beyerdynamic DT 275 PRO High-Isolation On-Ear Monitoring Headphones
Precision acoustic control built for high-SPL environments. Engineered in Germany, the beyerdynamic DT 275 PRO delivers studio-grade clarity, uncompromised passive noise isolation, and long-session comfort for professionals who operate where every detail counts.
When It Gets Loud, Hear What Matters
On set, at Front of House (FOH), or in the DJ booth, there is rarely a second chance. A subtle clothing rustle on a lavalier mic, a masked signal during a live mix, or an off-beat cue in a loud venue can ruin a performance.
The beyerdynamic DT 275 PRO is purpose-built for fast-moving, high-pressure environments. Combining 22 dBA of passive noise isolation with precise, balanced sound tuning, it ensures you make confident audio decisions without the guesswork. Compact, ultra-durable, and weighing just 195 grams, it is the ultimate monitoring tool for location sound recordists, live sound engineers, and mobile DJs.
Key Features
Premium Noise Isolation & Sound Control
Class-Leading 22 dBA Isolation: High passive noise reduction blocks out distracting environmental sound on set, at FOH, or in the DJ booth without introducing artificial electronic noise floor.
Speech & Level Precision: Balanced driver tuning highlights vocal formants and critical cues, ensuring fast, confident level assessment in noisy workspaces.
Smart Workstation Flexibility
Dual-Sided Locking Cable: The 1.5 m detachable cable features a secure bayonet lock and connects to either the left or right ear cup to keep your workspace free of cable clutter.
Decoupled Mechanical Design: Custom acoustic housing isolates internal drivers from cable handling noise and physical friction during active movement.
Ergonomics & Mobile Portability
Ultra-Lightweight Frame: Weighs just 195 grams, delivering exceptional long-session comfort and eliminating head and neck fatigue during marathon production days.
Flat-Folding Ear Cups: 90° swivelling ear cups allow for rapid single-ear cueing, effortless handling around the neck, and compact storage in gig bags.
Built for Daily Professional Use
Sweat-Resistant Comfort: High-density foam padding and soft leatherette earpads ensure a tight acoustic seal and lasting comfort in high-temperature environments.
Fully Serviceable Construction: Extend product lifespan with easily user-replaceable ear pads, headband cushioning, and locking cables.
Applications & Target Workflows
Audio-for-Video Professionals & Content Creators
In film production, broadcast journalism, and field recording, catching unwanted audio issues live on set is essential to avoid costly post-production repairs. Fixing dialogue later is time-consuming, meaning your live monitoring tool needs to be completely transparent. The DT 275 PRO is tuned specifically to bring vocal formants to the forefront, making it effortless to evaluate speech intelligibility on the fly. Whether hunting down lavalier clothing rustle, wind turbulence, or wireless dropouts, it ensures total clarity even when standing right next to heavy traffic, generator hum, or bustling crew activity.
Surgical Speech Clarity: The frequency response is tailored to highlight speech intelligibility, letting sound recordists and camera operators evaluate dialogue instantly.
Ergonomic Field Rig Integration: The dual-sided locking bayonet connection allows you to route the cable to whichever side your field recorder, mixer bag, or camera cage sits, keeping your hands free and your rig tidy.
All-Day Production Comfort: Weighing just 195g, the ultra-lightweight frame eliminates neck fatigue during multi-hour documentary shoots, broadcast interviews, or run-and-gun street reporting.
On-Set Tip: When working with wireless lavaliers, the 22 dBA passive attenuation allows you to accurately detect subtle RF interference and floor noise without needing to push headphone monitoring levels to damaging volumes.
Live Sound & Front of House
Hearing your cue mix over 100+ dB of stage volume and room acoustics at Front of House is a constant, demanding battle. When managing live bands or corporate events, you need absolute acoustic separation from the room so you can make confident, precise adjustments. The DT 275 PRO acts as an acoustic shield, isolating your ears from ambient reflections and stage bleed. By blocking out 22 dBA of surrounding noise, it allows you to evaluate pre-fader solos critically without cranking headphone gain, protecting your hearing acuity over long festivals, tours, and services.
Critical PFL & Solo Checks: High passive isolation lets you isolate individual channels (PFL) to listen for subtle feedback tendencies, distorted vocal peaks, or mistuned instrument inputs over a loud venue PA.
Hearing Protection at High SPL: By blocking out 22 dBA of ambient sound, you do not need to crank the headphone amplifier to hear your cue mix, preserving critical hearing acuity.
Low-Impedance Versatility: At 45 Ω, the drivers deliver punchy, distortion-free audio when plugged directly into compact digital consoles, personal monitor mixers, or auxiliary headphone outputs without needing an external amplifier.
FOH Workflow: Use the swivelling ear cups to rapidly flip between your isolated solo cue in one ear and the room acoustics in the other for instant time-alignment checks.
DJ Cueing & Mobile Performance
High-energy DJ booths, dark venues, and pop-up spaces demand monitoring tools that deliver punchy audio while blocking out overwhelming low-end room rumble. When the main PA system is pushing massive sub-bass, standard headphones can allow low frequencies to bleed through, making precise timing difficult. The DT 275 PRO’s closed-back, on-ear fit seals tightly to keep transient response crisp, punchy, and articulate. Kick drums, snare snaps, and sync points stand out with total clarity, allowing you to execute flawless beatmatching and tight cue checks under heavy PA pressure.
Tight, Distortion-Free Beatmatching: The closed-back, on-ear design seals tightly against the ear, preventing high-volume room reverb and low-end booth rumble from muddying your cue track.
Agile, Adaptable Handling: Ear cups rotate flat for effortless neck-worn monitoring, fast single-ear cueing, and compact storage in gig bags between venues.
Rugged, Gig-Ready Construction: Built with high-density materials, sweat-resistant padded leatherette, and fully replaceable cabling and pads, the DT 275 PRO is built to survive intense touring schedules and mobile road trips.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does the DT 275 PRO compare to the DT 270 PRO?
The DT 270 PRO is a compact over-ear studio headphone tuned for music creation and studio tracking ("create-first"). The DT 275 PRO is a high-isolation on-ear monitoring tool optimized for loud, mobile environments like video sets, FOH mixing, and DJ booths ("control-first").
Can the cable be attached to either side?
Yes. It features a detachable locking bayonet connection that plugs into either the left or right ear cup, giving you complete setup flexibility.
Is an external headphone amplifier required?
No. With a 45 Ω nominal impedance and high output sensitivity, the DT 275 PRO reaches clean, robust monitoring levels directly from camera bodies, field recorders, laptops, and mixers.
The specs
Acoustic Design: Closed-back
Wearing Type: On-ear
Frequency Response: 5 - 24,000 Hz
Nominal Impedance: 45 Ω
Sound Pressure Level @ 1mW / 500 Hz: 105 dB SPL
Sound Pressure Level @ 1 V / 500 Hz: 119 dB SPL
T.H.D.: < 0.04 %
Maximum Short-Term Power Handling Capacity: 100 mW
Ambient Noise Attenuation: 22 dBA
Nominal Headband Pressure: 4.3 N
Weight (Without Connecting Cable): 195 g
Length and Type of Cable: 1.5 m / Special Cable (Coiled and Straight)
Connection: Gold-Plated Mini Stereo Jack Plug (3.5 mm) and 1/4" aAapter (6.35 mm)