DT 880 for my Birthday Present-- Am I Crazy to Refuse?

[gratefulshrink]

My wife has agreed to go with me to B & H Photo on my birthday, hehehe.

I have been planning to pick up the DT 880s there for a while, but, you know, the fact that I already have too many cans keeps me from pulling the trigger.

But a Birthday gift is a free ride, a bonus, the jackpot, a free lunch, no?

I would be trying to compliment/upgrade my current cans (HD580, AKG 501, Beyer 250-250, SR60). Use is with my old Onkyo receiver (circa 1976) and ipod/line-out.

My only hesitation is that for portable use, my amp is the PAV2. I am planning to upgrade to the AE-1 or Hornet pretty damn soon, hehehe.

Should I just "let" her buy them for me?? (And no, I don't mind getting the current stock and not waiting for the new lines to come out.)

 

[fjf]

How can you refuse?. Get it, and here you have the 880 smiley:

 

[jagorev]

I suggest asking her to spend on a better portable amp.

Or a real home amp, like the Headroom Micro, perhaps?

 

[wakeride74]

Do you have any dedicated "home" amps already??

 

[fjf]

If you don't, the new Corda Aria is not expensive and the people here that heard it liked it a lot.

 

[gratefulshrink]

Nope, no dedicated amps, and no, the birthday present would be the cans (I have to buy any new amps.)

 

[Spad]

Quote:

Originally Posted by fjf How can you refuse?. Get it, and here you have the 880 smiley:

You ought to email that 880 smiley to the powers-that-be for inclusion in the smilies list. Looks great.

 

[EdipisReks]

hell yeah, let her get them for you. the AE-1 will drive them very well, and will work as both a home amp (i'll bet it's significantly better than your reveiver) and a portable.

 

[wakeride74]

Then I would totally go for the cans! You can always worry about amps later, the cans are what you build around IMO

 

[gratefulshrink]

Quote:

Originally Posted by EdipisReks hell yeah, let her get them for you. the AE-1 will drive them very well, and will work as both a home amp (i'll bet it's significantly better than your reveiver) and a portable.

Thanks.

I wouldn't turn down an AE-1 as another present!!!

 

[gratefulshrink]

Quote:

Originally Posted by wakeride74 Then I would totally go for the cans! You can always worry about amps later, the cans are what you build around IMO

Right, that's how I was rationalizing err, umm, reasoning, it!

 

[ScubaSteve87]

not accepting free heaphones as a gift? that would go against the spirit of the head-fi

 

[fjf]

Agreed. Anyone not accepting a headphone gift should be banned ;=))

And anyone with such a nice wife should be very happy!

 

[cheechoz]

Quote:

Originally Posted by fjf How can you refuse?. Get it, and here you have the 880 smiley:

I love these cans!!!

It works!!!

 

[fjf]

See?. It's easy!