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Originally posted by hybridamp
And as for the bass, I want plenty of quantity, with plenty of quality. Is this 2 demanding to ask for headphones? |
For years I thought that headphones couldn’t do bass like full-range speakers. I formed that opinion based on years of audiophile headphone listening. All the other phones I’d tried up to that point made me feel like I was missing something (read: the bottom octave). Then I heard the DT-770. It completely changed my conception of headphones. I no longer feel like I’m missing anything with the DT-770.
But in the interest of full disclosure, the DT-770 has a lot of treble as well as bass. And I mean
a lot of treble. To my ears, the upper treble is as boosted as the bass. Check out this headroom graph of the DT-770 pro:
Many people describe the DT-770 as dark. It’s beyond me how anyone could use that adjective for the DT-770. The DT-770 may sound thick and bass heavy, but dark it ain’t.
In fact, the ridiculously extended treble is the major flaw of the DT-770 to my ears. I literally have to use EQ to tone down the high-end. Also note that the midrange takes a bit of a back seat because the bass and treble are so forward. I feel that the midrange is very clear and focused, but vocals probably won’t seem as ‘lush’ as on the SR-325.
I have also found that using a high-ohm headphone jack output cures some of this hollowness. I use the DT-770 with the NAD C320BEE integrated amp which has a headphone output of 220 ohms. The midrange gap seems nicely filled with the NAD. I’ve also used the DT-770 with lower-impedance output headphone amps and the midrange recession seemed worse.
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Originally posted by JeffL
So while a DT770 may immediately please, do not be surprised if in a year you have to change to another set of headphones. |
I went back to the DT-770 after trying the DT-880 and HD600. Neither one of the latter two phones pleased me in the long run because I felt that there was (again) something missing.
I also find the DT-770 surprisingly non-fatiguing. Sure, the DT-880 wins the lack of fatigue contest -- but the DT-770 comes pretty close, IMO.
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Originally posted by harkamus
You must now join Team BASShead, Team beyerdynamic)))), and Team Team I-will-not-spend-any-more-money-on-headphone-paraphernalia. You only get to join the last one if you're a true bassfreak. ...because if you are, there will be nothing else that you need . . . |
I feel exactly the same way. I stopped shopping for new phones quite some time ago. My days of buying new phones are over. Well, maybe the DT-770 80-ohm version.
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Originally posted by hottyson
The Beyerdynamic DT-770 has tremendously much more bass. I thought that was what I wanted but after listing to it I now know that that much bass literally hurts. |
How loud were you listening? I feel that the DT-770 is a low-level listening type of phone. Because the bass and treble are so forward, there’s no need to really crank them up, IMO.