[pbirkett]

.....sounds better to me than out of the 120 ohm socket of the Corda HA-1. The sound is more lively to my ears, more coherent, only ever so slightly brighter, and subjectively to me, just as much / more bass than out of the 120 ohm socket.

Given that I saw some freq responses from another dude a little while ago, I was not expecting what I heard. I was expecting them to sound very thin out of the 0 ohm adapter, but they just dont seem to, to my ears. I dont find it too bright either. I believe the dude who published the responses preferred them out of the 0 ohm socket too.

So, its left me wondering whether the benefit of the 120 ohm jack with the DT931's is overstated, and more a matter of preference. In terms of musicality, the 0 ohm socket sounds far superior to my ears.

PS. I also am not sure whether the DT931's really need crossfeed either, as they dont seem to sound particularly fatiguing or as "inside the head" as I thought they might without it.

PPS. The Corda is still a very nice amp to use with the DT931's despite this IMO.

 

[st5150]

Did I read this right? zero ohms? That's a short and a short is zero sound.

 

[taoster]

im one who preaches 120ohm for the dt931 and for me, its not overstated, its mandatory.

it's certainly brighter at 0ohm and i wouldnt call it more lively either. At 120ohm the birghtness is reduced and the phone becomes a much more balanced and a more controlled phone.

I guess when it comes to audio, everything is subjective and there is no right or wrong.

just be happy youre able to know what you like.

 

[pbirkett]

Actually, after a bit more listening I cant make up my mind which I prefer. Trying again on some different music, the 120 ohm definetly offers more bass, and less treble. GRRRRR

 

[taoster]

hehe

I retract my previous last statement. LOL