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Hello, I am warman2012. I am a newbie to the world of hifi audio with a review of the Beyerdynamic DT-880 600 ohm headphones. My review is strictly of the perspective of someone who just starting to enter into the world of headphones, so any review on my part should be taken with some caution as to the application of my review as it applies to your decision making.
OK, this may be a TLR type of review, if that is not for you, then please move on.
First, let me describe my experience. I come from several pairs of sub-$300 headphones with my audio sources mostly coming from Youtube and MP3 file sources of varying quality. Most of them have been closed back, and two have been open back, including the DT-880. I possess an Asus DGX audio card and have recently purchased a TEAC HAP-50 DAC/AMP combo that can power 600 ohm headphones according to the manufacturer. I have had no problems in this regard.
Headphones I owned/used:
$20 Sony headphones from Walmart (Do not know the model number)
Monster Headphones (The Nick Cannon ones)
Audio-Technica M50x
Yamaha RH3C
Phillips SHP9500
Beyerdynamic DT 880 600 ohm
With these headphones, I have to admit that the Beyers are superior to these other headphones by far. The soundstage, if I am using this term correctly, is fairly realistic. That is to say, they have a tendency to be clear and reflect the environmental acoustical properties in which they were recorded. These are somewhat good for live recordings of instruments where a person would want to experience the spatial properties of the recording in question. Bass is the tightest I have ever heard off of a headphone. A saddening aspect of this headphone is the lack of sub-bass and recessed mids, thus kick drums and bass guitars will oftentimes suffer from a lack of what I would call presence. In other words, they feel distant and uninteresting additions to a lot of songs and tracks.
I often listen to drum solos and what I have experienced of those is that things like cymbals are front and center, the kick drum is present, but flat at the same time, and snares have a tendency to be somewhat recessed or flat. Overall, I feel when I listen to these headphones is a sense of being a clear, wide room, with character-lacking sound. I agree from other reviews that the sound is a mostly "dry" experience. Overall this headphone brings me too many mixed signals for me to bother keeping.
I would have to give this headphone a 6.5/10 for the price. I do not recommend this headphone.
Feel free to share your experiences with me, recommend different headphones, or critique my review in a positive, constructive matter.
OK, this may be a TLR type of review, if that is not for you, then please move on.
First, let me describe my experience. I come from several pairs of sub-$300 headphones with my audio sources mostly coming from Youtube and MP3 file sources of varying quality. Most of them have been closed back, and two have been open back, including the DT-880. I possess an Asus DGX audio card and have recently purchased a TEAC HAP-50 DAC/AMP combo that can power 600 ohm headphones according to the manufacturer. I have had no problems in this regard.
Headphones I owned/used:
$20 Sony headphones from Walmart (Do not know the model number)
Monster Headphones (The Nick Cannon ones)
Audio-Technica M50x
Yamaha RH3C
Phillips SHP9500
Beyerdynamic DT 880 600 ohm
With these headphones, I have to admit that the Beyers are superior to these other headphones by far. The soundstage, if I am using this term correctly, is fairly realistic. That is to say, they have a tendency to be clear and reflect the environmental acoustical properties in which they were recorded. These are somewhat good for live recordings of instruments where a person would want to experience the spatial properties of the recording in question. Bass is the tightest I have ever heard off of a headphone. A saddening aspect of this headphone is the lack of sub-bass and recessed mids, thus kick drums and bass guitars will oftentimes suffer from a lack of what I would call presence. In other words, they feel distant and uninteresting additions to a lot of songs and tracks.
I often listen to drum solos and what I have experienced of those is that things like cymbals are front and center, the kick drum is present, but flat at the same time, and snares have a tendency to be somewhat recessed or flat. Overall, I feel when I listen to these headphones is a sense of being a clear, wide room, with character-lacking sound. I agree from other reviews that the sound is a mostly "dry" experience. Overall this headphone brings me too many mixed signals for me to bother keeping.
I would have to give this headphone a 6.5/10 for the price. I do not recommend this headphone.
Feel free to share your experiences with me, recommend different headphones, or critique my review in a positive, constructive matter.