matthewh133
Headphoneus Supremus
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because low impedance is supposedly "easy" to drive, you were misled. I cannot understand why this misinformation continues to spread.
Sick rhyme there Uncle Erik, you should be a rapper
because low impedance is supposedly "easy" to drive, you were misled. I cannot understand why this misinformation continues to spread.
Sick rhyme there Uncle Erik, you should be a rapper
From what I've heard, the DT880 are very dependant upon being amped in order to sound as good as most people describe them to be, this is most likely your problem.
personally i think u're going about this the wrong way...
u don't have an amp, and it seems to me you're a fan of the AD700....
so...
why not get AD900s? by all accounts it is a better phone than the 700, and yes it adds bass. IMO it reads like u like the AD line of sound - and that's all that matters.
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Lol. I'd buy the debut single...
I do agree with Uncle Erik. I bought the D2000s when I first joined due to reading that they were easy to drive due to their low impedance so I wouldn't need an amp. They do sound okay without an amp (not $200 good) but gain a whole heck of a lot when properly amped. Same with the T50RP I have it's just 50ohms but it is difficult to drive properly. There is much more to it than just impedance. I've found amping is important with all of the cans I've owned to varying degrees but generally needed for most cans.
Grado maybe? No?
Katun,
I personally think all of this amp nonsense is rubbish. It's 32ohm and it's 96dB @ 1mW. Later on tonight I'll break out the math and tell you exactly how much power (voltage / current) you'll need to get those phones to an adequate level.
From someone who owns both the AD700 and DT880 and has 3 amps (one of them really beefy), I would AGREE WITH YOU in your original post, that the main differences between the 2 is that the DT880 has more weight, wetness and treble extension whereas the AD700 is lighter and drier. You and I have had this discussion before in our PMs.
I'm just trying to save your wallet, like I wish someone had tried to save mine. All this amp crap is pure rubbish.
Thanks Catharsis.
The thing is, I actually have believed it -- that all this amp crap is rubbish. I have withheld for the longest time on getting an amp, because I honestly don't know if it will do anything! I never wanted to spend $300 or so on JUST an amp, yet alone headphones -- because I honestly believed it wouldn't create all that of a difference.
People have said that "this" headphone is better than "that" headphone because of all of these reasons: (as they list every reason why it's superior). Turns out, I have challenged many of those so called "comparisons" in which the "better" headphone was the clear winner -- but guess what I found out each and every time I compared some model to another? Teeny tinny differences in sound, that shape the overall sound signature rather than the overall sound quality. I could listen to a $80 and compare it to ones costing 2-3 times as much, and honestly, there isn't that much of a difference -- except for the fact of maybe a slight sound signature change. But why pay the extra for those microscopic changes?
That is what I have been trying to figure out for some time now. And I have my suspicions to headphone amps reacting the same way to my ears as my many comparisons. I'm afraid it wouldn't really do anything... Sure, people can dress up their description of sound with zealous words and extravagant knowledge -- but to me, I hear in a simple way. I don't hear what everyone's talking about -- I hear what is to be heard, and nothing more! I hear what an average person would hear, not a glorified audiophile.
My point being, that is exactly why I haven't moved to amp territory yet -- because it might just all be the same. I'm probably better off finding functionality in a headphone (comfort, sound signature, size, durability) rather than seeking for the ultimate improvements in SQ -- when in fact, they may be very minimal -- even with an amp...
This is why I've been an "unamped" user for all this time...