[Alghazanth]

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I know the mids are 'recessed'. But you guys make it seem like they're a gaping void. They're not. Yes, compared to a midcentric headphone, the difference is there, but alone, they're fine. This is why I hate headphone comparisons.

Well, it's really noticeable for me. The D2000's have a recessed midrange but it's still not nearly as bad. The D7ks have a little upper midrange congestion also. What OHM version did you have?

 

[Mad Lust Envy]

600ohm. I did have the E9 which is mid rich so maybe it's why I didn't have an issue with the DT990.

 

[Alghazanth]

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600ohm.

Yea, see, I've tested almost every headphone in your gaming headphone thread and I agree with your review on all of them but the DT990  and it's certainly possible it has to do with impedance. Was your DT880 also 600ohm?
 
And I played em all through an E9 too, no EQ.

 

[Mad Lust Envy]

My DT880 was 32ohm, though I have a few friends with a combination of DT880s from 32 to 600ohm, and say they sound ridiculously similar 99% of the time.

 

[TMRaven]

Have you ever tried any of them with tube amps.

 

[Alghazanth]

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My DT880 was 32ohm, though I have a few friends with a combination of DT880s from 32 to 600ohm, and say they sound ridiculously similar 99% of the time.

See, my 880 is 32ohm as well and my results are the same as yours.

 

[Alghazanth]

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Have you ever tried any of them with tube amps.

Nope.

 

[Alghazanth]

I think I might need to order myself some 600ohm DT990s and see if the midrange really isn't bad like you guys say.

 

[Alghazanth]

MLE, why did you sell your DT990s?

 

[Mad Lust Envy]

That'd be silly, you already have the T1, no reason to downgrade. I sold my DT990 because I was blown away by the D7000. No reason to own two pairs of headphones that catered to the same music. That and I wanted to try something new.

 

[Alghazanth]

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That'd be silly, you already have the T1, no reason to downgrade. I sold my DT990 because I was blown away by the D7000. No reason to own two pairs of headphones that catered to the same music. That and I wanted to try something new.

If only soundstage mattered less to me, these decisions would be so easy.
 
By the way, when you used your D7000 w/ the mixamp, do you recall a lot of static? Because mine have a significant amount even at 0 volume, just turned on. My 600 ohm phones have none at all until the last inch or so. I have the 5.8.
 

 

[Mad Lust Envy]

Sadly, the D7000 is so sensitive, you will hear some static. I only get hiss at moderate to high volumes on the Mixamp 5.8 though.

 

[Alghazanth]

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Sadly, the D7000 is so sensitive, you will hear some static. I only get hiss at moderate to high volumes on the Mixamp 5.8 though.

Are they really more sensitive than T1s and HD800s? Those have no static at my usual volume, which is plenty loud.

 

[Mad Lust Envy]

The D7000 is incredibly sensitive. Anything can drive them relatively well. Of course they scale, but they sound stellar even unamped. A headphone this sensitive is bound to have some audible noise floor in certain setups. My HE4 doesn't have any static with the 5.8, even at high volumes. They are polar opposites in terms of sensitivity.

 

[Alghazanth]

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The D7000 is incredibly sensitive. Anything can drive them relatively well. Of course they scale, but they sound stellar even unamped. A headphone this sensitive is bound to have some audible noise floor in certain setups. My HE4 doesn't have any static with the 5.8, even at high volumes. They are polar opposites in terms of sensitivity.

Is it possible to plug the E9 into the TX and not the RX? The E9 is on my computer desk and I lay back in the recliner with my RX so it won't reach.
 
Btw, what did you get the HE-4's for?