tk3
Headphoneus Supremus
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I haven't heard the DT880, but I have the DT990, and I think the W5000 has much better bass than that headphone.
The DT990 definitely has more slam/impact, no doubt about that, but at the same time something is lacking, it feels like it has no substance or something.
It's hard to explain, since you might think those two are very similar.
The W5000 has much more well defined bass, you can actually "hear" the bass notes hit, while comparatively with the DT990, it's like an uncontrolled mass.
And the way the vocals are represented on these two headphones is very, very different.
While the DT990 focuses more on the bass and the vocals take a back-seat, the vocals seems to be the centerpiece of the W5000, which has my preference many times over.
Sibilance is also much more of a problem with the DT990, while the W5000 are very easy in this area.
In comfort the DT990's beat out the W5000 for me though, the Beyer's pads are much more comfortable and the rim of the pads don't cut into your ears like the W5000's does.
Sometimes my ears ache on the W5000 also, because the ears touch the hard material of the driver encasement.
Just some thoughts about these 2 phones.
The DT990 definitely has more slam/impact, no doubt about that, but at the same time something is lacking, it feels like it has no substance or something.
It's hard to explain, since you might think those two are very similar.
The W5000 has much more well defined bass, you can actually "hear" the bass notes hit, while comparatively with the DT990, it's like an uncontrolled mass.
And the way the vocals are represented on these two headphones is very, very different.
While the DT990 focuses more on the bass and the vocals take a back-seat, the vocals seems to be the centerpiece of the W5000, which has my preference many times over.
Sibilance is also much more of a problem with the DT990, while the W5000 are very easy in this area.
In comfort the DT990's beat out the W5000 for me though, the Beyer's pads are much more comfortable and the rim of the pads don't cut into your ears like the W5000's does.
Sometimes my ears ache on the W5000 also, because the ears touch the hard material of the driver encasement.
Just some thoughts about these 2 phones.