[Solude]

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Originally posted by MacDEF It just looks that way; from an enclosure standpoint, it's really open.

Open, open? Like easily hear the outside world open? Hear the phone ring open? Really don't look that way, but someone who has them would know best.

 

[wallijonn]

Solude,

so basically you want a "foot tapper"? I believe Snufkin likens the DT531 to a foot tapper.

To answer your original question, the DT880 shares a lot of sonic characteristics with the HD600. I especially like female vocals on the DT880 (like Sade, sex jazz). It is not forward like any Grado.

I hope the Stax give you what you're looking for. For pure emotionalism I like my K1000. (everything else, beside the DT880, sounds like a headphone).

 

[joelongwood]

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Originally posted by Solude Open, open? Like easily hear the outside world open? Hear the phone ring open? Really don't look that way, but someone who has them would know best.

The CD3000s are a strange beast. They let outside noise in rather easily, but don't really let a lot out, so they don't disturb those around you. At least they work that way for me.
Regarding the question of the DT880s, I would not call them warm at all. To my ears, they have an upper midrange peak which imparts a bit of brightness. No warmth there.

 

[Hirsch]

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Originally posted by MacDEF It just looks that way; from an enclosure standpoint, it's really open.

It just looks that way. There's a gasket inside the enclosure. It's really closed.

 

[MacDEF]

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Originally posted by joelongwood The CD3000s are a strange beast. They let outside noise in rather easily, but don't really let a lot out, so they don't disturb those around you.

What he said

They let external noise in, and they don't "seal" at all -- acoustically, they're not closed.