satwilson
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I have personally not liked either of my more recent 600 ohm Beyers (T1 and DT880/600) with the NFB-12. Soundstage and treble extension have suffered in both cases. Admittedly, I do have the early production NFB-12 without user-adjustable filters, so a newer 12 or 12.1 with the filter settings may prove to be a better pairing.
To answer Nick T's question specifically about "ample power", the answer is yes. As regards soundstage and treble extension the NFB12 has oftentimes been described as "warm sounding" which implies to me somewhat rolled off on the highend, so some Beyer fans will like that and others like yourself "just leave that Beyer sparkle alone" won't. I respect that, personal opinion. Sooundstage has been described as average, it is what it is, adequate for my needs. As KILLKLI said, overall settings(sample rate,etc) come into play here. I have the newer version with adjustable filters, use Winamp, set my W7 laptop to upsample output to 96/24, then set the NFB12 to 96/24 soft knee. With either of my phones, modded T50RP or Koss ESP950's the highs sound good to me. I have never heard Beyers, so your personal opinions and needs may differ.