White Lotus
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Some photos I've taken of this great looking headphone:
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Nice close up pics!Some photos I've taken of this great looking headphone:
I've had my 1990's for two years now, with over a 1000 hours of use and they still feel tight, no looseness at all.These are some of the most well-built headphones I've demoed, and beyond that supreme build quality is great comfort and sound. Strongly considering these as the next step in my journey even though I'm sort of infatuated with the Hifiman Arya right now as well.
Good deal on the DT1990's and A20 Amp. I have the same exact setup....just got the DT1990's a couple days ago.I just got a DT1990 ($450 for a Beach Camera deal with stand/case) and A20 amplifier ($200 used) to upgrade from a DT990 32ohm. I use it mostly for games and electronic music from games, and run it out of an X-Fi sound card. I like the DT990 a lot and wanted something with the same type of signature but better. The treble sounds great and is very detailed but less harsh (I find the DT990 too harsh by default but good after equalizing 8-16khz down a bit). The bass is lower in quantity but more textured as well as faster and harder hitting. The earpads change the sound quite significantly, and it's almost like two headphones in one. Before I got it I thought the B pads would be more to my taste since I like bass, but I actually prefer the A pads. They seem to be the same as the DT880/990 pads and the sound is closer to that style, but more detailed and refined. The B pads (the default ones) make the sound more bassy but also "closed in" and less expansive, and are also firmer and less comfortable to wear. I increase the frequencies below 100hz a bit in the X-Fi equalizer to get them to a similar level as the B pads. If the A pads are the same as the DT990 ones then they do tend to flatten out over time, which might also change the sound signature.
The headphone itself feels really high quality and much nicer than the DT990, which is already pretty good. The only issue I have is the headband clamp, which is definitely tighter than the DT990. It's still comfortable but you can feel it on your head more than the DT990. It has loosened a bit since I got it (after having it on the stand for several hours) and definitely feels better with the A pads, but is still tighter than the DT990. I wish they had a Premium, non-Pro version of this headphone with the same sound signature.
The A20 amp makes bass thumps sound a bit quicker, but it actually sounds pretty good directly out of the X-Fi. It's louder than the DT990 at the same volume even though it's 250ohm. Not sure if the amp was really worth it, but I'll probably keep it. I was considering a used T1.2 too and almost got that instead, but opinions on it seem more mixed and it seems to be more picky about source/music quality. The music I listen to is often ripped from game data files and not always great quality.