number1sixerfan
Headphoneus Supremus
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If you think the dt880 blows them out of the water, then I am almost 100% sure that you are not getting the proper fit. If you prefer them, that's one thing, but the w5000 are technically superior in a lot of categories. The w5000 has more detail, a more spatious soundstage, more accurate at PRAT, and better imaging.
Unfortunately, the design of the headphone pretty much sucks. You pretty much have to bend the headband to get the proper fit for the best sound. Otherwise the sound is comprimised greatly. Here's a thread about it.
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/w5000-fit-275979/
Originally Posted by wovenhand /img/forum/go_quote.gif We are apparently of the exact same opinion. ![]() I have several hundred hours on my W5000, yet my Beyer DT880 600Ω -straight out of the box- still blew the W5000 to smithereens. I also had really high expectations for the W5000 but was overall pretty disappointed - and still am. Since I bought the DT880's, the W5000 have a steady position serving as paper weights. |
If you think the dt880 blows them out of the water, then I am almost 100% sure that you are not getting the proper fit. If you prefer them, that's one thing, but the w5000 are technically superior in a lot of categories. The w5000 has more detail, a more spatious soundstage, more accurate at PRAT, and better imaging.
Unfortunately, the design of the headphone pretty much sucks. You pretty much have to bend the headband to get the proper fit for the best sound. Otherwise the sound is comprimised greatly. Here's a thread about it.
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/w5000-fit-275979/
