Hi, I'm a very long time lurker that just made an account. I have ordered the DT880/600 Premium (ie straight cable), but am now having doubts regarding the cable reliability; especially because of this review. First, I notice that the cable is not detachable like my AKG K702. How hard would it...

I've had these DT 880 for about five months now and when I went to put them on there is almost no sound coming out of the left driver. I don't hear anything out of the ordinary it's just that it's very, very quiet. Honestly I don't know what's wrong but I want to say that the soldered wires have...

I've come across a couple other threads on this topic here, and have seen amps like the Little Dot and the DarkVoice mentioned.  I wanted to see if there are other options I should be looking at.   Right now I have Millett Minimax and an ASL MG Head OTL.  I'm going to have to give one of...

Any opinions on this? I'm thinking of getting a pair of 325is ( or maybe a pair of 225i). Is there anything you believe Grado 225/325 would do better than my DT880?

Hi people.   How different would be driving a Beyerdynamic DT880, 250 ohm and 600 ohm versions from a vintage 70's pre-amp (Sansui CA-3000, Pioneer SPEC-1...), a new small mixer board (Mackie VLZ3, Allen&Heath, etc...), or a new dedicated headphone amplifier, like the Headroom series...

What is a semi open headphone? How much leakage of sound is there? I'm getting complaints about sound leakage from my AKG 701. I'm looking for  a headphone that wont leak sound but sounds good. I've read good things about the dt770 600 ohms.I' got about $300 to spend. Are there any others I...

Hey!    My actual headphone is a Beyerdynamic DT880 @600 ohm. It is great for classical music or jazz but I think for Rock and Metal there are better headphone out there. What I need in comparison to my Beyer is more and faster treble and livelier voices and guitars, overall more musican...

I want to know how big my head is by comparing it with others. I have my DTs set to the 4th notch (the 4th dot/circle) on both sides. Take the poll! You can see how big your head is.         Ram (Rom)

I need a set of headphones for use strictly with my desktop PC --- for listening to music, and also for watching movies on blu-ray.  My budget is on the low end of $250.  After much research, I think the Beyerdynamic DT880 may be the best choice at that price range.   Unfortunately, I have...

I got my DT880s a couple days ago and setup my old Yamaha to drive them.  While its not the best synergy, it doesn't seem to have any trouble with the 600 ohms.  My first impression was, "Wow, bright!"  But after a few hours of usage, they seem to have settled a bit and are much more...

Hi, thought I would finally join on here after a long time lurker.   I've been researching much over the past few months, as I'm after some new headphones for gaming and listening to music. I have some HD555's at the moment and after much reading I want to go for the DT 880.   Now I know...

I produce dance and techno music in a home studio. I have nice monitors but I need some headphones to work with since I live in apartment and can't really crank a lot of bass for any extended period of time.   From a lot of Googling I've narrowed it to the DT880, HD 650, or AKG K701 (I am...

Hey guys, I am about to purchase the Bey DT880/250 ohms, but I noticed some listings state "PRO" in the title and others don't, is there a difference?   Thanks,

Hi All !! this is my first post , glad to part of the community.   I stumbled on this forum a few weeks back looking for information to assist me in my first headset purchase and boy did I find the right place, what a fantastic forum. I’m happy to hopefully also make a valuable contribution...

Ok fellas, I know these cards wont bring the best of these DT880's but, I am limited by $. I have tried the Xonar DX (stilling in my htpc) and it sounds great with the DT880;s. My question is will the Xonar DG be a better choice to the DX? I have about $50-60 to spend.   I know the DG has a...

So I think I'm going to pull the trigger on a pair of Beyerdynamic headphones and am now trying to decide between the 880s and 990s.   Would you go for the 880 or 990? What's the difference between the two? Will a Sony home receiver be able to drive the 600 OHM versions? (if not I'll go...

Hi guys,   I've recently acquired some older (pre-05) DT880s, and I'm falling in love with their sound.   The only downside is that my ears (mainly left) are being pressed reasonably hard by the foam covering the driver. I'm wondering whether it's the pads - they are clearly quite old...

I have got these DT880's that i have been sitting on in a non-working state for about 6 months now that have got a problem with the sound being greatly reduced and distorted on the right hand side, yet still resembling the music you are playing. Now I asked this about what the problem might be...

I'm very close to choosing one of the cans in the title. I've read a bunch of conflicting opinions on the mids between the HD 600 and HD 650, so I'm going to try them out before making a decision. Any input on the mids or sound quality on any of the models would also be greatly appreciated.  ...

Hello everyone. I've researched for months and have had several changes of heart, but I ultimately have decided that I will purchase the Beyerdynamic DT880s and use them as my main stationary listening phones to complement my hd595s. The dilemma I face is knowing which version to buy, and I have...

Hi, I've just bought some AD1000's and an  Asus Xonar Essence STX . The problem being i wanted the DT880's (250ohms) but was told that the Xonar would not be able to drive them . I've been searching forum's and have found conflicting reports ? So can someone please help me out with a more...

Hi so I finally decided on what headphone I am getting and that is the Beyerdynamics DT880 pro. I was wonder if you guys think that the fiio E7 as a portable amp and the E9 as a good destop amp I will be using the E7 on my zune hd and my computer/zune/xbox for my E9.

Hi all.  I haven't posted a whole lot on head-fi so far but I had the opportunity to have a shoot-out of sorts this Labor Day weekend and I wanted to share with you fine folks.  Thanks to Kinger and Mchuck for your Denons and beyers, respectively.  Enjoy!    Associated gear goes like this...

It's as simple as this...   Why are peeps forking out loads o money on the new and very trendy orthodynamic headphones...   When they can have a near as perfect headphone like the K702 for a fraction of the cost?                 I can't fault them. A purists...

I'm currently looking for an amp to drive the Beyerdynamics DT880 headphones. The primary candidates I've read up on are the Schiit Valhalla/Lyr, Little Dot Mark III, and the Woo Audio 2/6.   I would like some advice/impressions from people who've auditioned or own any of these amps and if...