm jack plug)
Colours
Colours	Black	–
In the box
In the box	ATH-R70x headphones, cable, carrying pouch	Headphones, two sets of ear pads, 3 m straight cable, 5 m coiled cable, hard case