adydula
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The T90's moved from 64 to 49 in the product review....keep it up!!
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Hi!
I have a new observation.
If you want full-bodied sound with plenty of bass and don't spend a lot of money - the Bravo Ocean is a surprisingly good match for the T90. I couldn't believe it, when I A/B-ed it my Bottlehead Crack (+Speedball). It's so close - with this headphone and the tubes I had installed at that time ( GE6080, Tung Sol 12BH7A Black plate Top Fat) - so you loose a bit of soundstage but with pop and EDM it was a pleasure to listen to the Bravo Ocean.
So my tip: If you want pleasing sound with a slightly limited soundstage but great, punchy, defined bass and overall a sound where you don't want to stop listening to your music then go for:
- if you are on a budget: Baravo Ocean
- if you want to spend more (time or money): Bottlehead Crack (Speedball)
Still amazed that this little gem sounds so good.
cheers,
K
I haven't try pairing it with bottlehead , but i paired it with bravo ocean before and it was so coloured , the details & treble got stripped out ,and there is a sense of "choking" in the soundstage , it's like it is being limited or something . It was quite a weird experience for me on the bravo .i guess i am more of a Solid-State person :# since i know music is based alot on preference . Others could give it a try to , you may like it.
I havent try pairing it with bottlehead , but i paired it with bravo ocean before and it was so coloured , the details & treble got stripped out ,and there is a sense of "choking" in the soundstage , it's like it is being limited or something . It was quite a weird experience for me on the bravo .i guess i am more of a Solid-State person :# since i know music is based alot on preference . Others could give it a try to , you may like it.
Did you try it with stock tubes ? Although I have never tried Bravo, my experience is that stock chinese tubes which come with most tube amps (including expensive amps by Woo) really limit the sound / choke the sound of the amp.
Koolpep, which 12AU7 did you try the Bravo with, I bet it wasn't the stock ?
Did you try it with stock tubes ? Although I have never tried Bravo, my experience is that stock chinese tubes which come with most tube amps (including expensive amps by Woo) really limit the sound / choke the sound of the amp.
Koolpep, which 12AU7 did you try the Bravo with, I bet it wasn't the stock ?
Ok guys, I literally just signed up for this question and I know this isn't really the proper channel to go through for advice, but you guys seem to know your Beyerdynamic T90 thang.
I live in South Africa, aka the land of the overpriced electronics (look on a map, we are literally the furthest country from anything tech related), but the strangest thing has started to happen: all shops are showing the T90 for R3300 or roughly $300. Now I'm not a fool and I realise that this is a steal for some incredible headphones, however I won't be able to run it from an amp. All amps here are either sooo overpriced for the value of them or cannot be found at all .... and also I'm a student. I was originally planning on somehow importing the NAD Viso HP50 and calling it a day (anyone have any advice on where to import internationally) but with this price and a local warranty for the T90 its very tempting. So this leads me to the question at hand: HOW DOES IT SOUND UN-AMPED? If its thin and weedy then I know its not worth it, however if its comparable to the NAD or KEF M500 (which I can import for a fair price) then I'm in.
Thanks all, and if the holy smite of the admins comes down on my head I'll start a new thread
PS. These will be my first high quality headphones, as I've fallen in love with music again (Only thing keeping me sane in Mechatronic Engineering)