[phazey]

Hey guys,
 
I recently acquired a DT 700 pro 80 ohm and got the JDLabs cmoyBB for it. Now with bass boost turned on, the DT 770s actually do rumble because of the bass. I'm not complaining as I listen to a lot of dubstep and enjoy heavy bass, but is this dangerous for my headphones? I don't want the drivers to blow out after having for a week or two. Sorta new to amps and stuff, so any input would be appreciated! Thanks!

 

[BotByte]

Test it out and bring back results

 

[phazey]

haha, I'd rather have someone knowledgable inform me than test it out myself and break my new $130 headphones =\ 

 

[BotByte]

Anyways, any portable amp will not pour enough power into fullsized headphones to make them blow.
 
My Grados have taken my entire receiver on full blast, which blew out all my speakers at once. 
 
You won't have a problem until you find the perfect frequency to make the driver shatter, not crack, SHATTER

 

[phazey]

alright, its just the fact that my entire headphone is shaking from the bass that is making me worry. 

 

[BotByte]

Adjust your EQ. 
 
I just did a pad mod on my Grados and the Bass is TOO MUCH and a visit to my EQ in Foobar2000 solved at bit of the BOOM

 

[TMRaven]

You should be more concerned about your ears busting before the drivers busting.  You'll build up more sound pressure with closed cans, while drivers themselves are usually pretty hardy.

 

[Rawrbington]

youll probably hear them bottom out if its too loud or impactfull

 

[phazey]

Was just wondering what bottoming out sounded like

 

[Rawrbington]

youll know it when you hear it.  It will just be an off sound when the bass hits hard.  I can't explain it very well.
I don't even know if bottoming out was the right term.
 

 

[dyce]

does the rumble sound good? i have the same headphones and amp, i cant even use the bass boost because it just distorts the bass and makes it sound like crap. perhaps its my audio source/cables but i cant get the "bass in your face" response as much as i got from my AudioTechnica M50 and ES7 (especially ES7 with the clamped on ear design)

 

[sidel]

Quote:

You should be more concerned about your ears busting before the drivers busting.

This.  
You are going to hurt your ears a lot sooner than ruin a driver in this manner.   Listen at reasonable volumes and you'll be fine.
 

 

[Impulsive]

I owned DT 770 Pro / 80 for a year.
They are wonderful, I loved their bassy sound, but that bass will rape your ears very soon.
It is just extremely powerful.
Just turn down volume a bit, because that might have bad consequences for long listening to bassy music.