HickorySwitch
New Head-Fier
Should I continue losing sleep, looking at possible upgrades for my DAC or amp?
Gear: DT 1990 Pro, Schiit Heresy and GIGABYTE Z390 Aorus Extreme with an ESS SABRE 9018K2M DAC onboard
Goals: I like how my old DT 770 Pro 250 Ohm sounds for the most part but I just ordered a DT 1990 Pro. Would like to experience soundstage only open backs can provide and all the detail and imaging I heard the DT 1990 provides. The DT 770's bass feels impactful and fun but I suppose too muddy. I've heard there is "tighter" bass out there, like on the DT 1990 Pro. The DT 770 sounds a little piercing at times and I heard that's a problem with the 1990 Pro too so I'm trying to take care of that not by getting a new DAC or amp but with a passive filter from DIY-Audio-Heaven and maybe Dekoni Elite Velours. Hopefully with those couple mods and my current setup, I will be very happy with my DT 1990 Pro for a long time.
Uses:
Gear: DT 1990 Pro, Schiit Heresy and GIGABYTE Z390 Aorus Extreme with an ESS SABRE 9018K2M DAC onboard
Goals: I like how my old DT 770 Pro 250 Ohm sounds for the most part but I just ordered a DT 1990 Pro. Would like to experience soundstage only open backs can provide and all the detail and imaging I heard the DT 1990 provides. The DT 770's bass feels impactful and fun but I suppose too muddy. I've heard there is "tighter" bass out there, like on the DT 1990 Pro. The DT 770 sounds a little piercing at times and I heard that's a problem with the 1990 Pro too so I'm trying to take care of that not by getting a new DAC or amp but with a passive filter from DIY-Audio-Heaven and maybe Dekoni Elite Velours. Hopefully with those couple mods and my current setup, I will be very happy with my DT 1990 Pro for a long time.
Uses:
- Games: I game a lot; mostly Heroes of the Storm and Quake Champions for competitive multiplayer games and any one of the many single player or less competitive games in my Steam library.
- Music: I usually listen to metal (Andrew Hulshult, Markie Music and some from my teen years like Disturbed, Static-X and System of a Down), Japanese jazz fusion (T-Square and Casiopea), certain J-Pop (Kirinji) and whatever Urbangarde's genre/type is. They seem to adopt my most listened to genres. I mostly pay attention to instruments. I enjoy vocals but I hardly ever memorize lyrics. Big fan of drums, bass guitar and all sorts of synth sounds, but especially what T-Square and Casiopea have come up with. They must have been influenced by Kraftwerk and Yellow Magic Orchestra.
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