Sony WH-CH710 vs Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro

The Sony WH-CH710N is an example of a great Closed-Back Headphone at its $130 budget.

In the case of the $599 Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro, however, we weren't able to find enough data to come to any reliable conclusions. If you're considering buying a Closed-Back Headphone in the $370 range, we encourage you to take a look at some other options.

The Sony WH-CH710N was loved by reviewers at CNET, a highly trusted source that performs reliable in-depth testing. It did great in its "Best Sony headphones for 2022" roundup where it was named its "Best budget noise-canceling Sony headphones", which, in itself, makes it a product worth considering.

Moving on to the Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro: it was unable to reach the very top of any roundups from sources that conduct reliable and unbiased testing. Nonetheless, it still managed to impress reviewers from a number of such sites, like Headfonics, Head-fi, SoundGuys, Rtings, PCmag, and Android Central, enough for them to include them on those lists.

We conducted an analysis of all of the review data that we could find on these two products. First, we focused on sources that tested and rated both of them, like SoundGuys and PCmag, and learned that they all showed a preference for the Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro.

Then we took a look at the highest review scores that these two Closed-Back Headphones received. We found that the Sony WH-CH710N managed to earn a rating of 7.8 from SoundGuys, whereas the Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro got its highest, 8.5, score from reviewers at Headfonics.

Lastly, in order to better compare them to the rest of their competition, we averaged out their review scores. The Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro managed to get 8.3 out of 10 - considerably better than the 7.4 review average of Closed-Back Headphones in general - whereas the Sony WH-CH710N earned 7.4 points.

It should be said that doing a direct Sony WH-CH710N vs. Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro comparison might not be entirely fair due to the difference in their prices - some sources don't put much weight on value for money and thus tend to give better review scores to more expensive products.