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Just got them today, I'm listening to them now as I write this.
Couldn't pass up the deal Amazon is selling them for, they were $174 on 8/31, I checked the price on 9/1 and they went up to $214, so I clicked to buy before they went up anymore. Seems every other reputable place sells them for $279-299.
I'm not terribly impressed. Verging on full-fledged disappointment, wishing I got the Grado SR-225's for $200. Thought I was getting a good deal on these at $80 off regular price.
Anyone know what Amazon would think about trading them in for the Grado SR225's? If they are a direct seller of those, of course....
I know it is recommended the DT-880's burn in for 100-200 hours. My question is this: How MUCH will they improve? Like 20-30% ? Or like night and day? Because, from what I'm hearing right now, my $65 Sony VR-6 sounds better to me, overall. It's like there's a switch somewhere I'm forgetting to flip on.
Let's see... the closed VR-6 has better bass. The DT-880's have better detail, timbre prob more realistic, better separation - but all at lower volumes. Once I punch up the bass a bit, they don't seem to tolerate it at all. The overall experience is a bit too clinical for my tastes, just not that engaging.
Example: Alice in Chains "Them Bones" -- know how that song just kicks off, like RIGHTNOW? The Beyer's are saying "umm, no thank you, we don't appreciate that kind of nonsense. Try some Bach."
Now listening to the Allman Brother's Live at Fillmore East, a recording well known for it's sonics, and the bass line in the track "Don't Keep Me Wonderin" is just begging to drill it's way into my brain, but these Beyer's won't let them.
I don't think of myself of a basshead. But on these... c'mon, these things are just plain POLITE. 16 years ago, I bought some DT-990's, and just remember how fantastic they were right out of the box. Maybe my ears are shot?
Using Foobar, FLACs, Yulong DAH1 mark DAC with its own headphone amp. Which is what I've been using for the VR-6's and Senn HD-555's.
OK, maybe these sound a little better than the VR-6's. I've been playing with the EQ a bit. Big V shape. I'm gonna get another beer and keep listening......
So yeah, I know they'll improve, but just how much?
Couldn't pass up the deal Amazon is selling them for, they were $174 on 8/31, I checked the price on 9/1 and they went up to $214, so I clicked to buy before they went up anymore. Seems every other reputable place sells them for $279-299.
I'm not terribly impressed. Verging on full-fledged disappointment, wishing I got the Grado SR-225's for $200. Thought I was getting a good deal on these at $80 off regular price.
Anyone know what Amazon would think about trading them in for the Grado SR225's? If they are a direct seller of those, of course....
I know it is recommended the DT-880's burn in for 100-200 hours. My question is this: How MUCH will they improve? Like 20-30% ? Or like night and day? Because, from what I'm hearing right now, my $65 Sony VR-6 sounds better to me, overall. It's like there's a switch somewhere I'm forgetting to flip on.
Let's see... the closed VR-6 has better bass. The DT-880's have better detail, timbre prob more realistic, better separation - but all at lower volumes. Once I punch up the bass a bit, they don't seem to tolerate it at all. The overall experience is a bit too clinical for my tastes, just not that engaging.
Example: Alice in Chains "Them Bones" -- know how that song just kicks off, like RIGHTNOW? The Beyer's are saying "umm, no thank you, we don't appreciate that kind of nonsense. Try some Bach."
Now listening to the Allman Brother's Live at Fillmore East, a recording well known for it's sonics, and the bass line in the track "Don't Keep Me Wonderin" is just begging to drill it's way into my brain, but these Beyer's won't let them.
I don't think of myself of a basshead. But on these... c'mon, these things are just plain POLITE. 16 years ago, I bought some DT-990's, and just remember how fantastic they were right out of the box. Maybe my ears are shot?
Using Foobar, FLACs, Yulong DAH1 mark DAC with its own headphone amp. Which is what I've been using for the VR-6's and Senn HD-555's.
OK, maybe these sound a little better than the VR-6's. I've been playing with the EQ a bit. Big V shape. I'm gonna get another beer and keep listening......
So yeah, I know they'll improve, but just how much?