Arrived today & sounds great! 😊 New wins by a (surprisingly) long way. Like regaining hearing or something!

‘using a dedicated DAC into the amp‘s line inputs should yield a significant improvement’ - yes, planning to do that!

That’s interesting. The Dac in the Aria (from iphone - cck) sounds much better to me than the Apple lightning adapter one. I’m looking forward to comparing with the zen dac

I’ve ordered an ifi zen dac v2 so I will try the old vs new when it arrives! :relaxed:

thank you :thumbsup:

Hello, for various reasons I have been away from this hobby for about 15 years but have recently bought a set of Hifiman Devas. I am running them through an oldish Meier Audio Cordia Aria headphone amp/USB DAC and they sound great to me. My question is, though - has technology moved on? Would a...

Quote: Originally Posted by Rickio Another I also have to agree I also have DT880 and DT990 and I love the DT880 but once I put on the DT990 I usually end up not taking them off for the rest of my listening session. DT880 sounds so good but DT990 just rocks and oh I have the new...

Quote: Originally Posted by PaulBoy Its arrived! 3 days to UK from ordering - well done Jan! Is it all that I hoped? Initial impressions hell yes! Build & looks are, as someone else here put it, "like something that looks like it cost over a $1,000" Soundwise my journey into DAC / PC...

Quote: Originally Posted by Unearthed I couldn't agree more with this entire post. I always thought he was singing "Because he had to" on "Like a Rolling Stone." I like the lyrics...he just sounds a little like he doesn't feel like singing it but he's putting that fake emotion into it...

Quote: Originally Posted by PinkFloyd Maybe he's got a girlfriend and is buying the hot pants for her? Yes, some people on Head-Fi "do" have girlfriends I believe Yeah, women really go for the head-fi type - everytime they speak they get 'I CAN'T HEAR YOU I HAVE MY HEADPHONES ON'...

It has been quite an experience listening to the aria & beyer dt880's & 990's. The detail & soundstage is amazing - almost to an overwhelming degree with the 880's. The separation between instruments is quite something - you can switch attention from one to another without straining to pick them...

Thanks for the review. I have the old 880's and the new 990's & I prefer the new 990's - much more engaging & fun. Something that has been troubling me for a little time though - how do you know that one is 'correct'? Surely we always hear the music filtered in some way or another - in fact...

Quote: Originally Posted by mattg3 Is the dt990 head grip stronger than the sennheiser vice grip or more comfortable.I had to put my hd555 around books a number of nights before I got a comfortable head grip.If i dont use it for a while it gets tight again.Thinking of dt990 but dont want...

Quote: Originally Posted by Ikon It is quite similar to the old DT880, perhaps a tad more bassy and the highs could be a bit more laid back. But beware that I do not have the old DT880 here for direct comparison, I had one for about a month before returning in early january. The...

Quote: Originally Posted by arielext Have you tried them yet with the Aria? I'm loving the 2003's so much. powering them through the Aria it's just like those two were made for each other. At first I thought I missed some of the mid-high section but after extensive listening and...