BeyerDynamic DT880 vs BeyerDynamic DT880 (Cardas)

[fr4c]

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Originally Posted by Duncan The recabled Beyers certainly sound more 'alive' / 'organic' if that is what you mean... although, as BrokenEnglish has said, even in stock form, I cannot hear an 'plastic' sound?!

well, its not actually a "plastic" sound, more metallic. my apologies for bad word usage.

but what i hear may actually be due to my sources, cables, etc.., so take what i say with a grain of salt also.

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Originally Posted by Duncan fr4c... How loudly do you listen? - I was beign very unfair really with what I did, but I did point it out at the time, I went to a volume that was [insanely] loud enough for one of the headphones to get upset, and in this case it was the Cardas version first, due to the high energy... In the normal realms, the modified 'phones hang on nicely, sounding great, but in the extreme test... unless you really do want that "i've been sat next to the speakers all night" feeling...

it was a bit higher than what i usually listen to. i tried it again and turned it almost all the way up, and still i didnt feel all the treble energy. i'll try a few more CD's and see if theres any changes.

 

[Gigabomber]

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Originally Posted by BrokenEnglish i'd associate with those attributes, mainly the source/cables

That makes sense. Thanks

 

[fr4c]

a thought popped into my head just now as i'm getting ready to do a re-test on the differences between DT880 stock and DT880 Cardas. since i was using a tube amp to do all the tests, maybe i have faulty tubes? i mean, it really has been a while since i last changed them.

so now i'm listening to them on my other tube amp and heres my REVISED impressions:

yadda...yadda...yadda...yes music...niceeee...huh??...(cranks up volume).........TREBLE ENEGERY!!!!

wow, now i understand what Duncan meant. these headphones are a whole different beast. the bass and midrange are definitely a lot better than they were before, and the highs just gives these headphones a clean, clear, sparkling sensation. but when turned to almost max volume, the treble inside breaks loose of its chains and just overpowers everything.

...and all this time i have been listening to a faulty unit

conclusion: faulty equipment lead to faulty impressions. i will now punish myself by branding my hand with a hot Tung-Sol tube

 

[Gigabomber]

hmm. May it be said - besides that you have a faulty unit - that the 880s are like grados in that their sound signature changes dramatically at higher volumes? Big question for me as I listen at very low volumes.

 

[BrokenEnglish]

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Originally Posted by Gigabomber hmm. May it be said - besides that you have a faulty unit - that the 880s are like grados in that their sound signature changes dramatically at higher volumes? Big question for me as I listen at very low volumes.

there seems to be a certain point of minimal gain you have to adjust, to get a "rounded" sound image with every can i had on my ears. i'm used to listen to lower-mid volumes always, but i need to give the hd650 (for example) more juice to let them sound to their full potential in comparison with the dt880 - that means, i have to listen to louder volumes using the hd650 (it's not the matter, that the hd650 needs more juice / is less sensitive).
personally i found the dt880 to be good phones for lower volumes. others spoke on the dt931 (with their figurative "built in loudness-function") to be especially well suited for this task, namely jan meier.

 

[Andrea]

Hi BrokenEnglish,

I'm curious, what exactly do you mean in your signature with "on vacation" ?

 

[BrokenEnglish]

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Originally Posted by Andrea Hi BrokenEnglish, I'm curious, what exactly do you mean in your signature with "on vacation" ?

hi andrea,
just read duncan's first lines in this thread and you'll know, where they are..

 

[Andrea]

Ops, sorry. I'm always missing the first lines.

bye

Andrea

 

[smeagol]

hey Duncan
i just read your review and i thought of buying the AT's. that, in combination with an onkyo sound card from audiocubes too, would save me some money

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and i think i won't need anymore the dedicated headphone amp.
i listen to progressive rock like pink floyd, dream theater, marillion. would u recommend me to get the at's?
from what i read, it looks like i will like them....
and also save...
thank u!

but i think anyway i posed in the wrong thread..sorry!