Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro vs V-MODA Crossfade M-100 (2012)

Techradar, a review site with a history of doing objective hands-on testing, has great things to say about the Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro. In fact, it's "The best professional over-ear headphones" in its "The best over-ear headphones for 2023: top cans from top brands" roundup, which points toward it being a good Open-Back Headphone.

Moving on to the V-MODA Crossfade M-100 (2012): 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 TrustedReviews, TechSpot, CNET, Head-fi, PCmag, Laptop Mag, HomeTheaterReview.com, Rtings, and What Hi-Fi?, enough for them to include them on those lists.

Our direct Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro vs. V-MODA Crossfade M-100 (2012) comparison of their review scores has shown that, out of sources that tested both Open-Back Headphones, Head-fi and Rtings preferred the Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro, whereas PCmag seemed to like both equally.

We also looked at which sources liked these products best and found that the Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro got its highest, 10, review score from Techradar, while the V-MODA Crossfade M-100 (2012) most impressed reviewers at Digitaltrends, which gave it a score of 9.

Lastly, we compared their review averages and found that the Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro did much better than the majority of its competitors, with an average review score of 8.6 out of 10, compared to the 7.8 overall average of Open-Back Headphones in general, whereas the V-MODA Crossfade M-100 (2012) hasn't managed to perform quite as well, with an average rating of 7.8.