pdrm360
Headphoneus Supremus
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Do you folks have any idea what the warmest sounding tube for Crack is?
Spent today 7 hours to do all soldering. Likely no mistakes.
And yes, with Beyerdynamic T1 it sounds great!
And one more interesting thing: it is said that one need high-Ohm headphones...
The issue isn't volume level. Lower impedance headphones will not be controlled as well in the bass region as they would by an amp with a lower output impedance. It's not like low impedance headphones won't work at all with a Crack. But if you do a side by side comparison with an amp designed for lower impedance headphones like a S.E.X. amp you will hear the differences.
The issue isn't volume level. Lower impedance headphones will not be controlled as well in the bass region as they would by an amp with a lower output impedance. It's not like low impedance headphones won't work at all with a Crack. But if you do a side by side comparison with an amp designed for lower impedance headphones like a S.E.X. amp you will hear the differences.
I have a set of Shure SRH 440s (32 ohm) and the 250 ohm DT 770s. If I listen to the SRH440s with my cmoyBB, they sound very analytical with a very flat frequency response. The DT770s with the Crack tend to have accentuated bass and perhaps some accentuated treble with a slightly recessed midrange.
If I listen to the SRH440s with the Crack, then the bass becomes very loose and flabby. I was quite amazed at the change in character. I definitely prefer the DT770s with the Crack.
On another note, I can use the DT770s straight out of the iPhone, I lose some volume, but otherwise they tend to sound OK. Not as good as out of the Crack, but not as bad as the SRH440s with the Crack. Edit: Should add that I listen at low volumes. At higher volumes, the Crack / DT770 combo sounds a lot better than straight out of the iPhone.
Yeah, complete impedence mismatch with your 440's. It should sound like crap on the crack, which apparently it does. Read up on the amping requirements for these cans. all of your observations are spot on.
Highs and mids are so beautiful, clear and liquid like. On the other side, while bass is pretty good, but not at the level of mids and highs. I am wondering would it be healed by Speedball Upgrade?
I'm not sure it will - what you are describing is pretty much what the T1s sounded like to me - not something to fix with an amp change, just their sound signature.